10 keys to finding undervalued stock picks

10 keys to finding undervalued stock picks

Here’s how to find undervalued stock picks — and maximize your long-term profits.
One of the key principles of successful investing is to buy high-quality “value stocks”: They’re undervalued stock picks; i.e.,  they are reasonably priced, if not cheap, in relation to their sales, earnings and assets… Read More

Q: Dear Pat: Can you please explain how real return bonds work? Also, are they worth investing in, especially the iShares Canadian Real Return Bond Index ETF and the iShares Floating Rate Index ETF? Thanks.

A: Real-return bonds pay you a rate of return that’s adjusted for inflation.

Here’s how they work:

When a real-return bond is issued, the level of the consumer price index (CPI) on that date is applied to the bond. After that, both the principal and interest payments… Read More

Profit from hidden value

By “hidden value,” we mean a company’s valuable assets that fail to get the attention they deserve. That can include, for example, its brand names, loyal clientele or real estate. When those assets are largely ignored, or hidden, the company’s shares trade for less than… Read More

A Yield to Caution

PIZZA PIZZA ROYALTY INCOME CORP. $9.77 (Toronto symbol PZA; Shares o/s: 24.6 million; Market cap: $240.3 million; Dividend yield: 8.8%; www.pizzapizza.ca) holds certain trademarks and trade names used by Pizza Pizza restaurants in Canada.
Those exclusive names are licensed to Pizza Pizza for 99 years. In return, it… Read More