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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The best Canadian ETFs can be a really good addition to your portfolio—if you choose carefully
AUTOMOTIVE PROPERTIES REIT $11.10 (Toronto symbol APR.UN; Units outstanding: 16.2 million; Market cap: $179.8 million; Dividend yield: 7.2%; www.automotivepropertiesreit.ca) is a real estate investment trust that owns 35 commercial properties across cities in Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta, B.C....
Preferred shares offer similar security to bonds, but can also provide investors a better after-tax yield. In addition, they rank ahead of common shares in the payment of dividends and in claims on the company’s assets.
Preferreds, however, are a fixed-return investment, so in general, they drop in value when interest rates go up (as they are likely to do over the next few years); they rise in value when interest rates go down.
As well, the underlying credit quality of the company issuing the preferred shares can be a negative factor; for example, when its share price falls, the value of its preferred shares typically fall, too.
However, if you want to own preferred shares as part of the fixed-income segment of your portfolio, and you can accept some risk, then preferreds are okay to hold....
Preferreds, however, are a fixed-return investment, so in general, they drop in value when interest rates go up (as they are likely to do over the next few years); they rise in value when interest rates go down.
As well, the underlying credit quality of the company issuing the preferred shares can be a negative factor; for example, when its share price falls, the value of its preferred shares typically fall, too.
However, if you want to own preferred shares as part of the fixed-income segment of your portfolio, and you can accept some risk, then preferreds are okay to hold....
ALGONQUIN POWER & UTILITIES $14 (Toronto symbol AQN; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 382.5 million; Market cap: $5.4 billion; Dividend yield: 4.6%; Divd. Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.algonquinpower.com) operates through two main businesses: Generation and Distribution.
The Generation Group produces and sells electricity across North America....
The Generation Group produces and sells electricity across North America....
BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS INC. $75 (New York symbol BR; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 117.1 million; Market cap: $8.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.3; Dividend yield: 1.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.broadridge.com) serves the investment industry in three main areas: investor communications, securities processing and transaction clearing.
In the 2017 third quarter, ended March 31, 2017, revenue jumped 46.4%, to $1.0 billion from $688.8 million a year earlier....
In the 2017 third quarter, ended March 31, 2017, revenue jumped 46.4%, to $1.0 billion from $688.8 million a year earlier....
Dear Inner Circle member,
Here’s the text of the most-recent letter I sent to our Portfolio Management clients in late April:
“To succeed as an investor, you need to be able to “cut through the noise”. That is, you need to sort through the news to find what’s worth your attention, and disregard the rest....
Here’s the text of the most-recent letter I sent to our Portfolio Management clients in late April:
“To succeed as an investor, you need to be able to “cut through the noise”. That is, you need to sort through the news to find what’s worth your attention, and disregard the rest....
You won’t find many risky stocks that pay steady dividends, and here’s why.
The mutual fund provider IGM saw its revenue rise in the latest quarter as sales increased for all of its businesses despite new fee disclosure rules.
You can’t predict stock market corrections, and trying to will inevitably hurt your returns
A: Laurentian Bank of Canada, $54.27, Toronto symbol LB (Shares outstanding: 33.9 million; Market cap: $1.8 billion; www.laurentianbank.ca), is Canada’s eight-largest publicly traded bank, with total assets of $43.1 billion.
Laurentian Bank is mainly focused on operations in Quebec and Ontario....
Laurentian Bank is mainly focused on operations in Quebec and Ontario....