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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Blue Chip Stocks

What To Look For When Investing in Stocks To Maximize Return and Minimize Risk

Here’s what to look for when investing in stocks—and how to fit them into a well-balanced and diversified portfolio

4 min read

Dividend Stocks

Reliable Dividend Stocks With Strong Gains Through Cost‑Cutting

3 min read

Mining Stocks

What to Look for Before Buying Mineral Company Stocks

4 min read

TSI's latest Globe and Mail column: 6 sustainable dividend-paying takeover candidates -- these aren't traditional M&A plays.

Dividend Stocks

Healthy Dividends Meet Takeover Appeal: Our Top Picks

TSI’s latest Globe and Mail column: 6 sustainable dividend-paying takeover candidates -- these aren’t traditional M&A plays.

5 min read

Value Stocks

Increase your value investing returns by making better stock picks—here’s how

Our TSI Network rating systems for stock picks will help fuel your value investing returns

4 min read

Value Stocks

How to Pick The Best Undervalued Stocks Today—For a Richer Tomorrow

If you want to find undervalued stocks today with the most promising future, here’s how to do it

3 min read

Value Stocks

Portfolio strategy 101: Avoid a “fragmented” portfolio

Here’s a great starting point to find balance in your portfolio strategy and make money over the long haul

3 min read

ETFs

Canadian Blue Chips Dominate These Two Canadian ETFs

These two Canadian ETFs track Canada’s best-established indexes and provide low-fee exposure to widely traded blue chip stocks.

3 min read

Top 2025 pick IBM Corp. is demonstrating explosive growth in enterprise AI adoption, positioning it as a dominant force in the burgeoning AI market.

AI Investing

IBM Posts Explosive 7.7% Revenue Growth as AI Transformation Accelerates

Top 2025 pick IBM Corp. is demonstrating explosive growth in enterprise AI adoption, positioning it as a dominant force in the burgeoning AI market.

3 min read

Spinoffs

Spinoff Investing is especially attractive for value-seeking investors

Spinoff investing has been proven to generate above-average returns—and part of that comes from their takeover appeal

3 min read

Blue Chip Stocks

Here’s how to find top Canadian stocks to buy for superior long-term portfolio returns

Your search for top Canadian stocks should focus on blue-chip stocks that pay sustainable dividends and meet our Successful Investor criteria

3 min read

Blue Chip Stocks

The best Canadian blue-chip stocks will let you profit near automatically over time

The best Canadian blue-chip stocks are well-established companies with a history of success that can lead you to a stronger portfolio

4 min read