investment
An investment is an asset or property acquired to generate income or gain appreciation. Appreciation is the increase in the value of an asset over time. It requires the outlay of a resource today, like time, effort, and money, for a greater payoff in the future or for generating a profit.
An investment involves using capital in the present to increase an asset’s value over time.
Investments may include bonds, stocks, real estate, or alternative investments.
Investments can be diversified to reduce risk, though this may reduce the amount of earning potential.
In business contexts, investments are financial; however, consider how some people spend time to make higher incomes in the future (i.e. invest in a college education).
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You can see our Income-Seeking Portfolio for June 2023 here.
This month we update our Portfolio for Income-Seeking Investors.
In light of the current market volatility, investors are paying more attention to dividend yields (dividends paid per share divided by the current stock price)....
These top providers of real estate services are moving in different directions. FirstService is hitting new highs thanks to strong demand for its residential services and recurring contracts. Colliers, however, has dipped on concerns that the shift to remote work and high interest rates are hurting demand for office buildings....
IGM FINANCIAL INC. $39 is a buy. The mutual fund seller (Toronto symbol IGM; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 237.8 million; Market cap: $9.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.8; Dividend yield: 5.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.igmfinancial.com) is selling its Investment Planning Counsel wealth management business to Great-West Lifeco Inc....
LEON’S FURNITURE LTD. $23 is a buy for aggressive investors. The retailer (Toronto symbol LNF; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 67.9 million; Market cap: $1.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.5; Dividend yield: 2.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.leons.ca) began operating in 1909....
Here’s Part One of the most-recent letter I sent to our Portfolio Management clients in February 2023:
“When new business ideas come along, many investors get over-excited. They see the growth potential right away, but it takes them longer to spot the negatives....
“When new business ideas come along, many investors get over-excited. They see the growth potential right away, but it takes them longer to spot the negatives....
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP., $145.18, symbol KMB on New York, is a leading maker of personal-care and tissue products. Its brands include Huggies, Kleenex, Scott, Kotex, Cottonelle, Poise, Depend, Andrex, Pull-Ups, GoodNites, Intimus, Neve, Plenitud, Viva and WypAll.
The consumer goods giant has been in business for 151 years and its wide range of family, baby, and feminine care brands are sold in over 175 countries....
The consumer goods giant has been in business for 151 years and its wide range of family, baby, and feminine care brands are sold in over 175 countries....
BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS INC., $152.87, is a buy. The company, symbol BR on New York, serves the investment industry in three main areas: investor communications, securities processing, and transaction clearing.
Broadridge is best known for processing and distributing proxies and regulatory filings for nearly every publicly traded U.S....
Broadridge is best known for processing and distributing proxies and regulatory filings for nearly every publicly traded U.S....
This week’s Spotlight analysis of Alimentation Couche-Tard shows that the potentially risky tactic of growth-by-acquisition can pay off nicely when a well-managed company applies that strategy conservatively in a fragmented industry with low-risk takeover opportunities.
We first recommended Alimentation Couche-Tard in December 2008, at $15.50 a share....
We first recommended Alimentation Couche-Tard in December 2008, at $15.50 a share....
CHOICE PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, $14.64, is a top pick for 2023.
Choice is Canada’s biggest REIT, with 703 retail, industrial and residential properties totalling 64.2 million square feet of gross leasable area. Its occupancy rate is a high 97.7%....
Choice is Canada’s biggest REIT, with 703 retail, industrial and residential properties totalling 64.2 million square feet of gross leasable area. Its occupancy rate is a high 97.7%....
You Can See Our High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio for May 2023 here.
You can’t fake a record of dividends....