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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How To Invest
How to Read Stocks and Make Better Investment Decisions With These Tools
Discover how to read stocks for long-term investing success through these tools. Investors who learn how to read stocks can do this by tapping into long-term growth that inevitably comes to well-established companies when they operate in relatively free economies during relatively prosperous years and decades.
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Value Stocks
3 Common Approaches to Investment Decision Making: Which One Is Best for You?
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Value Stocks
Portfolio Strategy 101: How to Avoid a Fragmented Portfolio
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Blue Chip Stocks
Do Blue Chip Stocks Pay Dividends? The Best Ones Typically Do
Do blue chip stocks pay dividends? The top blue chips mostly do, and many have a long history of rewarding shareholders with those payments.
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Mining Stocks
How to spot the best Lithium Mining Companies to Invest in
The best lithium mining companies to invest in will meet key criteria, including operating in stable environments and having both sound balance sheets and realistic valuations
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Penny Stocks
Trading Penny Stocks comes with lots of ways to lose money
If you think you can make big money trading penny stocks, think again. These shares rarely have significant investment value
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Blue Chip Stocks
Are Blue Chip Stocks Safe? No Investment is “Safe,” but blue chips are among the safest

Are blue chip stocks safe? Well, they are safer than other investments due to their sound financials, history of success, and reputation—but no investment is guaranteed


Are blue chip stocks safe? While there are no guarantees in stock investing, at TSI Network we feel that blue chip stocks that have been paying dividends for five to 10 years or more are among the safer investments you can make....
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How To Invest
How Can You Minimize the Risks Associated with Investing? Here are some timely tips
How can you minimize the risk associated with investing? Start with our three-part Successful Investor approach, and then include stocks that meet these other criteria
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Dividend Stocks
Finding the Best Energy Dividend Stocks for Your Portfolio
The energy industry can help provide a hedge against inflation and top energy dividend stocks offer current income—as well as a history of success and modern technology for future growth
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Dividend Stocks
Stock Buyback vs Dividend Investing: Which is best for shareholders?
Stock buyback vs dividend investing may seem a clear-cut choice, but savvy investors will tell you that they can complement one another quite well
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Penny Stocks
Even The Best New Penny Stocks Can expose you to these risks
Investors looking for the best new penny stocks have to realize that many pennies are nothing more than stock promotions or well-executed marketing campaigns
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Blue Chip Stocks
Low Cost Blue Chip Stocks Can be bargains—but only if you keep these factors in mind
Investors looking for low-cost blue chip stocks may not find what they’re looking for—the most-reliable stocks in the market are rarely “on sale”
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