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Oil prices fell from their July 2008 peak of $148 U.S. a barrel to just under $40 U.S. in February 2009. Prices have roughly doubled since then, but are unlikely to get back to their 2008 highs any time soon.

We think oil prices could rise further if the global economy continues to recover, as we expect. Even so, we …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 stock trading tips on the fundamentals of successful investing. Each Investor Toolkit update gives you a fundamental tip and shows you how you can put it into practice right away.

Today’s tip: “By …read more »

The Canada Revenue Agency recently advised more than 70,000 Canadians that they must pay penalties for over-contributing to their tax free savings accounts in 2009.

You can make tax-free withdrawals from your TFSA at any time. You can put the money back in, as well, but the main limitation here is that you have to wait until the next calendar year …read more »

Members of Pat McKeough’s Inner Circle enjoy a double benefit when it comes to taking advantage of our investment research. They get to address investment questions directly to me and my research associates; AND they get to see all other members’ questions, and our answers (of course, we eliminate any personal information).

Aside from specific investments (such as stocks, income …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 the fundamentals of successful investing. Each Investor Toolkit update gives you a new fundamental tip and shows you how you can put it into practice right away.

Today’s tip: “Time spent …read more »

Whether you’re an aggressive or more conservative investor, we feel you can improve your results in stock market investments — and cut your risk — by understanding and avoiding these 5 common investment errors:

1. Focusing on three or fewer of the 5 main economic sectors: Manufacturing and Resources stocks expose you to above-average risk, Utilities and Canadian Finance stocks involve …read more »

If you have one or more RRSPs (registered retirement savings plans), you’ll have to wind them up at the end of the year in which you turn 71.

When you do, you’ll have three main retirement investing options:

1. You can cash in your RRSP and withdraw the funds in a lump sum. In most cases, this is a poor …read more »

There’s no limit to the range of investment questions that members of Pat McKeough’s Inner Circle get to ask me and my investment associates.

Most members ask us about specific investments (such as stocks, exchange-traded funds and income trusts), that they are thinking of buying or selling. However, members ask us a wide range of other types of investment questions, …read more »

As part of their retirement planning, investors (including members of our Inner Circle service) sometimes ask us about ways to set up their finances so they can be easily managed after their death.

When you’re doing this kind of retirement planning, it’s always good to have clear arrangements in place and keep them up to date as your circumstances inevitably …read more »

Gold is currently trading at around $1,183 U.S. an ounce. That’s up 4% from April 19, 2010, when it was trading at around $1,138 U.S. an ounce, but still short of gold’s all-time high of $1,214.80 U.S., which it reached in late 2009.

Gold’s recent rise has partly been driven by investor fears about European sovereign debt — Greek debt in …read more »