The 5 Hot Sectors To Invest In
Investors, it seems, are always looking for the “next great thing.” Since individual stocks are so hard to pick, though, some investors look for investment “themes” instead. They figure if they can...
View Article5 Lessons that will Help Protect Your Portfolio
One of the fascinating things about the market is that, no matter how long you invest, or how much you think you know, there can always be new lessons learned. For a lot of investors, losing money —...
View ArticleHow to Avoid the Next Dividend Disaster
The protracted slump in crude and the ongoing weakness of commodities over the last two years triggered a dividend crisis for Canadian investors. A raft of dividend darlings in the energy patch slashed...
View ArticleDon’t Panic, A Trump Presidency Isn’t as Bad as Believed
Markets whipsawed wildly once it became clear that outsider Donald Trump had ascended to the Oval Office. For a brief moment, it appeared the cataclysm that many economists and analysts on Wall Street...
View ArticleThese Stocks Will Suffer Under a Trump Presidency
According to a new report from Royal Bank of Canada (TSX:RY)(NYSE:RY), Canadian utility, telecom, and real estate stocks will face mounting headwinds under a Trump presidency. Their report, titled “The...
View Article3 Top REIT Picks For 2017
It has been an interesting year for Canada’s REITs. The early part of the year was marked by weakness in Alberta, especially the office market. Demand dried up as many oil companies either went...
View Article2017 – An Investing Year of Few Certainties and Plenty of Potential Risk
The incoming leader of the world’s biggest economy has no experience running a government and appears to have a shaky grasp of geopolitics. He is intent on cosying up to Russia, has pledged to rip up...
View Article5 Reasons Canada’s Economy is Looking up in 2017
After 2016, a year of ups and downs for the Canadian economy, there’s a growing body of evidence suggesting 2017 will be a better year. Here are five big reasons the economy could do a lot better than...
View ArticleThis Incredible Dividend Stock Could Be Your Ticket to Financial Freedom
Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX:BNS)(NYSE:BNS) is a terrific Canadian bank that is a great way to capitalize on growth coming from the emerging markets. The company reported strong Q4 2016 results, and that...
View ArticleWill This Canada Goose Honk for Investors?
Dear Fellow Fools, Ah, the “IPO”. I wonder how many of us had even heard of such a thing prior to the late ‘90’s when tech IPOs were trumpeted by daily headlines and provided 1,000% opening day moves...
View Article6 Top Reasons to Buy Dividend Stocks
Dividend investing is popular for many reasons. Here are six. Outperformance Studies have shown that dividend stocks have tended to outperform non-dividend payers. Dividend stocks that grow their...
View ArticleWhy Real Estate Investors Should Look Around the World
The U.S. has offered the best growth for global real estate investors in recent years, because extremely accommodative monetary policy has made financing extremely cheap. The sector has also attracted...
View ArticleDont Panic – Market Corrections Are an Opportunity in Disguise
It’s official. We are in correction territory. Chinese shares have erased all of the year’s gains. Dow futures dropped more than 600 points last week. And today, it dropped 1,000 points when the market...
View ArticleWhy More Market Mayhem May Be Awaiting Rattled Investors
Violent market swings sent the S&P 500 into correction territory over a four-day period that began last Friday, while other markets around the world fared just as badly. But by the end of the week,...
View Article3 Timeless Tips for Surviving a Bear Market
The financial media as of late—in both Canada and the U.S.—has been overrun with headlines talking about the potential for another bear market. It’s clear why. A 10% correction in the TSX in August...
View ArticleThe Great White Long – Are Canadian stocks ready to bounce?
After one of the worst quarters for Canadian stocks since 2011, market watchers say it may be time to start buying Canada again. Brian Belski, chief investment strategist at BMO Capital Markets, said...
View Article3 Stocks That Can Add Value to Your Portfolio
As many investors have learned the hard way, it can be very difficult to find the right stock at the right price when you are ready to make a purchase. Lucky for you, I have done the hard part and...
View ArticleTime to buy Canada?
Canada’s stock market has been among the worst performing in the world this year, with many global fund managers selling Canadian equities and foreign short-sellers targeting everything from resource...
View ArticleThe Weekend is Over And the Markets are Falling Again
An office worker walks past an Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) window. World markets are open for Monday trading, and they’re down. US futures are in the red with Dow futures down 120 points and...
View ArticleTSX, Wall Street Rebound in Global Stock Rally as Oil Prices Surge
North American stock markets rallied Friday to close a week of losses with big gains, propelled by a more than 12 per cent jump in crude oil prices. The March contract for crude oil shot up US$3.23 a...
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