Energy represents a huge part of the Canadian economy, and the steep slide in the price of oil since mid summer hasn’t been pretty for investors in oil stocks. At the same time, oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) stocks have sold off hard, with big implications for the… Read More

As you can see, we’ve made dramatic changes since the September 2014 issue of Canadian Edge. While the issue is shorter and better designed, our commitment to comprehensive coverage of dividend-paying Canadian equities remains unwavering.The changes were taken in response to substantial feedback from you, our readers, to make our… Read More

Editor’s Note: What follows is the executive summary of the September 2014 issue of Canadian Edge. Thanks for reading. Publication of Canadian Edge, usually on the first Friday of every month, regularly coincides with employment reports from responsible government agencies on both sides of the US-Canada border.Jobs numbers, despite the… Read More

Editor’s Note: What follows is the executive summary of the August 2014 issue of Canadian Edge. Thanks for reading. It’s been a long time since the last real stock market correction, more than 500 days without a slide of more than 10 percent.Plenty of pundits have predicted such a downside… Read More

Buy and hold solid businesses for the long term and collect dividends: That’s what we’ve done to build wealth, and that’s what we’ll continue to do going forward. Read More

Rebounding commodity prices and surging corporate profits are laying the foundation for a durable recovery for the Canadian economy. Read More

Canadian stocks are running, and commodity prices are strong. But the loonie continues to languish. Read More

The Canadian Edge Portfolio posted solid total return numbers for the first three months of 2014, with the Aggressive Holdings outperforming major equity indexes by a wide margin and the Conservative Holdings in line with benchmarks. Read More

After two years of equity market underperformance relative to the US and a steep slide for the Canadian dollar it’s time for investors to take another long look at the Great White North. Read More

The trading year got off to a rough start, though the main Canadian equity benchmark outperformed. And the US State Dept finally released its environmental impact statement on the controversial Keystone XL project. Read More