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Technological advances can be very appealing, but Canadian tech stocks need other characteristics, like hidden assets, to be worthwhile investments

FedEx’s shares have shot up 93% in 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic prompted consumers to buy more goods online. That has spurred strong demand for the company’s delivery services. In fact, FedEx expects U.S. parcel volumes (for all carriers) will rise to 100 million a day in 2023....

We think that most Canadian investors should have high-quality, dividend-paying Canadian stocks (or ETFs that hold those stocks) make up the bulk of their portfolios. We also feel that virtually all Canadian investors should have, say, 20% to 30% of their portfolios in U.S....

Soaring Share Price Makes Dollarama Stock an Expensive Buy

IBM has a long history of transforming its business in response to new computing technologies. For instance, as demand for its mainframe computers slowed in the 1990s, the company shifted its focus to services such as designing and maintaining computer systems for its customers....

Recently a friend asked, “Any ideas re how I can get smarter about SPACs in Canada and how they vary from the U.S. versions?”

My short answer(s): “No and no.” In fact, I can’t imagine a situation where I’d buy or recommend a SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company), U.S....

On November 1, 2015, the old Hewlett-Packard Co. split into two firms—Hewlett-Packard Enterprise and HP Inc. For every share they held in the old HP, shareholders received one share in each of the new companies.


HP Inc., which makes PCs and printers, is now up 59% since the split....

IBM, $125.45, is a buy. The stock (New York symbol IBM; Shares o/s: 890.6 million; Market cap: $111.7 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Yield: 5.2%) reports that despite new operations, its revenue in the three months ended June 30, 2020, fell 5.4%, to $18.12 billion from $19.16 billion a year earlier.


Weaker demand for the company’s legacy operations, partly due to COVID-19, offset strong growth for its cloud operations (up 30%).


However, lower earnings from those legacy businesses caused IBM’s earnings to fall 31.2%, to $2.18 a share from $3.17....

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. $125 is a buy for long-term gains. The company (New York symbol IBM; Conservative-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares o/s: 887.9 million; Market cap: $111.0 billion; Divd....

Amazon.com has now jumped to a new all-time high for our subscribers. That includes a 97% bounce from the bottom it reached during the recent downturn.


AMAZON.COM INC. $3,099.91, is a Power Buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol AMZN; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (www.amazon.com; Shares o/s: 498.8 million; Market cap: $1.6 trillion; No dividends paid) is now buying Zoox, a company specializing in the development of self-driving vehicles....