Successful investors know that there is more to good stock investing than simply picking stocks whose share prices will rise. You add a great deal of value to your portfolio when you also select stocks that are prepared to distribute their profits to the shareholders.

A company can share the wealth in two main ways—it can buy back its own shares, …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 and insights, such as how we select our top stock picks. Each Investor Toolkit update gives you a fundamental piece of investing strategy, and shows you how you can put it into …read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Every Wednesday, we publish our “Investor Toolkit” series on TSI Network. Whether you’re an aggressive or a conservative investor, these weekly updates are designed to give you specific investment advice. 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: “There are 5 ways …read more »

Pat McKeough responds to many personal questions on specific stock market investments 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 …read more »

Every Wednesday, we publish our “Investor Toolkit” series on TSI Network. Whether you’re a new or experienced investor, these weekly updates are designed to give you specific advice on investments, including errors to steer clear of when you buy stocks. Each Investor Toolkit update gives you a fundamental piece of investing strategy, and shows you how you can put it …read more »