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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Investors often fail at financial wealth management for a number of reasons. These include trying to time the market, picking the wrong advisors, or not understanding the risks of offshore accounts
These real estate investing basics aim to give you the information you need on these topics: real estate investment trusts (REITs), second homes in the Sunbelt as investments, and investing in timeshares
Handling your investments as you age and planning for your heirs to take over your portfolio requires investment help from people you thoroughly trust.

One key point to learn about stocks: it’s important to be honest with yourself and stay clear of investing situations that will expose you to excessive risk


To succeed as a Successful Investor, you have to learn everything you can about stocks—and take a broad view in making investment decisions....
Many investors are surprised when they learn that focusing on the middle ground is a better way to make money than with high or low P/E stocks
Doom and gloom stock predictions rarely if ever come true, but that doesn’t keep some investors from moving out of the market.
If you want to make the best energy stock investments, you should to read this advice
Investors who try to buy the top cheap stocks can end up with a loss if they neglect the full picture and focus on just a limited number of investment measures.
Some mine stocks are major companies that have been producing for years. Penny stocks, on the other hand, may sound like great investments but are very speculative and risky.