Dividend Stocks

You must have heard of the Beat The TSX strategy by now, and while it has its merit, it often is inconceivable for investors to sell their entire portfolio every year and buy back only 10 stocks. Considering the average DIY investor holds over 20 stocks on average, it’s a pretty tough ...

Dogs are great companions, one that many Canadians choose to own! It’s essential, however, to consider the time and energy needed to raise and care for your new best friend. You will need to consider needs like training, grooming and walks, to name a few. Budgeting for your dog’s necessities ...

Cats are known to be more low maintenance and independent than dogs, making them easy companions. Unfortunately, their carefree nature does not equate to low annual expenses.  To start, you can get a cat from a shelter, a breeder, or a pet store, where it would be free-$1500+ depending on ...

What emotions is going through your head these days when it comes to investing? Lost? Hopefull? Remember last year when corporations adjusted their earnings and now they are beating them? That’s often a sign the trouble is behind on the stock market. Don’t confuse the stock market with the economic ...

ShawCor is a leading integrated energy services company. It specializes in technology-based products and services for the pipeline, pipe services, petrochemical, and industrial markets. The company operates eight divisions, with more than 100 manufacturing and service facilities in 25 countries around the world. ShawCor has more than 85 years of pipeline ...

Whitecap Resources Inc. is an oil-weighted growth company. It is a clean Canadian energy company focusing on the acquisition, development, and production of oil and natural gas assets in Western Canada. The company has a low decline light oil asset base and 2,895 drilling locations in British Columbia, Alberta, and ...

Badger Daylighting is North America’s largest provider of non-destructive excavating services. The company caters to diverse markets including oil and gas, energy, industrial, construction, transportation, and others. It provides excavating services through two distinct business methods, Badger corporate operations and operating partners which include franchisees in the US and agents ...

Boralex engages in the development and operation of renewable energy power facilities in Canada, France, the UK, and the U.S. It is the largest independent producer of onshore wind power in France. Its operating segments include wind (89% of its portfolio), hydroelectric (8%), thermal (2%) and solar assets (1%) with ...

Russel Metals is one of the North America’s biggest metal distributors and processors. The company is one of key distributor of metal products such as aluminium, stainless steel, carbon hot rolled and cold finished steel, pipe and tubular products as well as different types of non-ferrous specialty metals. Russel Metals ...

Business Development Companies (BDCs) are another special type of investment, like real estate investment trusts (REITs) or Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs), the companies are in the United States and are publicly traded on stock exchanges.  They often have high dividend yields approaching 10% or more. Hence, these stocks are attractive ...