Investment Advice
MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES INC. $55 (New York symbol MHP; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 280.2 million; Market cap: $15.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.4; Dividend yield: 1.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.mcgraw-hill.com) will soon split into two separate, publicly traded companies.
One of these new firms, McGraw-Hill Financial, will sell financial-information products. This business will include Standard & Poor’s, which provides …read more »
“Theme investing” can pay off from time to time. Recent investment themes have included renewable energy and emerging markets such as China and India. Today’s most popular investment themes include social media.
However, theme investing can turn out badly for investors, especially those who get in late or forget about investment quality.
The reason why is straightforward. When you indulge in …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 stock market trading and other investment topics that will help you develop a successful approach to investing. Each Investor Toolkit update gives you a fundamental tip and shows you how you …read more »
CALIAN TECHNOLOGIES (Toronto symbol CTY; www.calian.com) operates in two areas: the business and technology services division (which supplies 70% of Calian’s revenue) provides engineers, health care workers and other skilled professionals to clients on a contract basis. The systems engineering division (30% of revenue) sells hardware and software for testing, operating and managing satellite and other communication systems.
In the three …read more »
This is the time of year when many Canadians prepare to spend part or all of the coming winter in warmer weather down south. For some, this could raise the question of time-shares as an option for cheaper vacations.
If you visit a resort this winter, you may receive an invitation to a party or other event whose object is to …read more »
Pat McKeough responds to many personal questions about buying stocks and other investment topics from the members of his Inner Circle. Every week, his comments and recommendations on the most intriguing questions of the past week go out to all Inner Circle members. And each week, we offer you one of the highlights from these Q&A sessions. While we reserve …read more »
These days, more investors suffer from what you might call “pre-retirement financial stress syndrome.” That’s the malady that strikes when it dawns on you that you don’t have enough money saved to be able to earn the retirement income stream you were banking on.
Some investors in this situation ask us if we can supply one last can’t-miss trading idea …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 market advice and other investment tips that will help you develop a successful approach to investing. Each Investor Toolkit update gives you a fundamental tip and shows you how you can put …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 investing your money that will help you develop a successful approach to investing. Each Investor Toolkit update gives you a fundamental tip and shows you how you can put it into …read more »
In September 2011, gold hit an all-time high of $1,900.30 U.S. an ounce. It now trades at around $1,772.50. Gold could well regain its highs and move up even further over the longer term, although it will likely remain volatile. Higher prices would arise from investor fears that inflation or global political and economic instability will hurt key currencies, …read more »
