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The global automotive industry has rebounded strongly in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, which prompted the Canadian and U.S. governments to bail out General Motors and Chrysler.

Pent-up demand after the recent recession, improving U.S....

Dear Reader: Most successful investors describe themselves as buy-and-hold investors. But for many, their strategy is more like buy-and-hold-till-I-get-bored, or until I see or hear about something better on TV or the Internet.

Instead, rather than ―buy and hold‖, we prefer a “buy and watch closely” strategy....

Successful investing in international ETFs has a lot to do with understanding the economies of the countries you invest in.

Formulating a good financial plan forces us to take a good look at the present—and the future.

Necessity is the mother of all invention, and declining industries force companies to think about new ways to generate profits.

We advise you to limit investing in gold to gold mining stocks, but if you wish to hold gold or silver in your RRSP, here’s the best way.

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) give you a low-cost, flexible alternative to mutual funds. Here are five ETFs we recommend and one to sell.

STANTEC INC. $33.78 (Toronto symbol STN; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (780-917-7288; www.stantec.com; Shares outstanding: 93.9 million; Market cap: $3.1 billion; Dividend yield: 1.3%) sells a range of consulting, project-delivery, design and technology services. Stantec has made a big acquisition that will give it a major global presence in the water infrastructure industry. It’s paying $795 million U.S. to buy MWH Global. The infrastructure firm has 187 offices in 26 countries. MWH Global works on a number of large water infrastructure projects around the world, including the Panama Canal Third Set of Locks project. It also develops dams, hydroelectric power plants, water treatment facilities, coastal restoration and environmental assessment programs....

D-BOX Technologies experienced double-digit revenue gains for each of its business lines in the last quarter, reversing an earnings shortfall.

Fortis’s purchase of ITC Holdings Corp. should boost its revenue and help it achieve targets for dividend increases.