I’d like to ask about Brookfield Asset Management preferred shares. I know you recommend a handful of bank preferreds, and I was wondering if Brookfield’s preferreds might be a good investment for income and possible capital gains. I was looking particularly at the “M” series. Can I have your thoughts on that one? Thanks.

Brookfield Asset Management 4.75% Series 17 Preferreds, $14.85, symbol BAM.PR.M on Toronto, are perpetual preferred shares. That is, they have no fixed maturity date, and they have to pay their stated dividend forever, or “in perpetuity,” before they can pay common dividends in any given… Read More

Aggressive Stocks Come in Many Varieties

Here are three aggressive stocks that have struggled recently for various reasons such as management uncertainty, the strength of the Canadian dollar, too much debt and doubts about their technologies. We still like their long-term prospects, however, and we see them as buys for patient… Read More

The Westaim Corp. $3.90 – Toronto symbol WED

THE WESTAIM CORP. $3.90 (Toronto symbol WED; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; SI Rating: Speculative) is the riskiest of the three.

It develops technologies through two subsidiaries: iFire Technology Corp. (wholly owned) and Nucryst Pharmaceutical Corp. (75.0%-owned, Toronto symbol NCS). Nucryst sold shares to… Read More