A visit to Canadian Tire or Home Depot, despite limited store capacity, shows healthy consumer demand to buy paint, furniture and renovation supplies, even in the U.S. where the number of COVID cases remains much higher than in Canada, per […]
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The post-U.S. election rally was definitely over by Friday with all major indices on Wall Street selling sharply. Tech, which rallied the most after the vote, sank the most during the session and week. The Nasdaq closed the day -2.24% […]
The TSX traded above 25,000 for all of Thursday and ended the session with a new closing high. The Canadian index rose 0.22%, led by energy, but lagged by tech. Major movers: Atkins Realis Group leapt 15.67%, Paramount Resources 15.32%, […]
As the post-election rally faded in the U.S., the TSX climbed 0.26% higher on Wednesday to make a new closing high. It was just shy of 25,000, led by outsized gains in tech stocks. Actually, only four of 11 sectors […]
Shopify reported a blow-out quarter that helped lift the TSX to 25,000 Tuesday morning. The TSX closed below that mark, but still notched a 0.54% gain. Nearly all sectors lost ground as materials and energy led the laggards, though. Shopify […]
The post-US election rally continued into the new week, though only partially. The Dow rose another 0.68% or 300 points to a new high of almost 44,300 while the TSX advanced 0.12% nearly its own new high. TSX sectors were […]
A visit to Canadian Tire or Home Depot, despite limited store capacity, shows healthy consumer demand to buy paint, furniture and renovation supplies, even in the U.S. where the number of COVID cases remains much higher than in Canada, per […]
The U.S. companies that supply medical equipment (medical equipment stocks), from test tubes to surgical robotics. That’s the Stryker Stock (SYK-N), Boston Scientific (BSX-N), Becton, Dickinson (BDX-N) and Intuitive Surgical (ISRG-Q). Took a hit from the COVID-19 lockdown, so are […]
It’s been a while since we’ve looked at ETFs, and just long as long that we’ve probed corners of the markets that involve cybersecurity stocks, clean energy stocks and medical device stocks. Admittedly, this isn’t sexy stuff like Shopify, Barrick […]
Bellwethers are trendsetters, indicating the direction of markets. This week we look at the FedEx Stock and the Walmart Stock, two U.S. bellwether stocks to give us some clue to the direction of the world’s biggest economy as it struggles […]
Amazon, Facebook, Apple and Tesla have been blowing out their quarters and rocketing into the stratosphere, but what about their Canadian peers? It’s time to meet the DOCKS, the top 5 Canadian Tech Stocks. Meet the Top Canadian Tech Stocks […]
During the dog days of summer in a most unusual year (with a U.S. election to boot), it’s fair to say that many of the rules and tools of investing (i.e. seasonality) are out the window. Today, where having a […]
This week, I’m going to change the pace and include stocks that an investor should not buy, at least not now. The Netflix stock, CGI stock and BEP stock are our top hits and misses. After all, most of the […]
Nearly three months ago in the depths of the lockdown, I recommend some safe dividend stocks. This was happening as stocks left, right and centre, were halting their divvies, which made life for dividend investors like me tricky. Now we’re […]
For obvious reasons, the healthcare stocks are front and centre for investors these days. Even before the pandemic, the aging demographic around the world was another catalyst for growth in these Canadian healthcare stocks to buy. All eyes on COVID […]
Truth is, the infrastructure process is notoriously slow in both Canada and USA, but recent commitments signal that governments are finally green lighting massive projects which will stir economic activity (and infrastructure stocks) and create jobs in a time of […]
It’s summer. Bars are reopening across the land and folks are entertaining at home with barbecues and small dinner parties. After all, Canadians still can’t vacation abroad, attend concerts or catch ballgames, but we can still drink—beer, wine and spirits. […]
Halfway through June, volatility has returned to markets as areas continue to reopen for business, new Covid cases decline but pop up in certain spots, and protests hit the streets. It’s now time to have as look at how COVID-19 […]
A month ago, I would have been crazy to write a column recommending stocks to buy on a pullback. How things have changed in a short time. The Nasdaq and Dow have returned to pre-lockdown levels while the TSX is […]
By now, provinces and states across North America are deep into reopening. The long lines to enter shops and to pick-up items ordered online tell the story. It’s the perfect time to write about the top retail stocks to buy […]
They say, “For a lifetime of good investing habits, start them young” … and initiate kids to the stock market. Let’s see what are the kids’ top stock picks. With kids staying at home, it might be a good time […]
Last week, we explored 4 Covid-19 Vaccine Stocks actively testing Covid-19 vaccines : Moderna, Pfizer, Inovio and AstraZeneca. This week, we look at four more, including one partnership. In many cases, public companies are partnering with universities and governments to […]
If you’ve been shopping from home, you’re paying online with a credit card using some product related to some of the best online payment stocks. If you’ve been buying groceries at a store during this lockdown, you’re likely paying with […]
What follows could be shopping list when you go out to do your weekly run. Below are our top 4 shopping stocks to buy during the COVID-19 lockdown: consumer staples and defensives that sell booze, weed, snacks and toilet paper. […]
If you’re an income / dividend stocks investor, you’re either weeping or philosophical about the rash of companies suspending dividends because of the COVID-19 uncertainty. (GM is the latest.) Philosophical in this context means keeping an eye on the long-term, […]
As Germany and other European countries relax their lockdowns and Trump considers it for America, markets are already pricing in a recovery. The V vs. U debate rages on, but whatever the shape the recovery eventually takes, the stocks below […]
Canadian Stocks Earnings Season Kicking Off As earnings season kicks off, the end of the oil war has failed to re-ignite markets despite OPEC announcing historic production cuts. Let’s have a look at some Canadian Stocks that could shine through […]
Heading into Easter, COVID-19 Stock Recovery and markets began the week enjoying a resurrection. On Monday, the Dow leapt 7.73% and the TSX spiked 5%, and in early Tuesday morning trading both indices were flying above 3%. That means the […]
Any investor practising hand–washing and social distancing is keeping his eye on the Big Graph. No, not the 50-day moving average, but the Johns Hopkins live COVID-19 map that tracks the number of new, current and resolved cases country-by-country around […]
The coronavirus has slashed stock markets around the world. This is our 4th Coronavirus Stocks post. We previously wrote about the Coronavirus Selloff, the Stocks to Buy or Avoid and built a full list of questions and answers about the […]
Today we’re looking at stocks opportunities and stocks to buy on the dip. We previously wrote about Coronavirus Stocks to Buy and Avoid and a many questions and answers about how the Coronavirus affects the stock markets. Over the weekend, […]