DRIP investing pluses and minuses

DRIP investing helps you save on commissions and reinvest your dividends in more shares.

Dividend reinvestment plans, or DRIPs, are plans some companies offer to allow shareholders to receive additional shares in lieu of cash dividends. DRIPs bypass brokers, so shareholders save… Read More

Power utilities with bright futures

Low interest rates continue to spur demand for high-quality dividend-paying stocks, such as these four electrical utilities. We like the outlook for all of them, but only three are buys right now. CANADIAN UTILITIES LTD. (Toronto symbols CU [class A non-voting] $79 and CU.X [class… Read More

Why asset allocation funds rarely get it right

Asset allocation funds are mutual funds whose managers believe they can improve returns and/or reduce risk by switching back and forth among stocks, bonds and cash. Many in the investment industry promote these funds as a simple and profitable way to assemble a diversified… Read More