Newsletter: Wealth Builder

An anniversary to remember… Ryan Irvine says it’s time to focus on savings… Ryan Irvine picks two new stocks… Tom Slee on why auditors may become irrelevant… Your Questions: TFSA confusion… Members’ Corner: Peter Cundill… Updates

RRSPs and mutual funds… A stock for wine lovers… Gordon Pape’s updates: Agnico-Eagle, Cameco Corp…. Your Questions: What is a bond?… Members’ Corner: ETF portfolio omission

RRSPs and ETFs… Glenn Rogers looks across the Pacific… Glenn Rogers updates Walgreens, Agrium, Global Technology ETF, Textainer… Better days ahead for the U.S. … Gordon Pape’s updates: TransCanada… Members’ Corner: Discount brokers

RRSPs and the stock market… Financial literacy report: good intentions but…… Financial illiteracy in the real world… Tom Slee picks two junior energy stocks, reiterates BNS buy… Gordon Pape’s updates: BCE, Telus… Your Questions: Apparent paradox

Off to a good start… For a few dollars less… Updates: Manulife Financial, Suncor Energy, Blue Ribbon Income Fund, Limited Brands … Your Questions: TFSAs and taxes, asset allocation… Members’ Corner: RRSPs, another useful strategy, help wanted… Sicily wine tour

RRSP dos and don’ts… Ryan Irvine sells two stocks… More updates: BCE First Preferred Shares, iShares Capped Energy Index Fund, Cogeco Cable, Cogeco Inc. … Your Questions: Tax software, real return bonds, U.S. real estate… Members’ Corner: TFSA strategies

Commodities retreat… Glenn Rogers gets down to earth… Glenn Rogers updates Molycorp, Van Eck Rare Earth ETF, Citigroup, Bank of America, Santander Group, Lazard, Greenhill… IWB Defensive Portfolio reviewed… Gordon Pape’s updates: Fortis, Agnico-Eagle, Silver Wheaton… Your Questions: How fast is fast, comparing energy stocks… Members’ Corner: TFSA strategies… Freebies from Steadyhand

TFSA strategies… Tom Slee says 2011 will be good, not great… Tom Slee updates Bank of Montreal, Toronto Dominion Bank… Your Questions: In-kind withdrawals, stock mentions, bond weightings… More updates: ArcelorMittal, Inmet Mining, Lundin Mining, Shaw Communications, Fortress Paper… Members’ Corner: Irwin will be missed, special bulletin

Predictions past… Predictions future… The most important statistic of 2010… Irwin Michael sees more of the same… Irwin Michael updates Daylight Energy, Fortress Paper, Morguard… Gordon Pape’s updates: Crescent Point, Franco-Nevada… Quick Takes: Western Financial… Your Questions: Trust conversions…

Washington and your wallet… Glenn Rogers shops for appliances… Glenn Rogers updates SanDisk, Telefonica, Santander Group… Ryan Irvine updates three picks… The Bank of Canada plays Grinch… Gordon Pape’s updates: TransCanada, Encana, BCE… Your Questions: New recommendations… Members’ Corner: Fee-based accounts, happy member… Notice to members… Happy holidays!

Fees: What’s “fair”?… New accounting rules: REITs win, insurers lose… Tom Slee updates Finning, Toromont, Manulife, SNC-Lavalin… Irwin Michael: Market rise good sign for 2011… Irwin Michael updates Flint Energy… Gordon Pape’s updates: PetroBakken, Tim Hortons… Quick Takes: Enbridge, Cameco, Gildan Activewear… Your Questions: Stop losses, foreign stocks in TFSAs… Members’ Corner: Editorial content – the last word

A new trust twist… How China cornered the rare earths market… Glenn Rogers updates ProShares Materials ETF, iShares Xinhua China 25 Index Fund, iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index Fund, ING Clarion Global Real Estate Fund, Cisco Systems… Gavin Graham: Time to sell Cresud… Your Questions: Silver Wheaton, windfall RRSP profit, U.S. withholding tax, smaller institutions

Why currencies matter… Tom Slee: European debt crisis is manageable… Tom Slee updates Bank of Montreal and Manulife notes, Rogers Communications, Gildan Activewear, Stantec, Finning, Toromont… Gordon Pape’s updates: Canadian Utilities, Shaw Communications… Your Questions: Worthless shares, TFSA contributions, portfolio funds, India and China… Bulletin – sell Cresud

Buying U.S. property? Know the rules… Estate tax coming back?… Irwin Michael on the market rally… Irwin Michael updates Danier Leather, Flint Energy Services, Genworth MI Canada… Gordon Pape’s updates: Fortis, Cameco… Members’ Corner: The Potash decision, Yellow Media, newsletter content

Markets surge – but why?… Ryan Irvine worries about another asset bubble… Ryan Irvine updates Glentel, Sangoma Technologies… Ottawa’s “no” to BHP… Gordon Pape’s updates: Suncor, Yellow Media… Your Questions: OAS clawback… Members’ Corner: Too many editorials, the Potash takeover… Quick Takes

The Potash decision… Pension reform: Think big, start small… A voluntary national plan… The financial crisis: The losers… Gordon Pape’s updates: Agnico-Eagle, Cenovus… Your Questions: International investing, U.S. REITs, TFSA strategies

Two views of the future… The financial crisis: the winners… Where to stash your cash… Glenn Rogers picks Johnson Controls… Glenn Rogers updates Bank of America, Citigroup, General Electric… Gordon Pape’s updates: Lundin Mining… Your Questions: Comparing advisors, trust distributions

Why are we so happy?… Mining stocks on a tear… Irwin Michael: U.S. market strength surprises… Irwin Michael updates Cogeco Cable, Daylight Energy, Fortress Paper… More updates: Verizon Communications, Brookfield Asset Management… Your Questions: U.S. dividend ETF, bond funds… World Money Show

Buy stocks, not stories… Bank stocks will lead TSX higher in 2011… Tom Slee updates Bank of Montreal, TD Bank, Thomson Reuters, Enbridge… The “curse” of the oil sands… Good week/Bad week: TSX, commodities, BHP Billiton, Alimentation Couche-Tard… Your Questions: Claymore closed-end fund… Members’ Corner: Gold talk

Fed comments fuel gold… Gordon Pape updates DuPont, Berkshire Hathaway, KB Home, Titanium Metals… Ryan Irvine: Still a stock picker’s market… Ryan Irvine recommends Glentel Inc…. Your Questions: Leverage, Progress Energy debentures, taxation of Claymore fund… Members’ Corner: Disagrees on Silver Wheaton… Correction… World Money Show

The new gold rush… Silver Wheaton is a buy… Potash bid has wider implications… Glenn Rogers likes beaten-up banks… Glenn Rogers updates Powershares Financial Preferred Portfolio, Agrium, New Flyer… More updates: Philip Morris International, SNC-Lavalin, Bombardier common and preferred shares… Your Questions: Profit-taking, “safe” stocks… Members’ Corner: Extraordinary times

A head-shaking decision… The insurance industry: what lies ahead?… Tom Slee updates Alimentation Couche-Tard… Irwin Michael looks beyond the market turmoil… Irwin Michael updates Fortress Paper, Canam Group, Equitable Group, Genworth MI Canada, Polaris Minerals… Good week for banks, bad week for oil… Gordon Pape’s updates: Agnico-Eagle, BCE… Correction: UYG… TFSA seminar: last chance

Extraordinary times… Lost money? Here’s why… Ryan Irvine finds a little-known income trust… Ryan Irvine updates Asia Bio-Chem Group… Good week/bad week: National Bank and Potash Corp. … Updates: ProShares Ultra Financials ETF, Research in Motion… Members’ Corner: Bonds and bond funds… Free TFSA seminar

Bonds rock!… Glenn Rogers like Teck… Glenn Rogers updates Textainer, ONEK, Covidien… Potash Corp.: A high-stakes poker game… Gordon Pape’s updates: RioCan, Penn West, PetroBakken Energy… Your Questions: Tax on U.S. money, Telus non-voting shares… Members’ Corner: The future of copper

The dreaded “W”… Profit potential in the “red metal”… Tom Slee updates CN Rail, Norfolk Southern, Rogers, Bombardier… Good week/bad week: Tim Hortons, oil, movies… Gordon Pape’s updates: TransCanada, BCEs… Your Questions: TFSA taxation, earning higher returns… Binary options feedback… Members’ Corner: Car scams

Good week, bad week… Irwin Michael: Earnings beating expectations… Irwin Michael picks Genworth MI Canada… Irwin Michael updates Daylight Energy… Ryan Irvine updates two winners… Your Questions: Mortgage in LIRA

Why raise rates now?… A golden opportunity… Binary options: investing or gambling?… Pipeline fallout… Stock updates: Encana, Microsoft, Onex… Your questions: PCL rates, TFSA rules

Gateway under fire… Glenn Rogers sides with the bulls… Glenn Rogers’s updates: Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Perrigo, CVS Caremark… Gordon Pape’s fund updates: Harbour Fund, Mackenzie Sentinel Income, Mawer World Investment, Mackenzie Saxon Balanced … Your Questions: Prechter predicts downturn… Members’ Corner: Oil sands

Oil sands pressure builds… What the blogs are saying… New regulations may boost Canadian bank stocks… Tom Slee updates Canadian Financials preferreds, PepsiCo, Emera, Canadian Tire… Your Questions: The loonie, Claymore ETF… Members’ Corner: Investor despair, TFSAs… Car footnote

G20 fallout… A safety-first ETF… Irwin Michael: Volatility will continue… Irwin Michael updates American National Insurance, Fortress Paper… IWB Defensive Portfolio update… Gordon Pape’s updates: Shaw Communications… Selling your car? Beware of scams. … Your Questions: Account fees, how many stocks?… Members’ Corner: More on TFSAs

The Fed’s bleak outlook… China’s housing bubble not a repeat of U.S. mess… Ryan Irvine updates Boyuan Construction, Zungui Haixi, Cash Store Financial… Suncor or Cenovus?… Gordon Pape’s updates: Viterra, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Research in Motion… Glenn Rogers updates Jabil Circuit, Cogent Systems… Members’ Corner: G20 meeting, TFSA confusion… Senate report… Last chance to beat HST

G20 a bad idea… The TFSA mess… More on TFSAs… Glenn Rogers buys iPad, finds stock… Glenn Rogers updates Global Technology ETF, Cisco, Broadcom… Gordon Pape’s updates: Shaw Communications… Tom Slee updates three preferreds… Your Questions: U.S. dollars in RRSPs, bond spreads

The silly season… Oil sands updates: Suncor, UTS, Claymore ETF, Penn West… Tom Slee: Focus on the fundamentals… Tom Slee updates Finning, Toromont… Gavin Graham: Do cry for Argentina… Your Questions: Gold prices… Members’ Corner: Nortel still eligible?

Spain’s woes… Irwin Michael: Markets will see-saw higher… Irwin Michael updates Daylight Energy… Good news: interest rates rising… Don’t buy gold, buy Agnico-Eagle… Gordon Pape’s updates: Johnson & Johnson, Gilead Sciences… Your Questions: Paying taxes on nothing, taking dividends, investment strategies, TFSA profits… HST alert

Trend spotting… Glenn Rogers picks a contrarian bank stock… Glenn Rogers updates Telefonica, Diageo, BHP Billiton, Claymore/Delta Global Shipping ETF… Ryan Irvine finds profits in cornstarch… Ryan Irvine updates Orvana Minerals… Gordon Pape’s updates: Brookfield Asset Management, Penn West, Tim Hortons… Your Questions: TFSA Amendments

Panic time again!… Four rules for avoiding new toxic debt… Tom Slee updates Gildan Activewear, Alimentation Couche-Tard, Shoppers Drug Mart… Quick Takes: SNC-Lavalin, Fortis… Gordon Pape’s updates: RBC Global Precious Metals Fund, BCE, Telus… Your Questions: Buying bonds, limit orders, snowbirds fly home

Euro parity next?… Irwin Michael finds an undervalued growth stock… Irwin Michael updates Danier Leather, Equitable Group… Quick Takes: Results from Rogers, Fortis… Gordon Pape’s updates: Imperial Oil, TransCanada Corp., Cenovus Energy … Your Questions: New tech stocks, RRIF withdrawals, TFSA overcontributions… Members’ Corner: Retirement planning

Low-cost annuities… Ryan Irvine: How to pick winning stocks… Ryan Irvine updates The Cash Store, Boyuan Construction… Gordon Pape’s fund updates: Chou Associates, Dynamic American Value, Dynamic Value Balanced, Integra Balanced… Your Questions: Where to find a fiduciary… Members’ Corner: Retirement savings, tax software

Protecting RRSP savings… How the CPPIB works… U.S. health care: Everyone wins, sort of… Glenn Rogers recommends Covidien, CVS Caremark… Glenn Rogers updates Cemex, Sony, GDF Suez, Heineken… Last-minute tax ideas… Your Questions: Fee-based accounts

Loonie strategies… Canadian banks put the recession behind them… Tom Slee updates TD Bank, BMO, Shoppers Drug Mart… Tom Slee’s tax tips… Best bang for your charity buck… Your Questions: BMO ETF… Members’ Corner: Pension reform, tax software

Dull markets are just fine… Irwin Michael: Sidelined cash could fuel markets… Irwin Michael updates Daylight Resources Trust, E-L Financial, Fortress Paper… Watch out for charity scams… IWB Defensive Portfolio reviewed… Gordon Pape’s updates: Yellow Pages, Research in Motion… Your Questions: REIT taxes, Yellow Pages distributions… Members’ Corner: Pension reform, tax software

Fixing the retirement system… Ryan Irvine goes back to China… China and the TSX… Ryan Irvine updates Western Financial… Electronic services make taxes easier… Your Questions: Interest rates and preferred shares… Members’ Corner: Tax software