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  • January 19, 2017

The North West Company is about to expand its retail presence in the Caribbean. Read More

For the Canadian market, 2016 turned out as well as we could have hoped. In U.S. dollar terms, Canada’s benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index generated a total return of 24.5%, making it the best performer among the developed world’s equity markets and more than doubling the S&P 500’s return.Canadian Edge had… Read More

The avalanche of money that flowed into low-volatility and high-dividend mutual and exchange traded funds over the past few years is rapidly heading for the exits as investors take note of the recent sharp increases in longer-term interest rates.These higher yields are great news for savers, but they… Read More

  • December 7, 2016

Our take on Toronto-Dominion Bank's latest earnings release. Plus: An overview of our Dividend Champions' latest dividend increases. Read More

  • December 1, 2016

The Canadian government under-promised and over-delivered. Plus: Our take on the first of Canada's Big Six banks to report earnings. Read More

Four regional Canadian housing markets have received “Red Flags” from the Canada Housing and Mortgage Corporation (“CMHC”), an austere government agency that is considered the leading authority on the nation’s housing sector.“We now see strong evidence of problematic conditions overall nationally,” the agency’s chief economist said. “This is fuelled by… Read More