Investing strategy: Soaring Apple proves you shouldn't be too quick to sell

This past autumn, a long-time reader and portfolio management client asked a question that other investors may wonder about in today’s turbulent markets. He wrote,

“You constantly remind members to have a balanced portfolio and strategy for long-term success when investing. But when do you take profits? You have mentioned a couple of times to sell, such as when a stock …read more »

Every Wednesday, we publish our “Investor Toolkit” series on TSI Network. Whether you’re a beginning or experienced investor, these weekly updates are designed to give you specific advice about investing money. Each Investor Toolkit update gives you a fundamental piece of investing strategy, and shows you how you can put it into practice right away.

Today’s tip: “Following these 8 …read more »

MANITOBA TELECOM SERVICES INC. (Toronto symbol MBT; www.mts.ca) has over 1.3 million telephone and wireless customers in Manitoba. This business now accounts for 54% of the company’s revenue.

The remaining 46% comes from its Allstream division, which provides integrated telephone, Internet and other communication services to businesses across Canada.

In the three months ended September 30, 2011, Manitoba Tel’s revenue fell …read more »

Last week, we discussed a more aggressive industrial stock with the kind of substantial dividend yield usually associated with finance or utility stocks. (View the post: How an industrial stock sustains a strong dividend yield.) Today we look at another dividend stock you could hold in the more aggressive portion of your portfolio.

Investors generally look to aggressive stocks for …read more »

The Week in Review lets you easily catch up on any Daily Updates you may have missed during the week. This is your opportunity to review the reports and analysis that may have the greatest impact on your investments.

This Week’s Reports

How to trade stocks: What you will and won’t learn in an investment club

Canadian stock market: How an industrial stock …read more »

Pat McKeough responds to many personal questions on specific stocks and other investing topics from the members of his Inner Circle. Every week, his comments and recommendations on a selection of the most intriguing questions of the past week go out to all Inner Circle members. And every Friday, we offer you one of the highlights from these Q&A sessions.

This …read more »

From time to time, investors ask whether they should buy stocks “on margin.” That is, whether they should borrow money from their brokers to buy securities. This is a respectable investing strategy, but it carries more than the usual amount of risk.

The main cost involved with buying on margin is the interest on the money you borrow. Plus, …read more »

Every Wednesday, we publish our “Investor Toolkit” series on TSI Network. Whether you’re a beginning or experienced investor, these weekly updates are designed to give you specific investment advice, including the best use of financial ratios in your stock research. Each Investor Toolkit update gives you a fundamental piece of investing strategy, and shows you how you can put …read more »

In the Canadian stock market, strong sustainable dividend yields are usually associated with financial stocks and utilities, not necessarily with industrial stocks that depend more heavily on the overall health of the economy.

Yet today we cover one Canadian industrial stock that raised its dividend payment by almost 10% in September and maintains an attractive yield.

This company is one of North …read more »

If you’re relatively new to investing and want to learn more about how to trade stocks, joining an investment club could be a useful New Year’s resolution.

Be aware, however, that there are both benefits and drawbacks.

Investment clubs can offer social and educational benefits. They can be a good place to learn about trading stocks if you think that you would …read more »