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Canada’s Big Five banks are setting aside fewer funds for future bad loans. That reflects government COVID-19 support programs to the those directly hurt by lockdowns.


In response to the pandemic, banking regulators forced banks to suspend share buybacks and freeze their dividends....
The bond market outlook was once positive—but not now. In fact, it puts investors at risk of capital losses if inflation or interest rates rise
A: Deere & Co., $262.66, symbol DE on New York (Shares outstanding: 313.4 million; Market cap: $81.8 billion; www.deere.com), started up in 1837 when its founder, John Deere, began making polished-steel plows at his blacksmith shop in Grand Detour, Illinois.

Today, the company is the world’s largest maker of agricultural equipment, with manufacturing plants in the U.S., Canada, France, Germany, Spain, South Africa, Mexico and Argentina....
What are commodity stocks? We aim to answer not just that question, but also which ones are best for a well-balanced portfolio.
A: Caterpillar Inc., $167.04, symbol CAT on New York (Shares outstanding: 541.5 million; Market cap: $88.4 billion; www.caterpillar.com), is the world’s largest maker of earth-moving equipment, including tractors, scrapers, graders, compactors, loaders and pipe layers....
If you’re looking at buying gold penny stocks then you need to know the risks—and these tips on spotting the best of them
We continue to recommend investors spread their money across most if not all of the five main economic sectors—Manufacturing & Industry, Resources & Commodities, Consumer, Finance and Utilities.

Some investors are reluctant to commit funds to Resources stocks right now, due to uncertainty about the impact of COVID-19 on the global economy....
While inflation remains very low, conditions for an eventual uptick may well be building. Those factors include today’s very low interest rates, massive government spending and borrowing to inject money into the economy, growing import barriers, and the higher cost of doing business in a pandemic....
Blue chip dividends are a key part of successful investing

Our investing recommendations are the same for TSX listings as they are on other stock exchanges—here’s how to choose wisely


To succeed as an investor, you need to be able to “cut through the noise”. That is, you need to sort through the news to find what’s worth your attention, and disregard the rest....