New businesses let them reward investors

Top insurers Manulife and Sun Life recently rewarded investors with sizeable dividend hikes. That’s partly due to the contributions of recent acquisitions. We feel these purchases will continue to pay off. Moreover, both stocks trade at attractive multiples to their projected earnings.
MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP. $27… Read More

Two ETFs for those seeking bonds

Interest rates moved up substantially in 2022—the Bank of Canada raised its benchmark interest rate during the year to 4.25% in December from just 0.50% in March!
This has made it more attractive to invest in fixed-income instruments, including corporate and government bonds. However, further rate… Read More

Holding cash can erode overall returns

Cash has been a poor performer for the past 20 years, not even keeping pace with the low rate of inflation. Almost every asset class has done much better. But some cash can be useful when equity markets turn down—it can provide investors the opportunity… Read More