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Our three-pronged approach to investment success is particularly well-suited to times like the present, when one particular group of investments (in this case, Resources & Commodities stocks) is making great gains and leading the market higher. Here are our three keys to successful investing: #1. Invest mainly in well-established companies....

The S&P/TSX composite index closed at all-time high of 11,441.58 on the first day of trading in 2006. The index rose 169.32 points, or 1.5%. The previous record high of 11,388.80 was reached in September, 2000. The 2000 high came on the strength of peaking technology and Internet-related stocks, including Nortel shares trading at $122. The latest record high was largely due to higher prices for energy, metals, golds and financial stocks....

I still haven’t come across anything to beat FAIR ISAAC INC. $44 (New York symbol FIC; WSSF Rating: Average), our “Stock of the Year” for aggressive investors in 2005. So for now, we’ll let Fair Isaac hang on to the Stock of the Year title for 2006. Our Stocks of the Year, particularly Symantec (Nasdaq symbol SYMC) from 2000-2003 and Autodesk (Nasdaq symbol ADSK) in 2004, have produced great gains for us, averaging 61.6% in the past five years. This record may lead some readers to overindulge in our choice for 2006. Unfortunately, in the stock market, nobody gets it right every time. Our most widely followed stock of the year may turn out to be the one that disappoints....