Earnings are up 20.7% at Intact Financial

Earnings are up 20.7% at Intact Financial

Higher premiums from personal lines and commercial business also drove revenue 6.2% higher in the most recent quarter.

What’s more, a 10% dividend increase and sharply higher earnings signal a strong future ahead. The shares are up 20.7% this year and 119.1% over the last five… Read More

Focusing on high-quality stocks pays off

Market data and academic studies have established that quality companies perform better than the overall market over long periods. The risk involved in investing in these companies is also lower than the broad market.
Defining quality has common threads
TSI has developed a 10-point checklist of factors… Read More

High-quality firms help you build wealth

One of the best methods of building wealth over time is to zero in on the shares of companies (or the ETFs that hold them) with sound fundamental value. That includes a history of consistently strong sales and earnings, or cash flow. A solid balance… Read More

IT stocks offer rewards—and risk

The technology industry can be extremely profitable—for those companies that get it right. However, the industry is dynamic and highly competitive, leaving a graveyard full of failed startups and once successful companies that were overtaken by competitors. Investors in this segment need to be extremely… Read More

Get 4.2% yield from Nutrien

Get 4.2% yield from Nutrien

Nutrien has demonstrated remarkable resilience in the face of economic headwinds. Despite a challenging fiscal year that saw the company write down its South American retail businesses by $465 million due to higher interest rates and a subdued profit outlook, the firm emerged with robust… Read More

Mid-cap stocks are a portfolio plus

Medium-sized companies are a bit like the proverbial middle child—they tend not to get as much attention from investors as the smallest or the biggest. But this creates opportunities for investors who are prepared to add the best of those stocks—or the ETFs that hold… Read More