Category: Investing

A $1,000 monthly Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) paycheque sounds like something reserved for investors who started investing immediately after the account launched in 2009. Well, it isn’t. The real question is yield. To produce $12,000 annually, a portfolio yielding 4% needs $300,000. At 5%, it needs $240,000. Push that to 6%, and the target falls […]

The idea of holding a stock for life only works if the business you are investing in can keep changing with the world around it. Simply put, more than a solid past, the company needs assets that remain useful, management willing to invest, and enough financial strength to keep rewarding shareholders along the way. In […]

Gold is supposed to calm nervous investors, yet gold stocks apparently missed that meeting. Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM) is a prime example, trading at $286.70 on September 22, only to drop to $262 at the time of writing, a drop of almost 9%. The important question isn’t whether the chart looked terrible for a […]

Canadian telecommunications giant BCE (TSX: BCE) has tested the patience of income investors. Down more than 60% from its five-year peak and falling roughly 12% in September 2026 alone, BCE stock has lost investors’ money for some time now. However, something could be shifting behind the recent capital losses veil to make a potential rebound […]

The wheat complex was lower across all three exchanges at the Monday close. Chicago SRW futures were down 4 ½ to 10 ¼ cents on the day. KC HRW contracts closed the session with losses of 8 ¼ to 10 ¾ cents. MPLS spring wheat posted losses of 6 to 10 cents across the board […]

Bitcoin miner Hut 8 (TSX: HUT) has long been a favourite alternative for short-term investors who seek exposure to Bitcoin prices. However, something has changed. The stock jumped 645% over 12 months ending June 20, 2026, and sustained the high price instead of falling back to its starting point in the crypto cycle. Although it […]

Soybeans came back to close Friday with contracts down 1 ¾ cent in some back months to November’s 1 ½ cent gain. Trade details set to be announced Monday calmed the selling. November saw 15 ½ cent gain on the week. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 1 1/2 cents at $12.62 1/2. Soymeal […]