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How To Invest

Use these investment ideas for beginners to build a better stock portfolio

Follow these investment ideas for beginners to benefit from superior long-term gains from your portfolio

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Discover the best dividend-paying stocks for your (successful) portfolio

Putting the best dividend-paying stocks into your well-diversified portfolio will help you make more income right now—and more gains in the long run

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Scott Clayton

Penny Stocks

QUIZ: Do you know how to invest in penny stocks for beginners?

Answer the investing quiz questions below to discover how much you know about how to invest in penny stocks for beginners and experts alike

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Scott Clayton

ETFs

Here’s how to find the best oil ETF for your well-diversified portfolio

A top oil ETF will give your portfolio exposure to oil prices. But like all ETFs, you need to choose wisely.

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Scott Clayton

Dividend Stocks

Two ways to buy Canadian financial shares

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ROYAL BANK OF CANADA $105 (Toronto symbol RY; Income-Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 1.4 billion; Market cap: $147.0 billion; Dividend yield: 3.9%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.rbc.com) is Canada’s largest bank with assets of $1.38 trillion....

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Pat McKeough

Dividend Stocks

Pembina has lots of growth ahead

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Pembina Pipeline continues to enjoy our Above-Average Dividend Sustainability Rating....

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Pat McKeough

Wealth Management

Avoid misleading model retirement investment portfolios to make sure you buy the best stocks for you

Be very skeptical of the model retirement investment portfolios put out by some brokers. The many hypothetical and theoretical strategies they use rarely translate into real-world returns

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Pat McKeough

Blue Chip Stocks

Do you know all of the benefits of dividend paying stocks? Canada provides a big tax break, for example

Here’s a quiz to test your knowledge of dividend-paying stocks. Canada gives Canadian residents with dividend stocks a tax credit, but do you know what the tax savings are? Plus more quiz questions.

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Scott Clayton

How To Invest

Is now a good time to buy stocks? Look beyond the headlines to learn the answer to this question

Is now a good time to buy stocks? Examine the theories that forecasters rely on to predict market swings—and learn their flaws.

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Scott Clayton

Penny Stocks

Here’s what to look for in top TSX stocks for your portfolio

Use these strategies to uncover the top TSX stocks, including undervalued stocks that could boost the value of your portfolio

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Scott Clayton

ETFs

Malaysian stocks primed for future growth

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Malaysia has an steady track record of economic growth and ranks as one of the most competitive nations among the emerging markets....

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Pat McKeough

Spinoffs

We like this spinoff and its former parent

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KAR AUCTION SERVICES INC....

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Pat McKeough

Spinoffs

AltaGas split produces two buys

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AltaGas is now focused on high-growth U.S....

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Pat McKeough

Wealth Management

Keep politics in perspective to make better long-run investment decisions

Politics is important, but if you focus your long-run investment decisions on a multitude of other factors, you should see better returns over time

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Pat McKeough

How To Invest

QUIZ: Do you know the RRIF rules that lead to greater profit?

Discover how much you already know (or don’t know!) about RRIF rules and how this great tax-deferral opportunity can help you plan for your retirement

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Scott Clayton

How To Invest

Use a sound value investing program to make more profitable investment decisions

Utilize a value investing program to help you find lower-priced stocks that could soar when investors realize their full potential

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Scott Clayton

Dividend Stocks

Here’s how to find top Canadian dividend-paying stocks for a safer retirement

Invest in the top Canadian dividend-paying stocks, and boost your portfolio returns for more income in your retirement

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Scott Clayton

Blue Chip Stocks

Here’s how to find good Canadian stocks to boost your portfolio returns

Good Canadian stocks to buy are most often blue-chip stocks with a history of stability, dividend payments, and a well-established business

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Scott Clayton

Wealth Management

Long-term currency Investing can look appealing, but you’ll likely wind up losing money

It’s a rare investor who makes enough profit from long-term currency investing activities to compensate for the risk involved.

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Pat McKeough

How To Invest

Tips for new investors to boost their portfolio returns

Following these tips for new investors will help keep you away from impulsive selling, poor advisors, Pendulum Theory and more—and you’ll show better investing results

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Scott Clayton

Mining Stocks

Invest in metal stocks to profit when commodities or inflation grow

Keep metal stocks to only a limited part of your portfolio and you can profit in the right market without excessive risk

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Scott Clayton

Penny Stocks

Know how to research and evaluate the top penny stocks today to find the few good ones

Learn the characteristics of top penny stocks today to ensure that you are making the most informed decisions with your investing dollars

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Scott Clayton

Blue Chip Stocks

Here’s how to find high-quality Canadian stocks to watch for and profit from

Top Canadian stocks to watch for typically have a history of paying dividends and that will boost your long-term portfolio returns

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Scott Clayton

Wealth Management

Uncover good Canadian stocks for a happier, more stable retirement

Choosing good Canadian stocks for your well-diversified retirement portfolio will lead to a more financially secure retirement

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Pat McKeough

Dividend Stocks

The dividend yield formula can lead you to uncover high-quality blue-chip stocks

Use the dividend yield formula to better understand how a stock can fit into your portfolio—especially if you invest as we recommend in companies with sustained histories of dividend payments

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Scott Clayton