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).
Read More
Close
You can’t fake a record of dividends, but a high dividend yield can be grounds for caution.
Our free report maps out the future for oil and gas stocks—and other energy stocks—and tells you why they remain essential investments.
How to find undervalued stocks? One way is to use market pessimism to unveil some value-stock gems
With capital gains taxed at a lower rate than interest, we advise you to structure your investments to profit from that favourable tax treatment.
When buying stocks on margin, you’re essentially borrowing money from your broker to buy securities.
CAE INC., $16.00, Toronto symbol CAE, is a leading maker of flight simulators and operates pilot-training schools in over 30 countries. It also produces simulators for military aircraft as well as mannequins and other medical-simulators for training health professionals. The company earned $239.3 million in the year ended March 31, 2016. That’s up 18.9% from $201.2 million a year earlier. Earnings per share also jumped 17.1%, rising to $0.89 from $0.76, on more shares outstanding. If you exclude costs tied to its restructuring plan and a tax adjustment, CAE earned $0.86 a share for the fiscal year. That beat the consensus estimate of $0.84....
Why commodity prices are rising
The prices of several agricultural commodities continue to strengthen. For example, wheat prices are moving higher on continued dry weather in the U.S. Meanwhile, heavy rains are hurting wheat production in Germany.
Sugar prices are up on lower production in Brazil and higher imports from China....
BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL $63.18 (New York symbol BR; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (201-714-3000; www.broadridge.com; Shares outstanding: 118.8 million; Market cap: $7.3 billion; Dividend yield: 1.9%) serves the investment industry in two main areas: investor communications, and securities processing and transaction clearing....
BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL $63.18 (New York symbol BR; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (201-714-3000; www.broadridge.com; Shares outstanding: 118.8 million; Market cap: $7.3 billion; Dividend yield: 1.9%) serves the investment industry in two main areas: investor communications, and securities processing and transaction clearing. It handles 90% of all proxy votes in the U.S. and Canada. In the three months ended March 31, 2016, Broadridge’s earnings per share rose 23.4%, to $0.58 from $0.47. Revenue also improved. It gained 8.6%, to $688.8 million from $634.2 million. While the company continues to attract new clients, it’s holding on to existing ones. That’s pushing up sales and profits—and pushing the stock to all-time highs....
Top-quality high growth dividend stocks can give investors the best of both investment worlds—capital gains and income