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The Dividend Champions portfolio focuses on companies that will generate and grow wealth over the long term. So it’s mainly “buy and hold.” However, you can create additional income on your holdings, protect against downside risks and enhance the returns on long positions with simple options strategies.Starting this month, on… Read More

When legendary rhythm and blues singer Billy Ocean performs “Red Light Spells Danger,” his mind isn’t on Canadian home prices. But with a hat tip to Billy, we’ll use an altered title of his song for our “Red Hot” alert on the Canadian housing market.Last year we expressed concerns that… Read More

  • April 20, 2016

The Canadian dollar has jumped 15% against the greenback in just four months. Here’s what it means for the country’s economy. Plus: The latest news from our Dividend Champions. Read More

Canadian stocks have generated staggering returns in U.S. dollar terms since late January. Plus: The latest news from our Dividend Champions. Read More

You can dodge big, portfolio-crushing losses if you know what to look for. Case in point: Valeant Pharmaceuticals, a former market darling that recently suffered a dramatic fall from grace.Valeant provides an excellent case study because the warning signs were there for all to see. Here are the red flags… Read More

The Canadian equity markets (all are measured in U.S. dollars in this article), performed well compared to the U.S. and global equity markets in the first two months of 2016. Where the S&P 500 and the MSCI World Equity indexes both lost more than 5% so far this year, the… Read More