Newsletter: Wealth Builder

The high loonie: Who wins, who loses?… Glenn Rogers finds winners in the financial wreckage… Glenn Rogers updates Perrigo, Telefonica… The overlooked index… Gordon Pape’s updates: Research in Motion, Crescent Point… Quick takes: Daylight Resources Trust, Viterra Inc., TransCanada Corp…. Your questions: Sell XBB?… Members’ Corner: Income trust distributions

If dreams come true…… The last nail … Irwin Michael: Results beating expectations… Irwin Michael updates Canam Group, Playmates Holdings, Fortress Paper… Gordon Pape updates Tim Hortons, RioCan, Brookfield Asset Management… Quick takes: Freeport McMoRan, Thomson Reuters, SNC-Lavalin… Your questions: Asset allocation, retirement portfolio… Members’ corner: TFSA puzzler

What’s an ETF?… Ryan Irvine picks a Chinese construction stock… Ryan Irvine updates Cash Store Financial… TFSA test… Retirement savings: Don’t be too conservative… Gordon Pape’s updates: Canadian Utilities, Penn West Energy… Your questions: First Highland Trust, cashing out RRSPs… Spam warning

A time to stand tall… Glenn Rogers: How to profit from doom and gloom… Glenn Rogers picks two mining giants… Glenn Rogers updates Agrium, Monsanto, ProShares Basic Materials ETF… Gordon Pape’s updates: EnCana, Cenovus Energy, Yellow Pages… Your Questions: Sector allocation…

Deficit angst… The markets: short-term gain, long-term pain… Webcasts to watch… Trust about-face… Tom Slee: RRSPs our last, best hope… The ETF universe expands – sort of… Your Questions: Rebalancing dilemma… Members’ Corner: SRI policy

Socially-responsible investing… Two good SRI funds… Irwin Michael: Watch for M&A to spark markets… Irwin Michael updates Canam Group, Danier Leather, Daylight Resources Trust, Cogeco… Other updates: Stantec, Finning, Rogers, Thomson Reuters… TFSA talk… Your Questions: TFSAs, global investing, RRSPs

If it quacks like a duck…… Ryan Irvine picks Orvana Minerals… Ryan Irvine updates Sangoma Technologies, Cash Store… More information, please… Gordon Pape’s updates: Kinross Gold, Viterra Inc…. Your Questions: Suncor/Petrocan merger, buy in New York or Toronto?… Upcoming seminars

TFSA strategies… Glenn Rogers looks at security stocks… Glenn Rogers updates iShares High-Yield ETF, Gannett Corp., New York Times, Terex… Gordon Pape’s updates: Suncor Energy, Shaw Communications… New Bloom fund… Your Questions: Safety concerns, confused reader, dividend tax credit… World Money Show… TFSA book

Interest rates hold the key to 2010/11… Tom Slee expects a good year… New pick: BCE Preferreds… Tom Slee updates BMO, Manulife notes… Flow-through flood… Gordon Pape’s updates: Progress convertibles, bond funds and ETFs, PH&N Dividend Income Fund… Your Questions: Superficial loss rule, can’t decide which stock… Best Books: 2010 Essential Tax Facts

Predictions past… Predictions future… Stocks to watch in 2010… Irwin Michael: Best of times, worst of times… Irwin Michael updates Fortress Paper, Morguard Corp. … Your Questions: Lithium, EnCana split… New TFSA book published

The pension summit… Tom Slee: The jury’s still out… Tom Slee: Buy Norfolk Southern… Tom Slee’s updates SNC-Lavelin, Enbridge, Gildan Activewear… Glenn Rogers says get smart… Glenn Rogers updates Cisco Systems, Diageo, New Flyer, Churchill Corp., Walgreens… Irwin Michael updates Onex, Lakeview REIT… Gordon Pape updates Student Transportation Inc…. Your Questions: TFSA dilemma… Check out these videos… Year-end housekeeping… 2010 prices… Holiday hours

The home stretch… Irwin Michael says be selective… Irwin Michael updates Cogeco Inc., Cogeco Cable, Equitable Group, Fortress Paper, George Weston, John B. Sanfilippo… Ryan Irvine picks Western Financial, Sangoma Technologies… Your Questions: HST, capital losses, buy in New York or Toronto?

Game changer?… Glenn Rogers is all at sea… Glenn Rogers updates Euroseas, Eagle Bulk Shipping, Knightsbridge Tankers, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, and Dentsply… Gordon Pape’s updates: Bronco Energy, Fortis… Tax checklist… Your Questions: Target prices, bond dilemma, rate information… Members’ Corner: More on realtors, comments on Ryan Irvine

Time to pause… Introducing a new contributor… More about KeyStone… Ryan Irvine picks The Cash Store… The inscrutable Income Tax Act… Gordon Pape’s updates: Equitable Resources, Swiss Water, RBC Global Precious Metals Fund, EnCana… Facts and Comments… Your Questions: Brompton fund… Members’ Corner: Realtor comment draws ire

Whither RIM?… Tom Slee on the dangers of insider trading… Tom Slee updates CN Rail, Burlington Northern, Potash Corp., Toromont, SNC-Lavalin… Citadel tries again… Gordon Pape’s updates: Berkshire Hathaway B, Davis + Henderson, Kinross Gold, EnCana… Members’ Corner: Outrageous fees

Canada in 2010… 2010 winners and losers… Unhappy Halloween … Irwin Michael sees positive signs for 2010… Irwin Michael updates Canam Group, Danier Leather, Polaris Minerals… Last gasp for trusts… Your Questions: Progress debentures, tax on trust payments… Members’ Corner: Lynas Corp.

The Carney-Forbes duet… Glenn Rogers goes yield shopping… Glenn Rogers updates Gannett, New York Times, General Electric, Broadcom, Perrigo, Amazon.com… Picks from the pros… Jacks saves tax… Your Questions: Are Manitoba GICs guaranteed?… Members’ Corner: World Money Show

The full Montney… Making Progress… Tom Slee: Five lessons from the crash… Buy Bombardier now… Tom Slee updates Philip Morris International, PepsiCo… Gordon Pape’s updates: Chou Associates Fund, Dynamic American Value Fund… Your Questions: Investing mom’s money, Barclays sale, buying Japan, hedge funds… Final reminder: World Money Show

Up, down, or sideways?… Buy Bombardier… Irwin Michael sees Daylight… Irwin Michael updates Morguard… Citadel stand-off… Third-quarter scorecard… Gordon Pape’s updates… Beware of name imitators… World Money Show

Preferreds rise again… The tax advantage of dividends… Glenn Rogers: Time to play defense… Glenn Rogers updates ProShares Ultra Basic Materials ETF, Telefonica, Amazon.com, ONEOK… RIM is a Buy… Citadel correction… Members’ Corner: More software suggestions… Your Questions: Gold and buy/hold, floating rate preferreds

HST: The gloves are off!… Tom Slee: Consumer confidence returning. Buy Alimentation Couche-Tard… Tom Slee updates Shoppers Drug, Canadian Tire, Bank of Montreal, Toronto Dominion Bank… Gordon Pape’s updates: Viterra, EnCana… Your Questions: Bank preferreds… Members’ Corner: Investing in gold, Citadel vote, Jarislowsky clarification, software suggestions… Upcoming Events

Gold: third time lucky?… Gold updates: Kinross, RBC Global Precious Metals… Comparing gold ETFs… Irwin Michael says double-dip unlikely… Irwin Michael updates Canam Group, Fortress Paper, John B. Sanfilippo, Onex Corp., George Weston… Citadel fight gets ugly… Your Questions: Capital losses in RESP… Members’ Corner: Looking for software

Betting on a recovery… Tom Slee: Bargains in the industrial wasteland… Tom Slee’s updates: Gildan Activewear, Emera… Gordon Pape’s updates: Highpine Oil & Gas, Bronco Energy, Tim Hortons… Your Questions: Where to invest, taxing prizes, small business shares… Members’ Corner: Yellow Pages

A cautionary tale… Tom Slee: Canadian investors lack protection… Tom Slee updates CN Rail, Burlington Northern, Rogers… Gordon Pape’s updates: Cameco, Kinross, Penn West, Yellow Pages… Your questions: TFSA beneficiaries, buying U.S. dollars

Time to buy Japan?… Glenn Rogers still likes newspapers… Glenn Rogers updates his ETF picks… Gordon Pape’s fund updates: Mawer World Investment, Sprott Canadian Equity… Your Questions: Portfolio limits, bonds vs. bond funds… Members’ Corner: Yellow Pages, U.S. banking

Irrational markets… Irwin Michael: Recovery signs emerging… Irwin Michael updates Cogeco Inc., Cogeco Cable, Equitable Group… An American likes Canada… Dividend dilemma… Gordon Pape’s updates: BCE, Tim Hortons, Fortis, Citadel Diversified Income Trust… Your Questions: Why not a stop-loss?, IWB target prices, RRSP withdrawal strategy

The wild card loonie … Tom Slee: The banks look strong … Tom Slee picks BMO… Tom Slee updates TD Bank, Enbridge, Potash Corp…. Warren MacKenzie on income portfolios… Suncor-Petrocan options… Members’ Corner: Overdue first step, questions sell advice

A first step… Tim Hortons tackles the Big Apple… Glenn Rogers likes Walgreens… Glenn Rogers updates STEC, Fluor Corp., Valero Energy, Knightsbridge Tankers, Euroseas, Eagle Bulk Shipping… Gordon Pape’s updates: Shaw Communications, CIBC… Recommended List deletions… Your Questions: Target prices, saving for retirement, depression coming?… Let’s talk about ETFs

Good news? Yawn!… New pick: Crescent Point Energy… Tom Slee: Outlook grim for lifecos… Tom Slee updates Sun Life, Manulife, Manulife Notes, BMO Notes, Industrial Alliance, Thomson Reuters, Potash Corp. … Gordon Pape’s updates: Brookfield Asset Management, Viterra Inc…. Your Questions: O’Shaughnessy funds, wants to change portfolio… MLPs and RRSPs

First-half scorecard… Irwin Michael: It comes down to stock-picking… Irwin Michael updates American National Insurance, Playmates Holdings, Playmates Toys, Polaris Minerals… Beware the HST hit… Gordon Pape’s updates: Lundin Mining, Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Mackenzie Sentinel Income Fund B… Your Questions: After-hours trading, Horizon BetaPro ETFs

What now?… Tom Slee: Are stocks cheap or dear?… Tom Slee updates Bombardier, Stantec, Kansas City Southern, CN Rail… Gordon Pape’s updates: Shaw Communications, Telus Corp…. Your questions: Choosing Dynamic units, U.S. dividends, return of capital, delisted stock, bond ETFs… Members’ Corner: More on MLPs and royalty trusts

TFSA confusion… New pick: Dynamic Value Balanced Fund… Glenn Rogers: Time to go generic… Buy Perrigo, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories… Glenn Rogers’ updates: Terex, CEMEX, Veolia… Gordon Pape’s ETF updates: 6 iShares funds… Gordon Pape’s mutual fund updates: Sprott Canadian Equity Fund, Altamira Cash Performer, Dynamic American Value… Your Questions: Investing for newlyweds, LLC rules… Members’ Corner: Master limited partnerships

Time compression… Tom Slee: A long-term investment strategy… Buy Shoppers Drug Mart… Tom Slee’s updates: Canadian Tire, Philip Morris International… Tax alert: U.S. MLPs… Gordon Pape’s updates: Suncor, Viterra, Claymore Oil Sands ETF, Bronco Energy, TransCanada Corp…. Your Questions: XBB, Petro-Canada… Members’ Corner: Covered call writing

Currency dilemma… Irwin Michael on the market surge… Irwin Michael updates Danier Leather, Equitable Group, Onex Corp…. A covered call option strategy… IWB Defensive Portfolio reviewed… Your Questions: GrowthWorks takeover, wrap accounts… Members’ Corner: Disagrees on Stronach, GM bankruptcy

Invisible recession… Big dreams… May: Another winner… Wrap accounts: The real story… Gordon Pape’s updates: Brookfield Asset Management, Ensign Energy Services… Your Questions: Bond bubble, TFSA query, currency woes

Is the end in sight?… Glenn Rogers says get back into GE… Glenn Rogers updates STEC, Amazon, Monsanto… Stocks to own now: TransCanada Corp…. Updates: Kinross, Viterra, Potash Corp., Harbour Fund… Your Questions: Bond bubble?

Bull or bear?… Are banks a buy?… Tom Slee: Accounting upheaval ahead… Tom Slee’s updates: CN Rail, Burlington Northern, PepsiCo, Gildan Activewear… Stocks to own now: Canadian Utilities… Gordon Pape’s updates: Yellow Pages, Cameco… Members’ Corner: A real life success story

The impact of swine flu… Good news or bad?… Stocks to own now: Enbridge Inc…. DBRS move causes concern… Irwin Michael sees a new bull market… New picks: Cogeco Inc. and Cogeco Cable… Irwin Michael updates Morguard Corp…. MoneyLetter update: Gilead Sciences… Other updates: Fortis, RioCan REIT

Safety is more expensive … John Lawrence Reynolds on the Smith Manoeuvre… Stocks to own now: Fortis Inc…. Energy updates: EnCana, UTS, Suncor… RRIF confusion … Your Questions: Kindles in Canada… Members’ Corner: Deposit insurance

Finally, bond clarity – maybe… Glenn Rogers likes two tech stocks… Tom Slee: Tax planning for 2009… Sprott and agriculture… Gordon Pape’s updates: Chou Associates Fund, Fidelity Canadian Balanced Fund… Your Questions: High returns with no risk, what’s an IPS?… Members’ Corner: Different opinions… Twitter updates

Degrees of bearishness… Bear bites… How to cut your taxes: tips from an expert… Tom Slee likes Thomson Reuters… Gordon Pape’s updates: Shaw Communications… Your Questions: TFSA accounts… Members’ Corner: Tax software, RRIF repayments… Follow Gordon on Twitter

Premature accumulation… Still time to claim this tax break… Comparing tax software… Irwin Michael thinks we’ve turned a corner… Irwin Michael updates Canam Group, E-L Financial, Fortress Paper, Onex Corp…. Gordon Pape’s updates: Penn West, BCE… Your Questions: Inflation hedges, real return bonds… Members’ Corner: Bank preferreds

Hope abounds!… Tom Slee: Preferreds a better bet than bonds… Tom Slee updates three preferreds plus SNC-Lavalin … Warren MacKenzie: Should you do it yourself?… Gordon Pape’s Updates: ArcelorMittal, Highpine, Canadian Utilities, Penn West… Your Questions: Buying gold, flow-through shares, bank ETF

Inflation creation… What Americans are asking about Canada… Glenn Rogers on bear market rallies… Glenn Rogers updates iShares China 25, ProShares Ultra Financial, ONEOK Inc., Cisco Systems… Your Questions: Bank dividends… Members’ Corner: Gold

Dissecting Duguay… Tom Slee: Lifeco earnings hammered… Tom Slee updates Industrial Alliance, Sun Life, Manulife, TD Bank, Rogers… John Lawrence Reynolds on the case for gold… Your Questions: General Electric… Members’ Corner: Reynolds book