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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Capstone Copper is supported by a positive long-term outlook for the red metal as it forecasts significant production increases from high capex spending.

You Can See Our Exchange-Traded Funds Portfolio For March 2025 Here.


ETFs in brief

Exchange-traded funds are set up to mirror the performance of a stock-market index or sub-index....

In recent years the country had to deal with their formal exit from the European Union, COVID-19, four different prime ministers, and a major financial market blowup. The latest change in government also delivered plans to increase government spending through borrowing and higher corporate taxes....

You Can See Our Income-Seeking Portfolio For March 2025 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)....
TELUS INTERNATIONAL (CDA) INC. $4.94 remains a buy, but only for aggressive investors. The company (Toronto symbol TIXT; Aggressive Growth Portfolio; Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 275.0 million; Market cap: $1.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.4; No dividend paid; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.telusinternational.com) now operates as Telus Digital Experience....

These two financial services providers continue to benefit from their recent plans to better focus on their core businesses. We still like both of these high-quality stocks, but prefer IGM for your new buying.


GREAT-WEST LIFECO INC. $52 is a hold. The insurer (Toronto symbol GWO; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Finance sector; shares outstanding: 932.1 million; Market cap: $48.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.8; Dividend yield: 4.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.greatwestlifeco.com) is Canada’s second-largest life insurer, after Manulife Financial....
These three manufacturers operate plants across North America. That makes them vulnerable to rising input costs if the U.S. imposes a 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico.


Despite tariff uncertainty, we still like the long-term prospects for CAE and Linamar....
Information leader Thomson Reuters is actively investing in AI features to maintain its competitive edge, capture new market share and expand revenues.
McCormick & Co. Inc. is shifting towards more profitable products as it contends with rising competition and costs as well as sales declines.
Canadian penny stocks can be riskier than other investments, and if investors aren’t careful, early success can actually lead to a big loss.