Canada and Europe Are Building a Cybersecurity Alliance: This Canadian Software Stock Could Get a Second Look
Sharing more information across borders makes protecting it more important. Canada’s new European alliance includes cybersecurity and digital trust, giving investors another reason to look at companies already doing that work. This TSX stock has products to sell into the need. The opportunity
With Interest Rates Rising, Are Canadian Dividend Stocks Still Worth Buying?
Over the past three years, the Bank of Canada consistently lowered interest rates. But higher oil prices forced it to raise rates by 25 basis points, to 2.5%, last week. What’s more, BoC said it might keep raising rates if inflation remains elevated
Afraid of Losing Money? How Beginners Can Invest More Calmly
If you are new to investing, staying calm when the stock market feels frantic can be a challenge. Even experienced investors can struggle to keep their composure. Psychologists have discovered that the pain of losing money is twice as powerful as making money.
It Costs (About) 10 Cents to Trade $10,000
We’ve been tracking the all-in cost to trade U.S. equities for several years, and the story has consistently been one of falling costs and rising efficiency. Today, we’re updating that analysis through 2025 and introducing a small but meaningful methodological tweak that makes
Canadian Telecom Stocks: Which of the Big 3 Is Your Best Buy Now?
Canadian telecom stocks have long been regarded as some of the best long-term investments. That’s because they offer an increasingly necessary product, serve a large segment of the population, and offer handsome dividends. But which of the big three Canadian telecom stocks is
Spousal RRSPs Explained: Who Benefits and When
Couples can have a strong combined retirement balance and still pay more tax than expected. The problem often appears when most of the savings, and therefore most taxable withdrawals, sit in one person’s name. A spousal Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) can help
Hammond Power Solutions Is Positioned for the Big Data Centre Buildout: Here’s How I’d Buy It
The big data centre buildout has taken a U-turn amidst growing concerns around hyperscalers’ binge borrowing. While there were many warning signs, Meta Platforms’ (NASDAQ: META) plans to create a new class of non-voting shares to fund artificial intelligence (AI) investments triggered a
Gasoline Is Up 27.8% in a Year: This Oilsands Giant Is Cashing In
A trip to the gas station can now do an impressive amount of damage to a weekly budget. Statistics Canada reported that gasoline prices were 27.8% higher in September than a year earlier, and commuters don’t need a chart to appreciate the change.
CIBC Just Put a $17.50 Target on This Homegrown Oil Stock
An analyst target can make a stock look as though it comes with a destination already programmed. Buy here, arrive there, collect the difference. If only oil prices were willing to follow directions. A target is useful because it tells us what one
What Happens Next After Ottawa’s Deadline for Stelco
A government deadline can sound like the end of a dispute. For Stelco (TSX: STLC) workers and investors following its U.S. owner, October 13 was more likely another step in a difficult argument over jobs, tariffs, and promises made during a takeover. Ottawa
