Dear Pat: Your analysis please on the fundamental value in three beaten-up resource-related equities: Orbit Garant Drilling, Thompson Creek Metals and Stonegate Agricom.

Orbit Garant Drilling, $2.15, symbol OGD on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 33.3 million; Market cap: $71.6 million, www.orbitgarant.com), is a Canadian firm that provides both underground and surface drilling services to mining companies. It has 224 drills and 800 employees that serve clients in Canada and… Read More

Borrowing to invest—the pros and cons

While interest rates remain near historic lows, borrowing money to invest continues to look like an attractive investment strategy.

We believe that this strategy works best if you borrow to buy well-established, dividend-paying stocks. For instance, you could select from the companies we recommend in the… Read More

Fairfax buys some RIM

FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS $417.01 (Toronto symbol FFH: TSINetwork Rating: Average) (416-367-2612; www.fairfax.ca; Shares outstanding: 19.9 million; Market cap: $8.3 billion; Dividend yield: 2.4%) now owns 5.12% of Research in Motion, symbol RIM on Toronto. RIM is a recommendation of our Successful Investor newsletter.

RIM has appointed… Read More