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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Dividend Stocks

The Best Stocks for Dividends: Here’s how to fit them into your portfolio

If you want to find the best stocks for dividends to fit into a high-quality stock portfolio, consider their past history of dividend payments, the amount of risk you’re willing to take, and the geographical diversity of your holdings, among other important stock characteristics.

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Growth Stocks

Stocks Expected to Rise: How to pick the ones with the best prospects

It’s important to take a close and critical look at stocks expected to rise. There could be hidden dangers, but also hidden opportunities

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How To Invest

Is Real Estate a Good Investment? Only If You Approach It The Right Way

Is real estate a good investment? Clients ask us this frequently, and the answer is yes, but only if you’re able to pick the right types of investments. For instance, real estate investment trusts (REITs) are one of the best options for investors interested in real estate investing

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Energy Stocks

Energy Penny Stocks Will Often Come with Considerably More Risk Than Other Energy Stocks

Energy penny stocks may seem like an intriguing early-stage investment, but the problems with these stocks are numerous, including the potential for environmentally, politically, or financially unstable situations. There are better energy stocks, with more proven prospects, for you to buy.

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Growth Stocks

Long-Term Investment Options: Choosing Wisely Limits Worry

If you choose long-term investment options that have a history of success, earnings, and dividends, you can avoid worrying about things you can’t control

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Blue Chip Stocks

How to Choose Stocks to Buy: Wealth Making and Breaking Strategies

Do you know how to choose stocks to buy? More goes into it than looking at share price and the current dividend yield. It’s important to get a broad picture of the stock in question and examine the company’s history of paying a dividend as well as its assets and its current market position

If you’re looking for stocks to buy, you will want to consider stocks paying a dividend....

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Penny Stocks

Are High-Yield Penny Stocks Worth Investing In?

Penny stocks are rarely the high-yield investments that some aggressive investors think they can be. Instead of putting too much money into penny stocks, investors will benefit the most by seeking shares of high-quality companies with a history of paying a consistent dividend

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How To Invest

4 Steps on How to Make Good Investments for a Solid Stock Portfolio

Investors who want to know how to make good investments need to focus on five strategic components: investment style, compound interest, smart ETF picks, hidden assets, and stocks with a history of value

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Energy Stocks

Natural Gas Stocks Are Impacted By Volatility But Can Have Long-Term Value

There are seven main reasons for the volatility of natural gas stocks. However, even with this volatility, there are some ways that investing in natural gas can lead you to long-term gains from a sector that is often considered a hedge against inflation ----------------------- Successful energy stocks pioneer technological advances. For instance, advances in gas drilling technology have helped bring huge new supplies of natural gas to the market. The new technologies made it possible to vastly increase oil and gas production, even from deposits that were once considered worthless. Even so, the price of natural gas stocks is highly volatile, and influenced both up and down by a wide range of factors. So it’s a bad idea to base investment decisions on predictions of future natural gas prices, and their effects on natural gas stock prices, because these predictions are simply not reliable.

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