Niche Lender Has Gains Ahead

Home Capital is a leader in its field of first mortgage lending to Canadian borrowers who do not meet the lending requirements of major banks. However, Home Capital’s conservative lending practices have let it avoid the subprime mortgage problems that have hurt similar lenders in… Read More

Seven New Buys For Aggressive Investors

We’ve added seven new stocks to our Aggressive Growth Portfolio. While riskier than many of our recommendations, these seven are leaders in their fields, and attractively priced in relation to their prospects. Conservative investors should limit stocks like these to no more than a third… Read More

Home Capital Is Sound

HOME CAPITAL GROUP $34.97 (Toronto symbol HCG; SI Rating: Extra Risk) (1-800- 990-7881; www.homecapital.com; Shares outstanding: 34.5 million; Market cap: $1.2 billion) has recovered most of its price decline after rising credit quality concerns, especially around subprime mortgages, hurt U.S. markets and financial stocks in… Read More

These Two Profit From Riskier Clientele

HOME CAPITAL GROUP INC. $38.39 (Toronto symbol HCG; SI Rating: Extra Risk) (1-800-990-7881; www.homecapital.com; Shares outstanding: 34.5 million; Market cap: $1.3 billion) is a federally regulated trust company offering residential first mortgages to small business owners, the self-employed and others who don’t meet the stricter… Read More

Home Capital Adds a Market

HOME CAPITAL GROUP INC. $38.07 (Toronto symbol HCG; SI Rating: Extra Risk) (1-800-990-7881; www.homecapital.com; Shares outstanding: 34.5 million; Market cap: $1.3 billion) has opened its first branch in Quebec. The office, located in Montreal, will focus on servicing the Greater Montreal area, Gatineau and Quebec… Read More

Profiting From Bank Rejects

ACCORD FINANCIAL CORP. $7.90 (Toronto symbol ACD; SI Rating: Speculative) (416-961-0007; www.accordfinancial.com; Shares outstanding: 9.4 million; Market cap: $74.3 million) is in the factoring business in Canada and the U.S. Factoring is the purchase of a company’s accounts receivable at a discount. Accord profits by… Read More

Buy for a “Double Discount”

CANADIAN GENERAL INVESTMENT TRUST $28.89 (Toronto symbol: CGI) (110 Yonge Street, Suite 1601, Toronto, Ontario. M5C 1T4. 1-800-207-0 067. Buy or sell through a broker) mainly invests in shares of Canadian companies of average or above-average quality. The fund is well diversified by economic sector… Read More