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Exposing yourself to market timing risk could slash your long-term portfolio returns

Knowing about the perils of market timing risk will help you stay away from this no-win strategy

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Scott Clayton

Blue Chip Stocks

Reasons to put ‘defensive stocks’ in your portfolio

Defensive stocks can protect your portfolio against economic or stock market downturns. Most defensive stocks are in the Consumer sector.

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Pat McKeough

How To Invest

What’s The Difference Between a Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approach to Investing?

Understand the difference between a top-down and bottom-up approach to investing and you will make better investment decisions.

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Scott Clayton

How To Invest

Should you invest in stocks in the contact lens market? Here’s what you need to know.

Learn if investing in the contact lens market is right for you—and get some key tips on the right type of investments to target in this market.

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Scott Clayton

ETFs

What Are the Pros and Cons of ETFs vs Mutual Funds?

At the heart of the ETF vs mutual funds pros and cons discussion is the fact that ETFs have much lower fees.

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Scott Clayton

How To Invest

What Are Initial Public Offering Stocks & Should You Buy Them—or Avoid Them?

Investing in initial public offering stocks (IPOs) often leads to investors making costly mistakes. Conflicts of interest are just one of the reasons.

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Scott Clayton

Mining Stocks

Gold Investors Tip: How to make money investing in gold in 2023

Investing in gold: gold shares, gold bullion and gold in your RRSP—which is best?

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Pat McKeough

Dividend Stocks

2016 Acquisition & Cost Savings Driving This Brewer’s Share Price

Molson Coors now expects merger savings from its acquisition of MillerCoors to save $700 million between 2017 and 2019 and it has formed a joint venture with HEXO to develop a cannabis-infused beverage.

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Pat McKeough

ETFs

What is a Mutual Fund vs ETF and Which Should You Invest In?

When considering a mutual fund vs ETF for your portfolio, it’s important to have a strong understanding of each.

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Pat McKeough

Dividend Stocks

What Are the Highest-Yielding Canadian Dividend Stocks?

Investors interested in dividends should only buy the highest-yielding Canadian dividend stocks if they meet these criteria.

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Scott Clayton

Blue Chip Stocks

What is the Best Way to Beat Inflation?

Have you wondered the best way to beat inflation? Here are a couple of ways investors can do it. Keep reading for more.

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Pat McKeough

Value Stocks

Here’s a look at what fundamentals to look for in a stock as part of building a successful portfolio

Understanding what fundamentals to look for in a stock will help you decide if it’s a sound investment for your diversified portfolio or not.

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Scott Clayton

Penny Stocks

“Can’t miss” penny stocks to buy today will likely hurt you tomorrow

Avoid so-called penny stocks to buy today that are highly speculative and you will stay out of some of the most-risky investments on the market

4 min read

Scott Clayton

Value Stocks

Successful Canadian value investing is simple when you follow our key guidelines

Using our Canadian value investing strategy will help you find stocks that are reasonably priced compared to sales, earnings or assets. Learn this strategy now.

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Scott Clayton

ETFs

What is an ESG fund? It’s an investment that we think you should stay away from

What is an ESG fund? Learn all about this type of fund and why we think smart investors should avoid them in favour of this alternative strategy

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Scott Clayton

Blue Chip Stocks

Looking for the best fast food stocks for your portfolio? Here are some tips on how to find them

Buying the best fast food stocks can add steady growth to your stock holdings. Find out what to look for in these stocks and discover one of our recommendations.

4 min read

Scott Clayton

How To Invest

Investing in Waste Management Stocks: Growth By Acquisition Success

Using a growth by acquisition strategy doesn’t always lead to a profitable outcome, but we share an instance where it worked among waste management stocks.

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Scott Clayton

Spinoffs

Looking for the best agricultural stocks to buy for your portfolio? Here are some things to look for—plus an example of a top stock.

Investing in the best agricultural stocks to buy can work out even better when the stock involved is a spinoff. Learn why, and which stock we’re talking about now.

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Scott Clayton

Wealth Management

Your ideal investment portfolio mix can include both conservative and aggressive investments—but follow these tips

There is no “one-size-fits-all” ideal investment portfolio mix. But there are some key portfolio diversification tips that every investor should follow.

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Pat McKeough

Penny Stocks

Finding profitable penny stocks is a big challenge, but not impossible. Here’s what to look for

Looking for profitable penny stocks makes sense only for investors who can handle substantial risk. But for those willing to gamble, here are some key tips

4 min read

Scott Clayton

Dividend Stocks

Here’s how to pick dividend stocks to maximize your income and capital gains

Learning how to pick dividend stocks successfully is a lot easier if you follow these key tips—and warnings

4 min read

Scott Clayton

Blue Chip Stocks

Use good investment indicators to support, rather than lead, your investing decisions

Discover top blue chip stocks by using good investment indicators as a starting point and fill your portfolio with winners you feel confident about

4 min read

Scott Clayton

How To Invest

Look for up-and-coming Canadian tech stocks with hidden assets and more for the best chance of success

Investing in up-and-coming Canadian tech stocks, which often include hidden assets and researchspending, can lead to big growth—but only if you select wisely

4 min read

Scott Clayton

Growth Stocks

Earnings just rose 13.7% at Agilent Technologies Inc.

Agilent Technologies Inc. reported 13.7% higher earnings as it projects a revenue increase as large as 9% for 2022 and promises to return cash to shareholders.

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Jim Bates

Wealth Management

Use these best investment research tools to guide you in building a well-balanced portfolio of high quality stocks

Using our three-part Successful Investor approach, in addition to our other best investment research tools, will help you build a more stable, profitable portfolio

4 min read

Pat McKeough