AVOID PETROLEUM STOCKS FOR YOUR DRIPS Written by: Stan Heller My February 10th Essay about the DRIP advantage generated considerable correspondence and discussion at our regular Weekly Market Update Q&A. I was asked, “Why didn’t you include any petroleum stocks in your shortlist of top Dividend Reinvestment Play candidates?” It’s a fair question. After [...]
RANKING THE CANADIAN BANKS Written by: Stan Heller Canadian investors love their bank stocks, and why not? Few companies offer such a desirable combination of stability, dividends and growth. If you only have room in your portfolio for just one bank, which one would you choose? VectorVest analysis can guide you in your [...]
THE OPTIMUM DRIP ADVANTAGE Written By: Stan Heller Dividend reinvestment through a Dividend Reinvestment Plan, or DRIP, is an attractive strategy, especially for young investors with an eye on creating a secure retirement. You can find a list of DRIPs in VectorVest’s Special WatchLists folder. A third-party website such as dripprimer.ca offers additional [...]
RISING STOCKS IN RISING SECTORS Written By: Stan Heller Despite unrelenting fears about high inflation and a possible recession, almost all global stock markets delivered positive gains in January. To see what’s really happening, we need to check with VectorVest. Run a QuickTest of the VectorVest US Global Market ETFs WatchList in VectorVest 7 [...]
THE NEW TSX 30 WATCHLIST Written by: Stan Heller The TSX 30 is an annual list of the top-performing stocks on the TSX over three years, based on dividend-adjusted share price performance. With 15 oil & gas stocks on the list, this year’s edition shows how dominant the Petroleum Sector was through most of [...]
THE MARKET IN REVIEW Rising Coronavirus cases spooked investors in the first trading session of the week and the TSX finished in negative territory. However, rallying gold shares helped the TSX reverse course and close to the upside Tuesday. Technology shares provided support mid-week and Canadian stocks closed higher again. The upward drive continued [...]
