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If you visit a vacation resort this winter, you may get invited to a complimentary dinner, cocktail party or other event. In return for the free drinks, food or entertainment, all you’ll have to do is sit through a pitch for an “investment” in a time-share. It may be worthwhile to attend, depending on what else you have to do. But in my experience, a time-share investment rarely provides you with any real advantage.

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Wise investors value dividends, but many investors don’t realize that company share buyback programs can be just as valuable as dividends, and in some cases, more so.

You enjoy certain advantages with Dividend Reinvestment Plans, but don’t overrate them—they shouldn’t be the sole reason you invest in a stock.

Don’t let yourself get caught up in a tide of optimism or pessimism when it comes to stock market advice

Every time you buy or sell a stock and increase your portfolio turnover rate, you face three costs

Portfolio management involves choosing investments. Financial planning focuses arranging your affairs to cut your taxes.

With both the price of gold and its share price declining, our outlook on senior mining stock Goldcorp as it pushes ahead with new projects.

We take a hard look the risks of online trading and what they mean for you as an investor

Our investing tips will show you how you improve your chances of striking it rich with your new business.

Heavy equipment dealer Toromont Industries is profiting as strength in construction and power markets offsets weaker demand in mining.

If you plan on making money with penny stocks, first realize that many are little more than very well executed marketing campaigns

Thanks to its big client base and high-quality rigs, we see Precision Drilling as a stock poised for a big rebound when oil prices recover.

What are mining stocks and how can you successfully invest in them?

Learn how to buy gold as an investment in your RRSP

Today we look at one of Canada’s most intriguing penny stocks. Mountain Province Diamonds holds 49% of the Gahcho Kue diamond mine, which is currently being built in the Northwest Territories. The partnership of DeBeers Canada with this junior Canadian diamond stock gives the project special interest. It also raises the possibility of a takeover. A member of Pat McKeough’s Inner Circle who owns Mountain Province wished to know whether to continue to hold the stock or sell it. In response, Pat McKeough examines the ownership structure of the companies behind the project, the mine’s production prospects and how they affect the speculative appeal of Mountain Province. ...

Almost a century of uninterrupted dividends and a forceful growth strategy make 3M Company one of our Best Buys in U.S. stocks.

You may have heard of blue chip stocks, but what are blue chip companies, and why are they a good investment?

The price-sales ratio is one of many tools to help you with investing

Is using the p/e ratio the first or last measure to analyze when picking stocks?

The best savings plan for retirement saves you money on taxes now, and offers peace of mind for later.

A spousal RRSP is currently one of the only means of income splitting for couples.

As more automakers pre-install satellite radio, Sirius XM Canada should profit. Here’s our take on this high-yielding growth stock.

AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. $76 (www.americanexpress.com) is finding new retail partners to help offset the upcoming expiry of its deal with Costco’s U.S. stores, under which the chain only accepts American Express credit cards. For example, Wal-Mart’s Sam’s Club subsidiary recently agreed to accept Amex’s cards at its 650 warehouse stores in the U.S....

MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC. $68 (www.motorolasolutions.com) has completed its offer to buy back $2.0 billion worth of its shares. Under the plan, it repurchased 30.1 million shares, or 14.5% of the total outstanding, for $66.50 each. Buybacks raise earnings per share and other per-share calculations and give the remaining shareholders a larger stake in the company....

CEDAR FAIR L.P. $53 (New York symbol FUN; Income Portfolio, Consumer sector; Units outstanding: 56.0 million; Market cap: $3.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.6; Dividend yield: 5.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.cedarfair.com) began operating in 1987 and is now one the world’s largest amusement park operators. Its parks attracted more than 23.3 million visitors in 2014.

Its flagship park is Cedar Point, in Sandusky, Ohio, which was first developed as a recreational area in 1870. Other major parks include Knott’s Berry Farm near Los Angeles, Kings Island in Cincinnati, Dorney Park in Pennsylvania and Adventure in central Michigan. In 2006, Cedar Fair expanded outside the U.S. for the first time when it purchased Canada’s Wonderland near Toronto.

In all, it owns 11 amusement parks, three outdoor water parks, one indoor water park and five hotels.

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