Is It a Good Idea to Diversify Your Financial Portfolio into Canada as Well?

The Canadian economy has turned the corner, driven in large part by an increase in business investment, gains in household wealth, and expansionary prospects vis-à-vis fiscal policy. The Canadian economy is heavily reliant on commodity prices, and a turnaround in the price of crude oil, gold, iron ore, and related commodities is helping to boost Canadian GDP. The Bank of Canada (BOC) expects inflation to surpass the 2% benchmark which may help your financial portfolio. Wage growth is increasing in Canada, and this bodes well for clearing excess capacity currently in the market. The Government of Canada is working hard …

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McDonald’s (MCD): A Boring Dividend Stock for a Fast-Paced Market

Written by Ben Carlson When bull markets are in full swing, investors become enamored with hot growth stocks.  This explains why names like Tesla (TSLA), Facebook (FB) and Netflix (NFLX) have garnered the attention of market participants with their fast-paced growth prospects and volatile stock price movements. It’s simply much easier to become more optimistic about future growth in technology companies when stocks are going up.  People are making money hand over fist and everyone’s happy.  This is why stocks with “can’t miss” narratives do so well in times like these.   Growth stocks become the sexy investments because they …

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Should You Buy Twitter?

Much buzz has been hitting the business news today regarding the IPO (Initial Public Offering) of Twitter. It’s no surprise investors and traders are interested in getting a piece of the action, especially after the large-scale IPO’s of Facebook and LinkedIn. Twitter is essentially the last big social media giant left to invest in. Together, these three social-media giants dominate the current web and mobile landscape. Of these social-media giants, Twitter is probably the best positioned and integrated in the ever evolving mobile landscape. It was right from the start. Personally, I much prefer using Twitter over Facebook. Twitter’s online …

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Three Dividend Payers Who Could See Significant Share Price Increases

The following post is written by Hank Coleman. Dividend yield isn’t the only thing out there for investors to consider. What about capital appreciation? There are several stocks that are poised to see their share prices appreciate as well. They could not only earn you an excellent return with a dividend yield but will also provide you with a great return with their under valued share prices. These three dividend payers could see a significant share price increase over the next year. One of the greatest attributes of dividend stocks is that they pay you to wait for their share …

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