Split-share corporations come with inherent drawbacks that can hand investors unexpected and unwelcomed costs sooner than they’d planned
Split-share corporations: they’re just one of the areas in which Pat McKeough’s Inner Circle can get our investment research. Members also get to ask investment questions of Pat… Read More

Your search for top Canadian stocks should focus on blue chips that pay sustainable dividends and meet our Successful Investor criteria
We continue to think investors will profit most—and with the least risk—by buying shares of well-established companies that have strong business prospects and strong positions… Read More

What are the most profitable stocks to buy? Blue chip stocks are included in that group—and here are the key characteristics you need to target for maximum success
What are the most profitable stocks to buy? Well, let’s start with blue chips. A company with a.. Read More

We’ve long recommended that most Canadian investors own two or more of the Big Five Canadian bank stocks—Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal, CIBC, TD Bank and Royal Bank. Simply put, they are some of the best stocks for dividends
Banks remain key lower-risk investments… Read More

Exchange traded funds (ETFs) are set up to mirror the performance of a stock market index or subindex. They hold a more or less fixed selection of securities representing the holdings that go into calculating the index or sub-index.
Today, we look at two Canadian ETFs… Read More

These two Canadian ETFs track Canada’s best-established indexes and provide low-fee exposure to widely traded blue chip stocks.
When you invest in ETFs, simpler is generally better. And each of these two Canadian ETFs provides a straightforward approach to investing in a selection of Canada’s top… Read More

Canadian bank stocks are true blue chip stocks and have long been a top choice for growth and income. Today’s economic uncertainty doesn’t change that
We’ve long recommended that all Canadian investors own two or more of the Big Five Canadian bank stocks — Bank of… Read More

These two blue chip ETFs hold mostly large-capitalization, widely traded stocks on the Canadian exchange. Both funds mirror, or track, the performance of major stock market indexes as opposed to narrower ones focused on resources or themes, such as solar power or biotech.
Blue chip ETFs… Read More

More and more, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are finding their way into the portfolios of investors.
That’s because, unlike many other financial innovations, they don’t load you up with heavy management fees, or tie you down with high redemption charges if you decide to get out of them… Read More