Stocks

Time to be contrarian

While there won’t be much of a pick-up in U.S. growth in the near future, the American economy is not falling apart. There's no better time to bet back into equities, says Paul Quinsee, CIO at JP Morgan Asset Management.

February 1, 2012

3 min read

Market Insights

Tune out the noise, invest in North America

The average retail investor is notorious for trying to time the market—and for doing a remarkably poor job at it. Rather than wait for incontrovertible evidence of a bull market, your clients should probably be getting back into risk assets now.

By Staff |January 26, 2012

2 min read

Industry

Hungry for profit

Food sector offers appetizing investment opportunities

By Chip Brian |November 1, 2011

2 min read

Industry

TSX sells off, commodities slide

The Toronto stock market closed deep in the red on more worries that a planned bailout for Greece will fail and lead to a government debt default.

September 28, 2011

4 min read

Dividend-paying stocks making a comeback

Dividend-paying equities can be a great choice for long-term investors willing to forgo immediate returns in favour of substantial returns later. Once denigrated as the province of widows and orphans, dividend-paying stocks are being seen in a new light by investors who have weathered the highly volatile stock market of the past decade.

By Hersh Cohen |April 6, 2011

3 min read

Nat. Bank offers Quebec stock index

National Bank Financial Group is launching a new stock index comprised exclusively of Quebec-based companies. “This index meets the need expressed my many investors, individuals or industry professionals alike, looking for an economical and efficient way to track the performance of Quebec-based companies,” said Jean-Philippe Cousineau, managing director, shares and co-director, institutional stocks, National Bank […]

By Staff |March 1, 2011

1 min read

Dividend-paying stocks making a comeback

By Staff |February 1, 2011

3 min read

North America stocks to shine in 2011

Having climbed the wall of worry in 2010, the North America equity market is looking at a promising year ahead where new opportunities abound. Several specific factors are expected to produce positive returns for equities, so stay the course, said Jeffery Tory, chairman GBC Asset Management and portfolio manager at Pembroke Management Limited. “It was […]

By Vikram Barhat |January 26, 2011

4 min read

Stocks

Time to be contrarian

Tune out the noise, invest in North America

Hungry for profit

TSX sells off, commodities slide

Risk is back

Bin Laden death has little long-term impact

Dividend-paying stocks making a comeback

Nat. Bank offers Quebec stock index

Dividend-paying stocks making a comeback

North America stocks to shine in 2011