Dividend investing can produce high total returns in the long run. However, deciding which factors to focus on in determining the stocks that are held within a portfolio can be challenging. Looking back on my own dividend investing performance, I wish I had appreciated the......
The total crypto market cap surged higher and tested the $325.0B level before correcting lower. Bitcoin price spiked above the $11,000 resistance level and it is currently consolidating gains. EOS price is back below the $7.200 level and it might test the $7.050 or $7.000......
Ripple price rallied significantly above the $0.4500 and $0.5000 resistances against the US dollar. The price traded as high as $0.5087 before it started a sharp downside correction. There was a break below a key bullish trend line with support near $0.4650 on the hourly......
ETH price climbed sharply above $300, but it struggled to clear the $315-320 resistance against the US Dollar. The price corrected lower, declined below the $300 level, and found support near the $295 level. There was a break below a major bullish trend line with......
Everyone loves a great deal, and no one more than the savvy investor. The best news is that at some point, every stock can be considered a deal, but it’s the outlook and historical performance that will tell you whether that stock is worth your......
The North American markets are trading near their all-time highs, but there are still bargains lying around in plain sight. Here are two ridiculously cheap stocks that can deliver incredible upside! TORC Oil and Gas TORC Oil and Gas (TSX:TOG) is an oil-weighted producer that......
Much to the chagrin of XRP investors and enthusiasts, Ripple’s price has been somewhat stagnant over the past few months, rising to recent highs of just below $0.50 from its year-to-date lows of below $0.30. Although these gains are certainly nothing to be frowned upon,......
Is your portfolio in trouble? As skeptics have been saying for years, stocks are expensive. For more than a decade, equity markets have been on a continual rise despite claims of overvaluation. Yet, markets eventually revert to reasonable prices over time — eventually. How should......
Any investor can use some extra cash. Immediately, you can generate a powerful income stream from these undervalued dividend stocks. Not only will you get juicy but safe yields of up to 6.3%, but history indicates that you’ll also get decent price appreciation and income......
Are you tired of losing money on the stock market? Lower your chances of losing money and increase your chances of making money by buying safe dividend stocks that have price momentum. Here are two big dividend stocks that have strong price momentum. The Canadian......
Following a massively volatile past few days for Bitcoin and the aggregated crypto markets, BTC has now been able to slow down and find some stability around $10,700 and is forming $10,500 as a level of support. Analysts have long noted that the mid-$11,000 level......
Whenever Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) enters an industry, investors should take notice. Since its humble book-selling days, the company has grown to dominate web servers, artificial intelligence, smart home hardware, fashion, transportation, and more. Many of its biggest successes remain unknown to everyday consumers. In fact,......
Defensive investors: how does a diversified Canadian asset manager covering around $330 billion worth of assets including real estate, renewable power, infrastructure, and private equity sound to you? It sounds like a tempting play ahead of a potentially broad market downturn, doesn’t it? Having averaged......
Prices of Brent and WTI were up at the end of the week, with pundits divided as to the cause. While the obvious answer lay in the ratcheting tensions in the Middle East, there are at least two other factors that are possibly more likely......
Earlier this week, the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) met to review its outlook for the economy and discuss what actions it should take to help it achieve its long-run goals of price stability and sustainable economic growth. The takeaway from this week’s meeting,......
Aurora Cannabis (TSX:ACB)(NYSE:ACB) shares are currently trading at a rather lofty 500 times price-to-earnings multiple. But are fears that Canada’s second-largest publicly traded cannabis stock is overvalued overblown? Let’s take a closer look at why ACB’s current price-to-earnings multiple might not have much to do......
While the idea of buying and selling FTSE 100 shares in a short period of time in order to make a quick profit sounds appealing, doing so in practice can be hugely challenging. Not only are there additional costs in terms of commission, trading shares......
Investors seeking to boost the value of their retirement nest egg usually include dividend shares in their portfolio. The good news is that the best dividend-paying companies also often have the most robust share price growth prospects. Today I’m going to at Unilever (LSE: ULVR),......
While the FTSE 100’s dividend yield of 4.5% may be appealing at the present time, it is possible to obtain a higher income return from some of the index’s members. As such, it may be possible for an investor to generate a portfolio yield of......
Creating a passive-income portfolio has been an incredibly hot topic lately. It’s easy to see why. After an incredibly hot summer — both physically and within the markets — investors were shocked by October and the market swing that came with it. Investors were left......
Cannabis stocks have come off the boil since the start of 2019 and there appears to be little life left in the sector as fears of a trade war and a weaker global economy weigh on the outlook for consumer products. This is being exacerbated......
With the income returns from Cash ISAs continuing to lag inflation, FTSE 100 dividend stocks could be a realistic alternative for long-term investors who are seeking to generate a passive income. Since the index yields around 4.5% at the present time, obtaining an income return......
Warren Buffett once recommended investors only buy stock they would be happy to own if the market closed tomorrow and didn’t re-open for the next 10 years. In other words, the Sage of Omaha promotes a mindset of only holding shares in quality companies and......
Generating a retirement income that is sufficient to provide you with financial freedom in older age can be tough. Assets such as cash and bonds do not provide a sufficiently high income in many cases, while buy-to-let investing has reduced in appeal as a result......
What an awful, awful year it’s been for Saga (LSE: SAGA) shareholders. Its market value has shrunk by more than 70% over the past 12 months and, following the fresh sell-off which greeted last week’s trading update, it’s now on the podium for the FTSE......
For some people, personal finance is right up there with unblocking the drains. Even when they do get around to thinking about it, they may assume that ‘saving’ and ‘investing’ are the same things, not helped by some in financial media electing to use the......
In the latest trading session SunPower SPWR closed at 10 36 marking a 1 05 move from the previous day This move lagged the S amp P 500 s daily loss of 0 13 Elsewhere the Dow lost 0 13 while the tech heavy Nasdaq......
The FTSE 100 has got some fresh wind in its sails in June and, as I type, it’s up 4% in the month to date. Investors are seemingly happy to shrug off ongoing tension around US-Chinese trade talks, political and military turmoil in the Middle......
With the whiff of earnings slowdowns in the air, inevitably investors are becoming more and more concerned over how dividends will pan out in 2019 and beyond. They’re also concern over whether there could be some more painful payout cuts in the offing. We’ve already......
Are you banking on an inheritance to fund your retirement? You’re not the only one. An estimated 5m under-55s are playing “inheritance roulette”, putting off saving for retirement because they are banking on a legacy windfall. Inherit the wind The research comes from Canada Life......
Investors tend to buy blue-chip stocks because they’re dependable and predictable. Blue-chip FTSE 100 companies might not be as exciting as their small-cap peers but, most of the time, you can depend on them to give you a predictable income stream from dividends as well......
Forget Neil Woodford? That’s not easy, as a constant stream of revelations about his investment fund mismanagement come to light. Disillusioned investors will be looking for new funds to put their money into and, if you’re in that position, here are three to consider. But......
There were sharp gains in BTC to USD above the $10,000 level against the US Dollar. The price traded to a new 2019 high above the $11,000 level at $11,234. There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $10,550 on the 4-hours......
ETH price started a strong upward move and broke the key $300 barrier against the US Dollar. Bitcoin price gained momentum above $10,000 and $11,000 levels and is currently consolidating. There is a major ascending channel in place with support near $305 on the 4-hours......
As inflation surges to the highest level in the past seven years and interest rates hold steady, Canadian REITs promise your retirement portfolio the perfect hedge against risk amid the backdrop of a dubious international trade war. Driven by sustained low interest rates on the......