Earnings just climbed 16% at Trisura Group

Earnings just climbed 16% at Trisura Group

On June 22, 2017, Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (now Brookfield Corp.) spun off its specialty insurance business as Trisura Group.

Today this specialty insurer is a sterling example of why we love spinoffs and the power they have to outperform their competitors. We first recommended this firm… Read More

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How to spot the best highest-yielding Canadian dividend stocks

How to spot the best highest-yielding Canadian dividend stocks

Investors interested in dividends should only buy the highest-yielding Canadian dividend stocks if they meet certain criteria—and don’t have these risk factors
Dividend yield is the percentage you get when you divide a company’s current yearly payment by its share price.
The best of the highest-yielding Canadian… Read More

REIT investing is a smart way to invest in Canadian real estate

REIT investing is a smart way to invest in Canadian real estate

REIT investing: Real estate investment trusts (including Canadian REITs) can provide you with a stable, profitable way of investing in real estate
Top-quality REITs, Canadian REITs among them, are among the most stable and highest-yielding real estate investments. That’s because many REITs hold high-quality, non-depleting assets,… Read More

ETF Stocks: Precious Metal ETFs to Buy

ETF Stocks: Precious Metal ETFs to Buy

Precious metal ETFs have largely centred on gold stocks. We continue to see the outlook for that precious metal as positive, and for aggressive investors who want to hold precious metal ETFs, including a silver ETF, we have two of them below.

Most precious-metal stocks dropped,… Read More

The pros and cons of stocks with high dividend yield

The pros and cons of stocks with high dividend yield

Are stocks with high dividend yields the most prized finds or bad investments in disguise?
Stocks with a high dividend yield, or high dividend paying stocks, are a key part of a successful portfolio—but at the same time, they can give investors a false sense of… Read More

Why a Market Timing Strategy Leads to Poor investment Returns

Forget relying on a market timing strategy to boost returns. Focus instead on these proven tips for successful investing.
Market timing is the practice of trying to predict future trends and turning points in stock prices. For most people, this is a wasted, if not harmful,… Read More

Investing in copper stocks can be profitable

Investing in copper stocks can be profitable

Investing in copper stocks works best for you when the focus is on well-established mining companies with high-quality reserves and sound finances
To succeed while investing in copper stocks, we continue to recommend that you cut your risk in the often-volatile resource sector—including copper—by investing mainly… Read More

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