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The best ways to invest money include dividends

Ensuring your stock picks have a history of dividend payments and growth are two of the best ways to invest money for conservative investors looking for safer investments

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Scott Clayton

Penny Stocks

The ins and outs of how to find penny stocks worth investing in

Strategies on how to find penny stocks should focus on pinpointing speculative stocks that above all have real value—and aren’t just promotions

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Scott Clayton

Dividend Stocks

The Best Investments to Make Money Offer Dividends & Long-Term Capital Gains

Finding the best investments to make money will involve building a diversified portfolio with stocks offering dividends and a history of success, among other attributes

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Scott Clayton

Dividend Stocks

This Canadian REIT’s high yield is built in Europe

Canada’s Dream Global REIT enjoys strong cash flow and a high dividend yield but an acquisition strategy heavily concentrated on Germany and the Netherlands adds risk.

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Pat McKeough

How To Invest

A Stock Market Rise ‘Climbs a Wall of Worry’. Realizing that is one of the keys to successful investing

Did you know that a stock market rise typically generates negative comments? Realizing that the market “climbs a wall of worry” and instead focusing on high-quality stocks is the best way to maximize your portfolio returns

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Scott Clayton

Blue Chip Stocks

Short Selling Stocks is Rarely Worth the Risk for Investors—and Hedge Funds Don’t Make it any Less Risky

Short selling stocks is a speculative, “negative sum gain”. Profitable short selling requires superhuman timing, and the inevitable mistakes can be super expensive for investors.

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Scott Clayton

How To Invest

Is Buying a House a Good Investment? Usually it is, but here’s a case where it wasn’t

Is buying a house a good investment? Not for every investor in every circumstance. But for when you do buy, here are some important tips

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Scott Clayton

Penny Stocks

Successful investment marketing can lead to unsuccessful investing

To succeed as an investor, you need to disregard or at least downplay investment marketing messages, especially with new investment innovations.

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Pat McKeough

Dividend Stocks

Tech giants pivot to more-profitable products

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These two U.S.-based tech leaders continue to shift to new fields as demand for their legacy products decline....

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Pat McKeough

Dividend Stocks

Chevron’s dividend history cuts its risk

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CHEVRON CORP....

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Pat McKeough

Dividend Stocks

Niche markets, longstanding customers sustain Canada’s packaging leader

A long-established customer base in both the U.S. and Canada helps Richards Packaging Income Fund succeed in a competitive industry, while it yields a strong 3.5%.

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Pat McKeough

Growth Stocks

New Stocks to Invest in Need Certain Characteristics to be Good Picks

The best new stocks to invest in need to have certain characteristics to be good choices for your portfolio. These include a prominent place in their industries, a history of earnings, a history of dividends, involvement in a fast-growing industry and hidden assets

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Scott Clayton

Spinoffs

U.S. firms concentrate on their core assets

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GENERAL ELECTRIC CO....

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Pat McKeough

Spinoffs

Tenneco split comes after big purchase

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TENNECO INC....

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Pat McKeough

Mining Stocks

Canadian stock counts on rising output from a single gold mine

Detour Gold is banking on one productive Ontario mine with a life of 22 years. Output and revenue are both up, but progress will ultimately depend on the direction of gold prices.

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Scott Clayton

Growth Stocks

Despite rising sales, PetMed Express faces challenges

Sales have risen steadily for online pet pharmacy PetMed Express. But it faces challenges due to questions about opioids and increased online competition from PetSmart.

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Pat McKeough

ETFs

This Chile ETF goes beyond copper

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Higher copper prices continue to boost economic growth and prosperity for Chile, the largest global producer of the metal....

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Pat McKeough

Growth Stocks

U.S. activist investor has plans for Canada’s Open Text

One of Canada’s leading software companies, Open Text has attracted an activist investor from the U.S. Share buybacks, dividend increases and a potential acquisition are all part of the activist’s plan to raise the company’s profile south of the border.

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Pat McKeough

Penny Stocks

Pharmaceutical Penny Stocks are Way More Speculative Than Investors Realize

High costs, strong competition, and a lack of brand loyalty make pharmaceutical penny stocks very speculative investments, even if the company has a drug that’s reached commercialization

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Scott Clayton

Energy Stocks

Clean energy stocks: strong on emotional appeal but weak on investment quality

As with any investment theme, consider clean energy stocks very carefully before you dive in.

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Scott Clayton

Growth Stocks

Technology Stocks to Buy Are Leaders in Research and Development

If you are looking for technology stocks to buy, look at the money the companies spend on research and development to stay at the leading edge of tech trends

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Scott Clayton

Mining Stocks

Gold investing: Gold stocks and 2 other ways to put gold in your RRSP

On the whole, we recommend against including gold investing in your RRSP, but if you wish to do so, gold stocks are your best choice.

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Pat McKeough

Growth Stocks

Unusual acquisition strategy feeds B&G Foods’ growth

B&G Foods has an unusual growth strategy. While it makes and sells well-known brands, it also snaps up lagging brands from other big food companies and aims to breathe new life into them.

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Pat McKeough

How To Invest

Should You Sell Stocks Now or Hold Them for a Longer Term?

Whether an investor should sell stocks now or hold onto them is an important question to explore, especially because selling a stock too soon can greatly diminish returns—while in some cases, holding too long can lead to a loss of your investment

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Scott Clayton

How To Invest

Stock Market Technical Analysis Should Only Be Looked at as One Tool to Support Stock Selection

The most successful investors take a broad view of the market and don’t put too much faith in the use of any single indicator. This includes stock market technical analysis.

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Scott Clayton