investing
Investing is the act of purchasing assets with the expectation that they will appreciate in value or generate income over time, ultimately helping to grow your wealth.
Investing involves buying assets such as stocks, bonds, real estate, or other financial instruments with the goal of earning a return. This return can come in the form of capital gains (when the asset increases in value) or income (such as dividends or interest payments).
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is an example of an investment idea that could boost your investment returns, or, more likely, end up costing you money. All in all, we think that the biggest, surest gains from AI will come from investing in established businesses that are already profitable and growing, and that can gain all the more by applying AI to their operations.
Here are two companies that are already profitably taking advantage of AI, and they should be among the leaders in the push to extend AI’s use:
GEN DIGITAL INC., $24.78, is a buy. The cybersecurity company (Nasdaq symbol GEN; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (gendigital.com; Shares outstanding: 616.3 million; Market cap: $15.3 billion; Dividend yield: 2.0%) continues to spend a high 9% of its revenue on research....
A: There are a number of dates related to the payment of dividends:
The declaration date is the date on which a company’s board of directors actually sets the amount of the next dividend. Typically, it is a number of weeks in advance of the actual payout date.
The record date is the date on which a person must actually own shares in the company in order to receive the declared dividend.
The ex-dividend date is typically the same as the record date, or one business day before if the record date is not a business day....
The declaration date is the date on which a company’s board of directors actually sets the amount of the next dividend. Typically, it is a number of weeks in advance of the actual payout date.
The record date is the date on which a person must actually own shares in the company in order to receive the declared dividend.
The ex-dividend date is typically the same as the record date, or one business day before if the record date is not a business day....
A key rule of our three-part Successful Investor strategy is to spread your money out across most if not all of the five main economic sectors (Manufacturing & Industry; Resources & Commodities; Consumer; Finance; and Utilities).
This has two main benefits: a) It keeps you from investing too heavily in any industry or sector that is headed into a period of big losses; and b) By spreading your investments out more widely, it also improves your chances of latching onto a market superstar—a stock that will wind up producing two or five or 10 times more profit than average.
ISHARES S&P/TSX GLOBAL BASE METALS ETF $16.86 (Toronto symbol XBM; TSINetwork ETF Rating: Aggressive; Market cap: $230.9 million) tracks the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index....
This has two main benefits: a) It keeps you from investing too heavily in any industry or sector that is headed into a period of big losses; and b) By spreading your investments out more widely, it also improves your chances of latching onto a market superstar—a stock that will wind up producing two or five or 10 times more profit than average.
ISHARES S&P/TSX GLOBAL BASE METALS ETF $16.86 (Toronto symbol XBM; TSINetwork ETF Rating: Aggressive; Market cap: $230.9 million) tracks the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index....
Your long-term dividend investing strategy should include both growth and value stocks. That will keep your income high—and add capital gains as well
In light of current market uncertainty, Motorola Solutions remains a solid choice for your portfolio. The company should see strong demand for police radios and video surveillance equipment as the Trump administration increases spending on border patrols. As well, while most of its suppliers are outside of the U.S., Motorola is confident it can adjust its supply chains to minimize the impact of new tariffs....
Over the years, longtime subscribers have frequently heard—and regularly benefited from—our three-part investment philosophy (see below). We have found that it works in all kinds of economies and all markets. We expect it, along with other TSI investing fundamentals (also below), will continue to help protect your returns despite tariff tumult.
1: Invest mainly in well-established, dividend-paying companies; 2: Spread your money out across most if not all the five main economic sectors (Manufacturing & Industry; Resources & Commodities; Consumer Goods & Services; Finance; and Utilities); and 3: Downplay or avoid stocks getting excess attention from the broker/media limelight.
If you have two-thirds of your portfolio in Canadian stocks and a third in U.S....
1: Invest mainly in well-established, dividend-paying companies; 2: Spread your money out across most if not all the five main economic sectors (Manufacturing & Industry; Resources & Commodities; Consumer Goods & Services; Finance; and Utilities); and 3: Downplay or avoid stocks getting excess attention from the broker/media limelight.
If you have two-thirds of your portfolio in Canadian stocks and a third in U.S....
These two fast-food stocks have rebounded nicely since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: Yum Brands is up 109% in the past five years, while Yum China has gained 17%.
We expect both stocks will continue to move higher over the next few years given the pandemic prompted consumers to eat at home and take out instead of going to restaurants....
We expect both stocks will continue to move higher over the next few years given the pandemic prompted consumers to eat at home and take out instead of going to restaurants....
Our favorite energy infrastructure play in 2025 is TC Energy Inc. thanks to its 4.8% yield and impressive reorganization and growth plan.
A: Many investors start out thinking that they can double or triple their money in low-priced stocks, then shift their newfound wealth into the higher-priced, less exciting investments we focus on here at TSI Network. Some say they “can’t afford” to buy stocks that trade well above $100, such as Apple or even Canadian Pacific Kansas City, at $104....
The best mining stocks are well-financed or have a partnership with a major that will help them keep developing.