Investing

Today there are just a few high yielding large cap stocks for the value investor to choose from. Here’s a look at three dividend stocks currently on my radar:

We have received a few emails from readers asking about Canadian monthly income funds. I have put together a monthly income funds comparison chart.

Because they are subject to interest rate risk, laddering (or having a variety of maturities) a bond or GIC portfolio reduces the impact of interest rate fluctuations.

It’s important to know everything you need to about the investments you are purchasing including the risks involved. And most of all, it’s important to know yourself.

World events have been producing smaller stock market corrections that offer potential bargains for the opportunistic investor.

In part one of this two part series I showed you how you can earn investment income from GIC’s and Bonds. Now let’s take a look at several additional ways that you can earn investment income.

One of the main reasons for investing, especially for the long term, is to receive supplementary income. Extra income is always welcome and a passive income source is always better than getting a part-time job.

You need to spend some time figuring out effective ways to get the most out of your savings. Here is a “back-to-basics” primer.

This is the final part of a four part series on how to invest your money. The main focus of this series of articles is to discuss the psychology of investing, how to get started, finding your strategy, and building your portfolio.

There are a lot of differing opinions about how to construct a long term investment plan – some go for a fixed total amount, others want sufficient income for financial independence that will not reduce their capital.