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

5 Facts About Investing in Stocks You Should Know to Maximize Profits

Discover five facts about investing in stocks that will help you make better investment decisions over the long term. Learn more in this article now.

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Growth Stocks

Successful Investors Use These Key Tips to Find the Best Growth Companies to Invest In

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Growth Stocks

How to Find the Best Growth Stocks to Invest in Right Now

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Energy Stocks

2 high-yielding stocks aim for higher oil production

Last week we turned to our newsletter on aggressive investing, Stock Pickers Digest, to discuss two energy stocks embarked on big growth projects (see the article here). Today we analyze two high-yielding energy stocks we cover regularly in our newsletter for conservative investing, Canadian Wealth Advisor. CRESCENT POINT ENERGY CORP. (Toronto symbol CPG; www.crescentpointenergy.com) produces oil and natural gas in Western Canada. Its output is weighted 91% toward oil and 9% to gas....

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How To Invest

2 high-yielding industrials bank on a stronger Canadian economy

RUSSEL METALS (Toronto symbol RUS; www.russelmetals.com) is one of North America’s largest metal distributors. It serves 39,000 clients at 53 locations in Canada and 12 in the U.S....

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Dividend Stocks

A strong performance for our safety-conscious stock of the year for 2013

In the February 2013 issue of Canadian Wealth Advisor, we named Bank of Nova Scotia our #1 safety-conscious pick for 2013 at $58.80 a share. The stock hit all-time highs and by the end of the year it had risen by 12.9%, or 16.8% including dividends. We think it has further gains ahead....

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Enbridge expansion goes on despite Northern Gateway controversy

Dividend Stocks

Two high-yielding pipelines spur growth with acquisitions

Growth by acquisition can be risky, as newly purchased companies may develop unforeseen problems, especially in an unsettled economy. Today we look at how growth by acquisition is working for two pipeline companies we cover regularly in our advisory on conservative investing, Canadian Wealth Advisor. ...

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Mining Stocks

New Argentinian mine has Yamana geared for big production boost

Gold has dropped over 30% from its high near $1,800 U.S. an ounce in September 2012 to $1,228 today. That’s partly because the U.S. Federal Reserve has indicated that it is likely to scale back its bond-purchasing program, known as quantitative easing. Slowing down the growth in the money supply will reduce the likelihood of a sharp increase of future inflation. Since many investors buy gold as a hedge against inflation, its price has weakened. The best way for aggressive investors to invest in gold is to buy shares of companies with rising production that will give them steady cash flow even if gold prices fall further. Here is our assessment of one of the gold stocks we cover for Stock Pickers Digest....

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Growth Stocks

Shares soar for tech stock serving oil and gas drillers

PASON SYSTEMS (Toronto symbol PSI; www.pason.com) rents equipment for monitoring and managing oil and gas rigs. It also sells communication technology, such as its satellite system, which companies use to remotely collect data from their drilling operations. Pason serves oil and gas producers and drilling contractors throughout Canada, the U.S., Mexico, Argentina and Australia....

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Dividend Stocks

Algonquin Power triples in size with rapid series of acquisitions

ALGONQUIN POWER & UTILITIES CORP. (Toronto symbol AQN; www.algonquinpower.com) has nearly tripled in size over the last year through a series of acquisitions....

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Mining Stocks

New mine in Argentina gives Yamana Gold strong growth prospects

YAMANA GOLD (Toronto symbol YRI; www.yamana.com) owns eight operating gold mines in Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Argentina. It also holds a 12.5% stake in the Alumbrera copper/gold mine in Argentina and has a number of other properties in advanced stages of development. In the quarter ended March 31, 2013, Yamana’s revenue fell 4.4%, to $534.9 million from $559.7 million a year earlier (all figures except share price and market cap in U.S. dollars). Gold production rose, but prices for gold, as well as copper and silver, which are both significant by-products of Yamana’s gold mining, dropped. Cash flow per share fell 3.3%, to $0.29 from $0.30....

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Growth Stocks

High-yielding tech stock profits from federal government contracts

CALIAN TECHNOLOGIES $20.35 (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....

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