The past few weeks had many stock investors wondering whether the wild market swings created more risk than they could bear.But this volatility shouldn’t affect long-term investors—after all, we calculate the value of a company based on five-year or longer forecasts of profits and cash flows. However,… Read More

Perhaps it’s the glorious summer days here in Vancouver or maybe the lingering euphoria of the Canada Day celebrations that has lulled me into a tranquil state. But neither the ongoing Greek drama nor signs of rising U.S. interest rates convince me that it’s time to modify the Dividend Champions… Read More

“Sell in May and go away” is an old investment saying probably inspired by stressed traders looking forward to their summer vacations.Nevertheless, studies covering several decades have proven that investment returns are, on average, considerably lower between May and October than from November through April. The evidence indicates… Read More

Hello, my name is Deon Vernooy, and I’m the new Chief Invest­ment Strategist for Canadian Edge. I’m a Canadian resident and I’ll be returning Canadian Edge to its focus on strong, income-generating stocks, my specialty and passion.  Surveys have shown that what you value most from Canadian Edge is steady,… Read More

A 30% decline versus the U.S. dollar led to jokes about “the Canadian peso” in the 1990s. We’re not quite at those levels, but we’re getting close after an 8.6% slide for the loonie in 2014 and 7.7% depreciation thus far in 2015. Since the end of 2013, the Canadian… Read More

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The price of crude oil enjoyed a 20% spike from Jan. 28 to Feb. 3 and resumed a mini-uptrend over the past couple days. The Canadian dollar has bounced along with it, rising from a six-year low of 78.5 U.S. cents on Jan. 30 to 80.5 on Feb. 3.Is this… Read More

Canada is going through a rocky patch, but don’t let short-term troubles color your view of the long-term value of Canada to your portfolio. Successful investors think in terms of years, not quarters.Consider Canada’s record. Nearly five years ago we described Canada as “The Northern Tiger,” and we showed Canada… Read More

Saudi Arabia, the “central banker of oil,” usually cuts its exports to keep oil prices high when there’s a global glut. Not this time.Why is it encouraging lower oil prices to stay low? Some say to hurt geopolitical rivals Russia and Iran. Others say its sights are set squarely on… Read More