investment

The best investments for retirement will include RRSPs, dollar-cost averaging, and diversified holdings
A lot can change in 20 years.

As long-time readers may recall, we launched our Wall Street Stock Forecaster around 20 years ago. It got a good reception from our clients and investors (and it’s still going strong today). However, I recall one cancellation email that we received in late 2002, about a year after 9/11....
In early September this year, a friend emailed to ask, “Hey Pat, any ideas re: how I can get smarter re: SPACs in Canada and how they vary from the U.S. versions?”

I wrote back,I can’t imagine a situation where I’d buy or recommend a SPAC, U.S. or Canadian....
If you are looking for the best Canadian cannabis penny stocks to buy, then here is what you need to know
How to Get into Investing: ETFs can be a good starting point, especially for a smaller portfolio that’s just starting up. But watch out—there are both good and bad ETFs
Canadian dividends receive an extra tax benefit for Canadian investors. That’s just one reason why Canadian dividends should be a key component of a successful portfolio
Some of the best stock market tips focus on selecting the right blue-chip stocks, and then diversifying and balancing your portfolio
The bond market outlook was once positive—but not now. In fact, it puts investors at risk of capital losses if inflation or interest rates rise
We continue to see attractive investment opportunities for our subscribers in top drug stocks—and that includes AbbVie Inc.


Over the years, we’ve found that spinoffs are about as close as you can get to a sure thing in investing. It’s one key reason why we think AbbVie has further gains ahead for investors. We recommend this stock as a Power Buy.


ABBVIE INC., $104.64, is a buy. The company (New York symbol ABBV; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average) (www.abbvie.com; Shares outstanding: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $181.5 billion; Dividend yield: 5.0%) was formed on January 3, 2013, when Abbott Laboratories (symbol ABT on New York) split into two publicly traded companies....
BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS INC. $147 is a buy. The company (New York symbol BR; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares o/s: 115.2 million; Market cap: $16.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.7; Div. 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 the quarter ended September 30, 2020, revenue rose 7.3%, to $1.02 billion from $948.6 million a year earlier....