We’re always asking the questions what’s coming our way and how can we either make more profits from it or keep what we’ve earned so far. Read More

We saw investment potential in the warming movement some time ago. That’s why we already hold a number of companies cashing in on several new, headline-grabbing government plans that coalesce around the cap-and-trade concept. Read More

Canadian income trusts have endured more than their share of turmoil during the six months since Canada’s minority ruling Conservatives announced a scheme to tax them as corporations beginning in 2011. Read More

Take a look at Personal Finance Portfolio tables this issue and for past issues; you’ll find, among several key themes, a collection of Germany-based companies with huge gains, including Bayer, Siemens, Volkswagen and others. Read More

Much has been made about the new all-time high for the Dow Jones Industrials Average. Yes, the Dow just crossed 13,000, and based on all the excitement, you’d think that holding its components since 2000 had been a great strategy. Read More

Too often investors get all clutched up when it comes to their portfolios because they can’t get past the past. But it’s not what a company did last year or last quarter that matters... Read More

In a small win for bondholder rights, Calpine Corp has proposed a settlement with bondholders to replace $12 billion of claims with a single claim of $3.5 billion; the agreement will eliminate $8 billion in duplicate claims. The settlement will require approval of both the presiding US bankruptcy court… Read More

We sold Enerplus Resources for good reason; the company did the exact opposite of what’s needed to deal with the pending tax bomb. Read More

Chevron, Southern Co and TEPPCO Partners have all reported solid first quarter earnings as well as substantial dividend increases. Read More

Rite Aid’s transforming acquisition of more than 1,800 drugstores is expected to close by the end of this month... Read More