Canadian Investment Advice and Financial News
There can be a number of reasons for an investor to sell a stock. To determine when you should sell a stock, investors should review what the original goal was of buying each individual stock. Here are some illustrative examples. Is it a speculative play? I bought Katanga Mining Ltd. (TSX:KAT) about three weeks ago […]
Picking the right stocks for a starter portfolio can often be challenging. In a bull market, such as the one being experienced at the present time, it is all too easy to buy stocks in companies that are overpriced. After all, a number of stock markets are now trading close to all-time highs, with margins […]
In 2017, cryptocurrencies and the decentralized network that enables them were thrust into the mainstream. Bitcoin staged a stunning rally that saw it go from a $1,000 valuation in January to $20,000 in December 2017. This year has been a different story. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have been battered as a number of nations have […]
One of Warren Buffett’s most famous quotes is that his favourite holding period is ‘forever’. Clearly, this has been a hugely successful viewpoint for him to take in his own investment career. After all, Buffett is consistently one of the richest people in the world. However, with increased speed of communications today and the rising […]
The last eight years or so have given us what must be the strangest stock market bull run in history. I wrote five years ago that this is the bull market that nobody loves, and investors find it just as difficult to embrace today. Wall Street, London and other major global stock markets are nudging […]
Dividend stocks are the foundation of great portfolios, because as history has shown, they far outperform non-dividend-paying stocks over the long term. With this in mind, let’s take a closer look at two high-quality dividend stocks that you could buy today and hold for decades. Pattern Energy Group Inc. Pattern Energy Group Inc. (TSX:PEG)(NASDAQ:PEGI) is […]
Value investing has been a hugely popular and successful investment strategy for decades. Proponents of value investing include Benjamin Graham and Warren Buffett – both of whom went on to achieve staggering returns over a prolonged period of time. While the rewards from value investing appear to be relatively high, the risks may also prove […]
Last weekend, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A)(NYSE:BRK.B) held the annual shareholder meeting. For the second year, the meeting was broadcast live over the internet, and investors had the opportunity to follow along without having to make the trip to Omaha, Nebraska. While the event had a number of formalities, investors thoroughly enjoyed the question and answer […]
This year has been a very interesting one thus far. Stock markets across the globe may have risen in general, but they have been volatile. Risks remain on a global scale and this year has shown they could flare up without warning at any time. And with the situation in Europe being relatively uncertain, it […]
It hasn’t been a terribly good week for the TSX Composite Index. Canada’s benchmark stock index has fallen more than 1% from the beginning of the week through Thursday’s close. Normally, a 1% move in just under a week is the very epitome of much ado about nothing. Stocks are constantly moving up and down […]