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Can You Use the Ex-Dividend Date as an Investing Strategy?

Can You Use the Ex-Dividend Date as an Investing Strategy?

Use the ex-dividend date (and record date) as an investing strategy to get the most dividend returns
Knowing your ex-dividend date, and record date, will help you get full value from your dividends, but trying to make a quick buck buying and selling around key dividend… Read More

Should You Invest in Copper Stocks Right Now?

Now is a good time to invest in copper–and here’s how to pick the best stocks
Traditionally, people invest in copper as a way to profit from general economic growth. Copper has a wide range of industrial uses (unlike gold and silver, which are thought of… Read More

What do playing the stock market and chess have in common?

What do playing the stock market and chess have in common?

Successfully playing the stock market — like chess—is never about going for broke.
Many investors like to use analogies from sports or the military to describe their investment approach, so they’ll often use the phrase playing the stock market. But if I had to compare our… Read More

The best TFSA investments for maximum portfolio gains are within reach

The best TFSA investments for maximum portfolio gains are within reach

The best TFSA investments provide you with tax advantages, but market volatility highlights the need to pick your investments wisely; the best investment for TFSAs are those with the strong potential for solid and dependable gains
Tax-free savings accounts (TFSAs) let you earn investment income—including interest,… Read More

Here’s a Look at the Pros and Cons of Small Caps

Unlocking superior returns with small-cap stocks involves navigating the high-risk, high-reward landscape.
Investing in small-cap stocks can offer the potential for superior returns compared to their larger counterparts. However, this opportunity comes with inherent risks. Shares of smaller companies tend to be more volatile, less liquid,… Read More

The hidden dangers of online trading

The hidden dangers of online trading

The dangers of online trading don’t get much play in the media when addressing how to buy stocks for dividend growth, but online trading does indeed carry hidden dangers that aren’t always evident at first.
The main risk comes from the fact that online trading may… Read More

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