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You can search high and low for great penny stocks—but in penny stocks or games of chance, the odds are not in your favour. Time works against you. The longer or more often you play, the likelier you are to lose.

Nvidia put on a standout performance for us last year, with a 122% gain. Meanwhile, surging demand for its videogame computer chips—as well as its very strong balance sheet—give it the research and financial strength to seize new opportunities. That includes further developing chips for cloud-computing datacenters as well as AI-powered chips for self-driving cars.

I asked our Successful Investor research department to draw up this Inner Circle Spotlight report on the stock....

When we look for the best Canadian value stocks, we start with a few basic ratios, but then go beyond these financial indicators for a deeper perspective

These two REITs have had to cut their payouts to investors in the past few years. Still, as a result, their new distribution rates are much more stable—while continuing to offer you a high yield.


DREAM OFFICE REIT $21 is a buy. The REIT (Toronto symbol D.UN; Cyclical-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio; Manufacturing sector; Units outstanding: 55.9 million; Market cap: $1.2 billion; Dividend yield: 4.8%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Average; www.dream.ca) launched a three-year strategic initiative in 2016....

Here’s an Excerpt from a recent issue of Advice for Inner Circle Pro Members:


“It’s a mistake to let predictions guide your investments, but especially so at times like now, when new ideas and differences of opinion are continually streaming into the markets....

BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS INC. $149 is a buy. The company (New York symbol BR; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares o/s: 115.2 million; Market cap: $17.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.7; Divd. yield: 1.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.broadridge.com) serves the investment industry in three main areas: investor communications, securities processing and transaction clearing.


In its fiscal 2021 second quarter, ended December 31, 2020, revenue rose 8.9%, to $1.05 billion from $968.7 million a year earlier....

Here’s an Excerpt from a recent issue of Advice for Inner Circle Pro Members:


“It’s a mistake to let predictions guide your investments, but especially so at times like now, when new ideas and differences of opinion are continually streaming into the markets....

IFF has now completed its merger with the nutrition and biosciences business of DuPont. This follows another major purchase—the company’s 2018 acquisition of Israeli flavouring maker Frutarom.


As we often remind investors, using acquisitions to expand adds risk....

Discover how to invest in mining stocks successfully, plus how to spot the stocks to stay out of

When thinking about new places to put your money, you really should take an in-depth look at what they offer, what you get in return, and the built-in and related risks. That’s especially so in today’s innovative and fast-changing investment markets.

Before you decide on indulging in one of today’s novel investment opportunities, it’s a good idea to see where it falls in this traditional three-level financial hierarchy.

#1 – Investment....