This month’s best buys are very different companies, but they do have two things in common: They both stand to gain from a strengthening U.S. economy, and they’re also “clean,” operating in growing sectors where sustainability is the buzzword.Our first pick is an existing Conservative Holding that offers attractive value… 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

On December 3, Canadian Oil Sands Ltd. announced a 42.9% dividend cut effective with the payment scheduled for late February 2015. The company (TSX: COS, OTC: COSWF) doesn’t hedge, or sell its production forward to lock in cash flow, so it’s taking the drop in oil prices on the chin.Through… Read More

An unprecedented run of uninterrupted growth in the Land Down Under could come to an end if policymakers don’t act. A recession may be just the jolt Australia needs to revitalize its economy. Read More

Dry weather, a smaller harvest and lower grain volumes razed fiscal 2014 financial results for Australia’s largest publicly traded agriculture company. Read More

A lot of mining and resource stocks are cheap right now. Whether there’s value to be found is a question of fundamentals for specific commodities. Read More

Oil Search Ltd’s (ASX: OSH, OTC: OISHF, ADR: OISHY) PNG LNG project is moving from the “promise” to “payoff” phase, with a significantly stepped-up dividend policy to take effect earlier than expected. Read More

Solid third-quarter results from its high-quality portfolio of shopping centers, office towers and business and industrial parks helped GPT Group (ASX: GPT, OTC: GPTGF) lift its full-year earnings guidance. Read More

Sometimes you find good investment ideas where you least expect them.I was reminded of this at a recent Halloween party, when a conversation with Grandpa Dave, a family friend and the father of one of my wife’s closest confidantes, called to mind two of my favorite… Read More

Companies Can Afford Dividends; Slide Is Likely Over Read More