by Miranda | Investing 101, Investing Strategy
10When it comes to investing for retirement, the rules are pretty basic. This is because retirement investing is about the long haul. It’s about the big picture, and creating a portfolio that is fundamentally sound for the long term. As you work to build your...
by Darnell Brown | Dividend Investing, Investing 101, Investing Strategy
I was introduced to stock investing and the Dividend Reinvestment strategy through Vita Nelson, the editor of the Moneypaper. Ms Nelson ran recurring TV commercials where she briefly explained that people could begin a dividend reinvestment portfolio (DRIP) with very...
by Miranda | Investing 101, Investing Strategy
Many investors are looking for some sort of “secret” that will result in successful investing. Unfortunately, the reality is that most ordinary investors aren’t going to find some magic solution for amazing investment returns. Instead, if you want to...
by Michael Barton | Economics, Investing Strategy, Portfolio Strategy
It’s been an incredible start to 2013 for equity investors. The New Year rally, which really started back in November, has seen the Dow Jones Industrial Index touch 14,000. That’s a rise of over 11% in just a couple of months, and around 7% since the end of December....
by Michael Barton | Economics, Investing Strategy
Compared to the other seven members of the G7, Canada’s economy has been fairly steaming ahead, but that may be about to change. The collapsing European economy, now with both the German and French economies retracting as well as their neighbors, is beginning to weigh...
by Dave Scott | Investing 101, Investing Strategy, Options
A vertical bull spread is an income-generating options strategy suitable for when investors are bullish and expect underlying shares to rise substantially in the near term. A vertical bull spread typically involves a long-short paired trade, using either puts or...
