There’s been a surge of interest in gold this year, but you’d probably come out ahead buying dividend payers. Read More

The most widely scorned energy stocks have rallied hard over the last week, but caution remains in order.  Read More

The famous gas explorer’s fiery death on the heels of federal charges marked the end of an era.  Read More

All three of our Special Situations Portfolio "cancer stocks" - companies that are on the cutting edge of developing revolutionary treatment for some of the worst forms of cancer, were in the news recently. And almost all of the news was good, with all three stocks moving up smartly as a result. Read More

We look at primary candidates’ energy policies and detail their implications for utility stocks. Read More

The Canadian economy is poised to reaccelerate. Read More

Most analysts avoid calling a top or bottom in the market, knowing the futility of such exercises. But sometimes you can sense when the worst is behind us, which I believe is now the case with energy stocks. Read More

The leading shale driller’s fourth-quarter results contained more bad news. But the share price has outperformed, and the company will be among the bust’s survivors.  Read More

Tanks at the key U.S. oil hub are filling up, to the ultimate profit of their owners.  Read More

While we don’t have China-related stocks in our portfolio now, I’ve followed China closely for years now. With the world’s second-largest economy since 2009, China has quickly become the bellwether for growth not only in the emerging markets, but the rest of the world.Even if you don’t actually own any… Read More