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Where now?… Do hedge funds belong in your portfolio?… Richard Croft’s bank ETFs… Ryan Irvine updates GlobalSCAPE… Gordon Pape updates BCE, Telus, Enbridge, TransCanada, Lundin Mining… Your Questions: Emergency fund… Ryan Irvine’s workshops
High-Yield Portfolio edges up… Gavin Graham updates Vodafone… Gordon Pape updates TransAlta Renewables… Your Questions: Capital gains tax
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Your future diet – yeast!… Gordon Pape updates Walmart… XPEL takes flight… Ryan Irvine updates Boyd Group, Photon Control… Gavin Graham updates Vodafone, Novartis… Your Questions: Fiera fund, cash in mattress… Toronto Money Show… Ryan Irvine’s workshops
RRIF portfolio moves higher… The little-known risk in bond ETFs… Alternatives to ETFs… Sequence risk: The stealth challenge for retirees… Top Pick: Extendicare… Richard Croft’s updates: Covered call strategies on Agnico-Eagle Mines, Goldcorp, Advanced Micro Devices
Bull market not over yet… Binary options – eight years later… Glenn Rogers goes nuclear… Glenn Rogers updates Vail Resorts, FireEye, Palo Alto Networks, Bristol-Myers Squibb… Shawn Allen updates Stantec, Costco Wholesale… Gordon Pape updates CAE, CGI, Power Financial preferreds, SPDR S&P Dividend ETF
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Meritas funds to disappear… Socially irresponsible investing… Sticky customers make for profitable businesses… Shawn Allen’s updates: CRH Medical Corp., AutoCanada… Gordon Pape updates Lundin Mining
Brookfield buys Enercare… Gordon Pape updates North West Company, Brookfield Infrastructure, Norbord, Pembina Pipeline… Your Questions: Cash dilemma and high-yield bond funds… Toronto Money Show
Tech stocks are not all the same… Gold due for a rally… Gavin Graham updates Agnico Eagle, Franco-Nevada, Goldcorp, First Mining Gold… Gordon Pape updates Richelieu Hardware, Fortis, Equitable Group
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Summer doldrums? Not this year!… The Portfolio Effect… Richard Croft’s recommendations… Richard Croft updates Goldman Sachs… Glenn Rogers updates Nike Inc., Telefonica SA, Healthcare Sector SPDR Fund… Update on fund portfolios
ETFs that deliver… Politics drives markets to over-react… This month’s Top Pick: Boralex Inc… Gavin Graham’s updates: Unilever, Diageo, Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund, Pizza Pizza Royalty Corp… Gordon Pape’s updates: Enercare, Information Services, Principal Financial Group, Student Transportation
Serbian mine focus of takeover bid… Stick with these long-time winners… Ryan Irvine updates Firan Technology… Gordon Pape’s updates: UnitedHealth Group, J.B. Hunt Transport… Your Questions: Index funds, TFSAs and U.S. real estate… Toronto Money Show… Correction
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Mutual funds still worth considering… Investing in the Space Force… Glenn Rogers updates Walt Disney, Boeing… SoftBank is undervalued…… Gordon Pape updates Hydro One, JPMorgan Chase… Paul Bamford updates Bombardier preferreds… Your Questions: HIVE shares and a 7% return
REITs continue comeback… This month’s Top Pick: Summit Industrial Income REIT… Gordon Pape’s updates: Enbridge, Brookfield Infrastructure, Chorus Aviation… Your Questions: Yield curve
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Trade war escalates
Enbridge continues recovery… Safe ways to invest in emerging markets… Adam Mayers’s emerging markets picks… Adam Mayers updates Microsoft… Gordon Pape updates McKesson Corp…. Paul Bamford’s preferred share updates: George Weston Series 3, Bombardier Series 4
A healthcare income ETF… Investing in convertibles… Buy Morguard convertible… Paul Bamford’s preferred share updates: Bombardier, Canadian Utilities… Gavin Graham’s updates: Supremex, iShares J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond ETF… Correction
Small gain for Buy and Hold Portfolio… Headwinds and tailwinds… Richard Croft recommends OUSM… Gordon Pape’s updates: Stryker Corp., UnitedHealth Group, Sherwin-Williams, Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences Index ETF… Gavin Graham’s updates: iShares J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond ETF, Templeton Frontier Markets Fund… Your Questions: RRSP contributions
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Who’s immune in a trade war?… Populism on the rise… Gordon Pape’s updates: Descartes Systems Group, George Weston, AT&T… Your Questions: Global X takeover, TFSA withdrawals, TFSA losses, USD in RRSP
Turning oil into income… Gordon Pape’s updates: TransCanada Corp., Inter Pipeline, Pembina Pipeline, Keyera Corp…. Your Questions: Inter vs. Pembina, PMIF a deadweight
Nasdaq powers higher… How Warren Buffett picks stocks… Ryan Irvine updates Photon Control, Dynacor Gold Mines… Shawn Allen updates Berkshire Hathaway, Visa, American Express, Canadian Tire… Gordon Pape updates TransCanada, CAE, Badger Daylighting
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Trade war! What to do now…. Ryan Irvine chooses XPEL Technologies… Ryan Irvine updates Photon Control, Dynacor Gold Mines… Gordon Pape updates NFI Group… Glenn Rogers updates Bank of America, Citigroup
Small loss for Income Portfolio… The “Holy Grail” of the telecom industry… This month’s Top Pick: Vodafone Group… Gavin Graham’s updates: Dorel Industries, Corus Entertainment… Gordon Pape’s updates: Enbridge, Enbridge Income Fund Holdings
Aecon: Don’t be tempted by price drop… Revamp for Low-Risk Portfolio… Supreme court legalizes sports gambling… Glenn Rogers updates Axon Enterprise, Xylem Inc., Overstock.com… Gordon Pape updates Vermilion Energy, Enbridge… Members’ Corner
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A bright spot in the energy sector… This security yields 9%. What’s the problem?… Gordon Pape updates Innergex Renewable Energy… Your Questions: Where to keep cash, withholding tax, ZWA or ZWH?… Member’s Corner
Righting a listing ship… Volatility indexes reflect your emotions… Trump, Iran, and the energy sector… Richard Croft updates U.S. Concrete, H&E Equipment Services, iShares Russell 2000 ETF… Gordon Pape updates Brookfield Asset Management, Telus Corp., Walmart… Members’ Corner: Tax software
Amazon rolls on… Insider trading as a buy/sell signal… Shawn Allen updates FedEx, CN Rail… Gordon Pape’s ETF updates: iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF… Gordon Pape’s stock updates: J.B. Hunt Transport, UnitedHealth Group, BCE… Members’ Corner: Foreign exchange on credit cards
Hydro One has become a political football… Ryan Irvine updates four picks: Photon Control. Firan, Enghouse, Boyd Group… Gordon Pape’s ETF updates: iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate Maple Bond Index ETF, iShares Convertible Bond Index ETF… Gordon Pape’s stock updates: Alphabet
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Stocks that buck the trend… The hunt for good bond funds… Applying Chaos Theory to financial markets… This month’s Top Pick: BMO Covered Call Dow Jones Industrial Average Hedged to CAD ETF… Gordon Pape’s updates: PrairieSky Royalty, Algonquin Power & Utilities, Brand Leaders Plus Income ETF, SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF
Taxing times… Trade wars and market volatility… Gavin Graham picks InterRent REIT… Gavin Graham updates Leucadia National, Loews… Gordon Pape’s updates: Shaw Communications, Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences ETF… Member’s Corner: Tax software
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Coping with volatility… High-tech investing… Gordon Pape updates CAE, Andrew Peller, CGI Group, TFI International… Members’ Corner: Tax software
Changes to Balanced Portfolio… Gavin Graham updates Uni-Select, The Keg
Trump escalates war with Amazon… When the going gets tough, have fun… Glenn Rogers updates Facebook, Alibaba Group, Baidu, Heineken… Shawn Allen updates Stantec, Linamar… Your Questions: Needs 4% income, AI ETFs… Members’ Corner: Tax software
Seek safety… Small gain for High-Yield Portfolio… Plenty of choice in preferred share universe… This month’s Top Pick: Intact Financial Corp. Floating Rate Preferred IFC.PR.D… Paul Bamford’s updates: Canadian Utilities preferreds series FF… Gavin Graham’s updates: Canadian REIT… Gordon Pape’s updates: Student Transportation
Investing in gold… TFSA Portfolio posts another gain… How to lower those high, hidden FX fees… Shawn Allen’s updates: AutoCanada, Toll Bros., CRH Medical, Alimentation Couche-Tard
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Dividend stocks losing ground… Richard Croft: Volatility and the markets… Where now for stocks?… Gordon Pape’s ETF Updates: Horizons Euro STOXX 50, BMO India Equity, iShares Core S&P U.S. Total Market, iShares MSCI EAFE (CAD-Hedged), iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate + Maple Bond… Members’ Corner: TurboTax glitch on foreign income
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Nine years and counting… Ryan Irvine revisits two winners… Gordon Pape updates BCE, Tata Motors, Student Transportation… Your Questions: RESPs, Canadian stocks in New York… Member’s Corner: Bitcoin
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