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What’s an IPO? An investment worth knowing all the ins and outs of before buying

What’s an IPO? Here’s what you need to know, as well as reasons why investing in an IPO may not be the best decision for your portfolio.

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Scott Clayton

How To Invest

How to Invest in Long-Term Stocks for portfolio success: 4 key Strategies

If you want to know how to invest in long-term stocks for maximum portfolio gains, then you need to consider value investing, growth investing, dividend stocks, and our three-part approach

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Scott Clayton

Dividend Stocks

Looking for the best stock to buy today? Start with dividend payers, and then look for added pluses like hidden assets

Finding the best stock to buy today will focus on shares with a history of dividend payments—and more

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Scott Clayton

Spinoffs

Recent Stock Spinoffs Attract Value Investors—For a Reason

Investors looking for undervalued investments will often keep a sharp look out for the most recent stock spinoffs. That’s because these are typically a great way to pick up good stocks at low prices.

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Scott Clayton

How To Invest

Investing in long-term healthcare sector stocks for maximum gains with the least amount of risk

Adding the best healthcare sector stocks to your portfolio can lead to profits over time, especially when the company offers a broad set of essential services or products.

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Scott Clayton

Growth Stocks

Holding the best speculative stocks in your portfolio is one way to spur portfolio gains—but you need to be aware of the risks

Owning the best speculative stocks in your diversified portfolio can boost your returns if selected carefully. Learn how in this article now.

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Scott Clayton

Value Stocks

Discover top Canadian companies offering strong value by following these key tips

Finding top Canadian companies that offer investing value is an important part of a successful investment portfolio. Learn the qualities of value stocks to look for now.

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Scott Clayton

Wealth Management

Looking for the best low-risk stocks for your portfolio? Here’s how to do it

Finding the best low-risk stocks includes zeroing in on factors like hidden assets, as well as a history of profits, dividends, and industry dominance

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Pat McKeough

How To Invest

The Best Way to Diversify Your Portfolio: Spread Your Holdings Out across most if not all of the five main economic sectors

The best way to diversify your portfolio is to use a key part of our Successful Investor approach and spread your holdings out across most if not all of the five main economic sectors

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Scott Clayton

Penny Stocks

Finding the best Canadian penny stocks to buy now for the aggressive segment of your portfolio means following these tips

Uncovering the best Canadian penny stocks to buy now is difficult but not impossible. Learn what to look for now in this article

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Scott Clayton

Value Stocks

Value Investing Resources Are Just One Part of the “Big Picture”

Savvy investors use value investing resources to look for investments—but they look beyond them at the whole picture

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Scott Clayton

Dividend Stocks

Stocks that give dividends we view as highly sustainable are great additions to a portfolio. Just follow our key tips.

Finding top stocks that give dividends will be a lot easier when you follow our three-part Successful Investor approach. Here’s our advice:

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Scott Clayton

Wealth Management

Successful Investor tips for developing a winning retirement income strategy

It’s important to develop a retirement income strategy that fits your particular investing needs. Still, all investors following the Successful Investor approach can benefit from these top tips.

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Pat McKeough

Growth Stocks

Here’s how to find top undervalued growth stocks, including spinoffs and tech shares

Finding undervalued growth stocks for your portfolio is easier if you follow these tips—including spotting spinoffs and tech shares to invest in

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Scott Clayton

Dividend Stocks

The Best Investment Advice: 7 Key Tips For Succeeding as an Investor

Our best investment advice for investors who want to be successful in the market is to use sound judgment and seek dividend-paying stocks

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Scott Clayton

Growth Stocks

Three growth investing strategies: Two we like—one we don’t

Growth investing can be beneficial to your portfolio returns—but not every strategy is money in the bank.

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Scott Clayton

Wealth Management

Buying from a list of popular stocks is not the best investment strategy

Choosing investments from a list of popular stocks can lead an investor into trouble because of the broker/media limelight—where stocks can appear to be better investments than they are.

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Pat McKeough

Dividend Stocks

Stocks with high dividends: The pros and the cons of these investments

Stocks with high dividends are typically sought-after investments, however, a high dividend yield is not always a good thing and can be a signal of problems to come

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Scott Clayton

How To Invest

Here is the key stock trading information you need to make the best investment decisions

This important stock trading information cautions you against selling your holdings too soon or focusing on short-term investing over long-term results

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Scott Clayton

Growth Stocks

Tips on successfully investing in Canadian growth stocks for maximum portfolio gains

Investors searching for Canadian growth stocks need to consider a range of factors. Here are the key ones for maximum portfolio returns.

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Scott Clayton

Wealth Management

Your guide to dividend investing to maximize your long-term portfolio gains

A top guide to dividend investing must include some of the lesser-known parts of a successful dividend strategy, including DRIPs and tax benefits

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Pat McKeough

Penny Stocks

Finding worthwhile penny shares to invest in is possible, if you follow these tips

Discovering top penny shares to invest in can lead to a big pay day if you choose correctly. Here are the factors to watch for—or avoid—when analyzing pennies

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Scott Clayton