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First of all, I would like to wish you a Happy Halloween! You might be going around your neighbourhood to trick or treat with your kids or handing out candy at home with your...

• ByThe Motley Fool•Oct 31, 2021

Believe it or not, “retirement” is a fairly recent phenomenon. In the old days, when people worked in coal mines and textile factories, retirement was a way of getting...

• ByThe Motley Fool•Oct 31, 2021

This season’s quarterly earnings have started quite rocky, with numbers ranging from somewhat decent to downright abysmal. Undoubtedly, all eyes were on the mega-cap tech...

• ByThe Motley Fool•Oct 31, 2021

With COVID 19, commodity production took a big hit. With the reopening thesis underway, commodities stocks have rebounded substantially. However, one commodities stock I think has...

• ByThe Motley Fool•Oct 31, 2021

Oftentimes new investors make up small-cap, micro-cap, and nano-cap stocks, lumping them together in the same category and unconsciously assigning the same attributes to them like...

• ByThe Motley Fool•Oct 31, 2021

Health care has been a strong target for investors since the beginning of this decade. The COVID-19 pandemic led to transformative change in and outside this space. Most workers...

• ByThe Motley Fool•Oct 31, 2021

Slowing global economic output and rapidly growing inflation has triggered major uncertainty and volatility in the market. Investors worried about the impact of a volatile market...

• ByThe Motley Fool•Oct 31, 2021

No matter how exciting they seem, spikes are difficult to plan for. They can help you grow your capital several times over, even 10 times over if you can buy and sell at exactly...

• ByThe Motley Fool•Oct 31, 2021

The S&P/TSX Capped Energy Index has grown about 248% since its crash valuation. That’s an unprecedented growth run for the sector and many individual energy stocks that...

• ByThe Motley Fool•Oct 31, 2021

Key points Analysts expect Cargojet (TSX:CJT) stock to grow 21% quarter over quarter in earnings per share, but growth has slowed. While the pandemic fueled e-commerce in the short...

• ByThe Motley Fool•Oct 31, 2021

Tech stocks have dominated over the past decade. Ten years ago, the world’s most valuable companies were either financial services businesses or oil producers. Now,...

• ByThe Motley Fool•Oct 31, 2021

Canadian markets have suffered from a spell of volatility due to several factors. Chief among them is the threat of rising interest rates. The Bank of Canada recently announced the...

• ByThe Motley Fool•Oct 31, 2021

Key points Analysts expect a 9.5% increase quarter over quarter in revenue for Nutrien (TSX:NTR)(NYSE:NTR) stock. The company closed an acquisition last quarter and increased its...

• ByThe Motley Fool•Oct 31, 2021

Key points Analysts expect earnings to come in significantly lower than the quarter before. Spin Master (TSX:TOY) stock believes sales will continue, recently announcing a venture...

• ByThe Motley Fool•Oct 31, 2021

Telus (TSX:T)(NYSE:TU) is attempting to stage a comeback after a 9% pullback on the back of broader weakness in the telecoms. Undoubtedly, investors have plenty of options in the...

• ByThe Motley Fool•Oct 31, 2021

How diversified is your portfolio when it comes to the payout dates of your income-producing investments? We may not think about it initially, but having a well-balanced...

• ByThe Motley Fool•Oct 30, 2021

Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:GOLD), which is one of the largest mining companies in the world, is slated to report its third-quarter 2021 results after the market close on November...

• ByThe Motley Fool•Oct 30, 2021

Regardless of the sector, it has been an all-around strong year for TSX stocks. Frankly, many of Canada’s most well-known businesses in the energy, materials, financials,...

• ByThe Motley Fool•Oct 30, 2021

AcuityAds Holdings (TSX:AT)(NASDAQ:ATY), a leading Canadian AdTech stock, is slated to report earnings before the market opens on Wednesday, November 3, with a conference call to...

• ByThe Motley Fool•Oct 30, 2021

Income investors are searching for high-yield dividend stocks that trade at reasonable prices to buy for their TFSA portfolios. Suncor Suncor (TSX:SU)(NYSE:SU) just put to bed any...

• ByThe Motley Fool•Oct 30, 2021

As the TSX Index climbs back from its September-October breather, investors would be wise to punch their ticket into some of the still modestly-valued Canadian stocks whose...

• ByThe Motley Fool•Oct 30, 2021

There are dividend stocks that you can hold on to, essentially forever, passing them on to the subsequent generation. There are also growth stocks that offer amazing long-term...

• ByThe Motley Fool•Oct 30, 2021

This September marked the sixth consecutive month that Canada saw inflation rates rise above 3%. And while some politicians and banks are still throwing around the phrase...

• ByThe Motley Fool•Oct 30, 2021

The cryptocurrency space suffered steep losses in the spring and summer of 2021. This market looked overheated coming into the spring, and the threat of regulations continued to...

• ByThe Motley Fool•Oct 30, 2021

Retirement worries have risen since the coronavirus outbreak in March 2020. While COVID cases are dropping, the full impact of the pandemic is just emerging. As such, the anxiety...

• ByThe Motley Fool•Oct 30, 2021

Investors earn two ways in the stock market. The general rule when you’re after capital gains is to buy low and sell high. You want the stock price to rise, not to fall to...

• ByThe Motley Fool•Oct 30, 2021

Canadian investors can find a wide range of stocks on the TSX which are beneficial to various investing strategies. Dividend stocks are some of the strongest long-term stocks that...

• ByThe Motley Fool•Oct 30, 2021

Coming into the new decade, research had shown that many Canadians were unprepared for retirement. This data has been troubling, as deferred-benefit pension plans are set to become...

• ByThe Motley Fool•Oct 30, 2021

Air Canada (TSX:AC) stock was soaring high above the clouds before the pandemic struck. The onset of COVID-19 during the first quarter of fiscal 2020 wiped out the 27 consecutive...

• ByThe Motley Fool•Oct 30, 2021

Investors play favourites in the stock market, although they vary yearly depending on market conditions and current trends. The North West Company (TSX:NWC) is a great pick for...

• ByThe Motley Fool•Oct 30, 2021

It’s beginning to look like the Bank of Canada will be raising interest rates soon. Today, the Bank maintained its policy rate at 0.25% but warned of rising inflation and...

• ByThe Motley Fool•Oct 30, 2021

Key points Pembina Pipeline (TSX:PPL)(NYSE:PBA) stock continues to raise its guidance for the year on the back of strong earnings and future production. Investors will have to...

• ByThe Motley Fool•Oct 30, 2021
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Last September, I’d looked at some of the top dividend stocks to snatch up as inflation was on the rise. Inflation ticked up to 4.4% in the month of September, representing...

• ByThe Motley Fool•Oct 30, 2021

Many Canadians new to investing are keen on investing in technology because of all the tech sector’s popularity in the last few years. The tech sector has undoubtedly...

• ByThe Motley Fool•Oct 30, 2021

Even though the price of a stock has very little to do with its valuation or potential, many investors have a slight unconscious bias against stocks that are priced relatively low....

• ByThe Motley Fool•Oct 30, 2021