Scott Clayton

Scott is an associate editor at TSI Network. He is the lead reporter and analyst for Dividend Advisor, Power Growth Investor and Canadian Wealth Advisor and a member of the Investment Planning Committee. Scott began his investment and financial career working with Pat McKeough at The Investment Reporter in the 1980s. Subsequently, he worked at the Financial Post Corporation Service for 10 years. He joined TSI Network in 1998. He is a Bachelor of Economics graduate of York University, and he also has an M.B.A. from the Schulich School of Business.

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Value Stocks

The best deep value stocks can give your portfolio a big boost. Here’s how to find them

Finding the best deep value stocks can be a profitable addition to your diversified portfolio, especially if you target ones with hidden assets

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Dividend Stocks

6 Companies Powering AI’s Electric Future

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Penny Stocks

The cheapest stocks right now on the market can give you big gains—but often with risk to match. Here’s how to spot the best of them

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Penny Stocks

Here’s how to spot the best AI companies to invest in for maximum gains

The best AI companies to invest in are those successfully merging big computing with big data in practical and profitable ways

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Dividend Stocks

Discover how to find the best dividend shares—plus how to fit them into a well-balanced portfolio

Knowing the qualities of the best dividend shares, like an established history of paying dividends, will help you make the best picks for your portfolio

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Blue Chip Stocks

Learn what to look for when buying stock market investments to build a successful and profitable portfolio

Know what to look for when buying stock and you will make better buys. This includes top-quality dividend-paying and blue chip shares

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Penny Stocks

Gold stocks have a place in many investment portfolios—but buying gold penny stocks is a very risky way to do it

If you’re looking at buying gold penny stocks then you need to know the risks—and these tips on spotting the best of them

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How To Invest

Learning how to buy stocks online can be helpful—but also unexpectedly risky

Learning how to buy stocks online can be a useful exercise for some beginning investors. But it can lead to you to big losses instead of profits

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Growth Stocks

Here’s why we think you should use the bottom-up investment approach for better investing results

Use the bottom-up investment approach to pick the best stocks for your portfolio and maximize your wealth-building over time

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Growth Stocks

Here’s why you’re very likely to lose money using option and future trading strategies to invest

Using option and future trading strategies can turn a modest stake into a fortune. In practice, most of these speculators wind up losing money.

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Blue Chip Stocks

Here’s how to find the best blue chip dividend stocks to buy now for maximum portfolio returns

The best blue chip dividend stocks to buy now will be key additions to your successful investor portfolio

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How To Invest

Using a bottom-up investment approach will make you more money over time than top down

We think investors using a bottom-up investment approach will realize higher long-term portfolio returns. Here’s why.

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