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Leading Canadian insurer and value stock Intact Financial hikes its dividend on growth fuelled by smart acquisitions. We look at whether it can keep prospering

If forex trading robots were as much of a sure thing as promoters of trading systems make them out to be, why would anybody work?

Kinaxis Inc. provides cloud-based software that big companies use to manage their supply chains. The business concept is SaS—software as a service.

Mutual fund fees can seriously eat into your long-term profits, but are an unavoidable part of mutual fund investing.

Stock market cycles occur repeatedly—and there are any number of theories as to which sectors will outperform at any given short term stage of the cycle....

Chevron dividend- Chevron’s oil gas earnings have dropped dramatically with energy prices, but its refineries new gas projects are keeping its dividend safe

Metro Inc. owns 600 grocery stores and 250 drug stores across Quebec and Ontario. We look at whether this dividend stock can keep its profits growing

Drug stocks can offer lots of potential for investor profit—but there are three major hurdles most drug makers face

The long view: how good wealth management planning can help Canadian investors buy stocks profitably from their working years to retirement.

Market and limit orders are the two most common ways investors can purchase a stock

In today’s report, we look at a company that is the product of a successful spinoff....

Canadian seniors may borrow using their home equity in the form of a reverse mortgage—but should they?

Buying high-quality blue chip shares will maximize investor returns—but you also need to know when sell them

Top-quality Canadian dividend stocks offer investors a unique blend of long-term cash flow and tax benefits.

Our view of car rental giant Avis Budget Group and whether it can hold off competition from fast-growing alternatives like Uber.

Loblaw has set itself up for years of growth with its acquisition of Shoppers Drug Mart, a new inventory system, and a share buyback plan.

Target-date funds are sold as offering great benefits for investors, but we don’t think you should accept the sales pitch.

Value stock Verizon Communications dials up growth with its AOL acquisition, more wireless revenue, and a new mobile video app.

With a promising uranium discovery in Canada, NexGen Energy may offer speculative appeal for highly aggressive investors—and risk to match

Insights into how the incubator fund process can let fund managers “bury their losers” can keep investors out of bad mutual funds.

A look at the risks investors face with short ETFs, or “bear market” ETFs designed to move in the opposite direction to a market index

There are a number of things all penny stocks have in common besides their low price. You need to know what they are to pick winners.

Bad penny stocks require the most intensive marketing and promotion

Penny stocks do sometimes pay off, but there are many pitfalls to avoid. You should be aware that many penny stocks are little more than very well executed marketing campaigns. Penny stock promoters will do anything in their power to get their penny stock noticed. These extensive marketing campaigns include emails, TV interviews, podcasts, newsletters and other paid sponsorships.

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Uranium stocks could be a worthwhile addition to your resource portfolio—but you need to be aware of the risks.

With new Star Wars films still ahead, Walt Disney Co. posts record revenue from its theme parks, movies, and distribution fees.

Marketing timing strategies like “buy low, sell high” make sense of past market movements, but are pretty much useless at predicting the future.