Investing in utilities is a key part of building a balanced portfolio—as well as adding steady, sustainable income
Share prices for many utilities can drop in part to due to market weakness or, as is the case now, high interest rates. In fact, investor worries about… Read More

Does a sector rotation strategy work? Rarely! That’s because you need to guess right three times to profit from a sector rotation investment strategy.
We have long advised focusing on conservative long term stock trading strategies and against practicing a top-down sector rotation strategy, and that… Read More

Retirement investments to avoid include everything from bonds down to stock options. Here’s why.
Our best retirement planning advice is to invest early and often—and don’t forget to use our three-part Successful Investor philosophy.

But if you’re heading into retirement and are short of money, you should… Read More

Cyclical stocks can experience drastic swings—so use our Successful Investor approach to help pick them wisely
Cyclical stocks regularly rise and fall in price, with those movements usually tied to business or economic cycles.

All in all, though, when times are good, investors in cyclical stocks sometimes… Read More

You can’t predict when or if a currency will come down. So don’t base your buying decisions on currency forecasts
An interesting and thought-provoking question recently came in from a member of our Inner Circle.

The member asked,

“Pat, I know you recommend diversification among individual stocks and… Read More

TSI’s Scott Clayton has identified seven Canadian stocks across diverse economic sectors that are trading at or near all-time highs, yet still offer strong, sustainable dividends.

Our proprietary Dividend Sustainability Rating System rigorously evaluates companies based on dividend history, management commitment, industry stability, balance sheet strength,… Read More

Stock investment clubs can help new investors find quality stocks and develop their own investing style. But watch out for the drawbacks.
Learning about the basics of stocks is as easy as connecting to the Internet. But if you want to further your knowledge of investing,… Read More

Successfully playing the stock market — like chess—is never about going for broke.
Many investors like to use analogies from sports or the military to describe their investment approach, so they’ll often use the phrase playing the stock market. But if I had to compare our… Read More