With the TSX Index fresh off three quarters of impressive gains, investors may wonder if it’s worth hanging onto the risk-on names going into year’s end. Indeed, a correction can always punish investors. And with valuations a lot higher than where they stood a year ago, it seems only prudent to ring the register here…
Shares of Gildan Activewear (TSX:GIL) have been defying the odds, blasting off close to 120% in the last two years, as most other apparel names have fallen under considerable pressure. Indeed, the apparel scene is a tough place to be unless you’re an efficient operator who knows how to retain (and even gain) additional market…
It can be tempting to wait for lower prices before putting $5,000 that’s sitting around in savings to work. Undoubtedly, if you tune into the financial news, you’ll probably hear that stocks are expensive and that a plunge may not be all too far off. And while the bull market has been as powerful as…
The artificial intelligence (AI) boom has made many investors considerable gains since ChatGPT went live almost three years ago. Undoubtedly, there are some critics who think the AI boom will not end well for tech or even the broader markets. Still, I do think that if investors continue to put their magnifying glasses on corporate…
Even as the TSX Index looks to cool off a bit after a hot start to the early autumn, investors should be on the lookout for the stocks of companies that have significant earnings momentum. In this piece, we’ll have a closer look at two names that still don’t look all too expensive relative to…
The Canadian telecom scene has been under quite a bit of pressure over the past two years. And while it’s hard to tell if the industry-wide selling is over with yet, I do think that the recent much-awaited rally in shares of Rogers Communications (TSX:RCI.B) is worth getting behind. Indeed, it was an unexpected bump,…
Who would have thought September would see more of the same for the broad TSX Index, which now finds itself up 2% in the past week and over 6% in the past month. Undoubtedly, if you were startled out of stocks amid the August choppiness, you missed out on an incredible past-month run that probably…
The TSX Index is actually beating the S&P 500 for 2025, a rare achievement that Canadian investors shouldn’t get used to, especially as the artificial intelligence (AI) boom continues to nudge mega-cap tech to impressive performance. Indeed, the S&P 500 has the mega-cap AI tech titans at its side. And while the AI trade could…
The mid-cap Canadian stocks are a great place to look if you don’t mind the added volatility for a shot at potentially better valuations on growth names that just aren’t as well-covered. In this piece, we’ll check out a pair of worthy mid-cap stocks that I think can give Canadian investors’ Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA)…
Billionaire investor Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management is one of the best smart money folks to follow closely, not just because he’s got an impressive track record of gains, but because he’s taken a liking to some Canadian businesses over the years. Undoubtedly, two standout TSX stocks in the Bill Ackman portfolio are…