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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Growth Stocks

Discover how to find the top Canadian growth stocks for maximum portfolio gains

Here are some of the main types of top Canadian growth stocks—and how to assess which ones offer you the best prospects

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Dividend Stocks

Double Gift Returns: Our Top Canadian Buyback‑and‑Dividend Picks

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Value Stocks

Use a risk-averse investment strategy to maximize your portfolio gains as well as safety

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Energy Stocks

Staying home in U.S. benefits these 2 energy stocks

DEVON ENERGY CORP. (New York symbol DVN; www.dvn.com) is one of the largest U.S.-based oil and natural gas explorers and producers. Its production mix is 57% gas and 43% oil. In 2011, Devon sold all of its international and Gulf of Mexico properties, which it saw as risky and expensive to develop. The company aimed to focus on its North American projects, which include conventional production, Texas shale oil and Alberta oil sands....

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Energy Stocks

Rebounding natural gas prices a plus for 2 high-dividend producers

Natural gas prices are now at $4.72 U.S. per thousand cubic feet, up 159% from their low of $1.82 in April 2012. The best low-risk way to profit in natural gas is to invest in companies that are steadily increasing their production and cash flows. Here are two producers we cover in our newsletter on safety-conscious investing, Canadian Wealth Advisor. Note: ARC Resources has just released its first-quarter results and these will be reviewed in an upcoming issue of Canadian Wealth Advisor....

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Mining Stocks

2 Canadian juniors ramp up production despite lower gold, copper prices

AURICO GOLD (Toronto symbol AUQ; www.auricogold.com) operates the El Chanate gold mine in Mexico, which produced 71,864 ounces in 2013. The company’s Young-Davidson gold mine in Northern Ontario reached full production in 2013, with total output of 120,738 ounces. The project’s output should rise to over 152,000 ounces this year....

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Dividend Stocks

How 2 bond funds measure up for income investors

Canada’s inflation rate is just 1.1%, well below the Bank of Canada’s 2% target. That lets the bank keep interest rates low, which holds down our dollar, making our exports cheaper in world markets. That’s good for Canada’s economic growth, but bad for income investors. We continue to advise against investing in bonds right now. Today’s low interest rates make them unattractive for income. Rising rates would push down their asset value....

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Growth Stocks

Uncertainty over CEO feeds Symantec takeover talk

SYMANTEC CORP. (Nasdaq symbol SYMC; www.symantec.com) sells computer-security technology, including anti-virus and email-filtering software, to businesses and consumers. It also offers data-archiving software. In Symantec’s fiscal 2014 third quarter, which ended December 27, 2013, its earnings per share rose 13.3%, to $0.51 from $0.45 a year earlier. The gains were mainly due to savings from a new restructuring plan that includes laying off 30% to 40% of its managers and simplifying its product lines....

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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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