Gold has big year in 2020 and outlook for this year robust. Learn about monetary expansion and gold future prices.Read More

The gold futures price reached US$1,767/ounce this week before retreating, which was the second time it has surpassed US$1,760 in the past two months, marking some of gold's highest levels in several years.Read More

Canadian Mutual Fund Adviser, MPL Communications Inc.133 Richmond St.W., Toronto, ON, M5H 3M8. 1-800-804-8846Most investment strategies stress one of two approaches. One of these is to chase after the action; that is, buy and sell often, in hopes of getting into markets or sectors that are rising and getting out with some of your profit intact, or at least with limited losses. The other, the one w...Read More

Money Reporter, MPL Communications Inc.133 Richmond St.W., Toronto, ON, M5H 3M8. 1-800-804-8846VERESEN INC. Veresen is the former Fort Chicago Energy Partners L.P., and is principally invested in the energy infrastructure business. It has interests in two pipeline systems, the Alliance Pipeline and the Alberta Ethane Gathering System; a midstream business with interests in a natural gas liquids;...Read More

Money Reporter, MPL Communications Inc.133 Richmond St.W., Toronto, ON, M5H 3M8. 1-800-804-8846What to do about common stocks We experienced a nice little year-end rally in Canadian stocks. Over the past four weeks, ending with January 3, 2014, the S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 3.22%, its biggest four-week gain since early November. Over the same period this past month our list of Recommended Co...Read More

The Investment Reporter, MPL Communications Inc.133 Richmond St.W., Toronto, ON, M5H 3M8. 1-800-804-8846 THE MARKET THIS MONTH: January is in the best six-month period for stocks. The strengthening U.S. and global economies are positive for company earnings and stock prices. But one risk is much higher stock prices today and the lengthening time with no 'correction' (or market setback). The need...Read More

Not only did this West African asset reach critical mass, but also it has "ample room to grow," noted an Echelon Capital Markets report.Thor Explorations Ltd. (THX:TSX.V; THXPF:OTCMKTS; THX:LSE) more than doubled the size, through drilling, of the resource at its 70%-owned Douta gold project in southeastern Senegal, reported Echelon Capital Markets analyst Ryan Walker in a March 20 research note....Read More

The MoneyLetter, MPL Communications Inc.133 Richmond St.W., Toronto, ON, M5H 3M8. 1-800-804-8846- Keith RichardsAs we begin the New Year, many of us find ourselves reflecting on past decisions we've made for our portfolios - both profitable and not - and the events that led to those decisions. It's also a time to look to the future and keep an eye on emerging trends, as well as taking lessons from...Read More

James Turk of Goldmoney, the impetus behind The Gold Report here at Streetwise, explains why he believes gold and silver are imperative assets to own in this current economy and how you can get involved with them. Starting his career in the 1960s working for Chase Manhattan Bank in Thailand, The Philippines, and Hong Kong, James Turk has a long history in the world of finance. In 2001, Turk start...Read More

Money Reporter, MPL Communications Inc.133 Richmond St.W., Toronto, ON, M5H 3M8. 1-800-804-8846U.S. investors made out like banditsThe final numbers are now in, and it turns out that the S&P/TSX Composite Index had a pretty good 2013, despite being in the red for much of April and all of June and early July. On December 31, 2012 the TSX closed at 12433.53, and on December 31, 2013 it closed at 1...Read More

Investor's Digest of Canada, MPL Communications Inc.133 Richmond St.W., Toronto, ON, M5H 3M8. 1-800-804-8846- Edited from an article by Elvis PicardoThe TSX Composite Index turned in a good performance in 2013, gaining 9.6 per cent for the year - 12.5 per cent, if you include the index's 2.9 per cent dividend yield. Yet, this pales when compared with 2013's star performers such as Japan's Nikkei...Read More

Investor's Digest of Canada, MPL Communications Inc.133 Richmond St.W., Toronto, ON, M5H 3M8. 1-800-804-8846 Tyler Reardon and Jeff Martin think the world of Canadian Natural Resources Inc. (CNQ-TSX, $34.58). Both gents are analysts with Peters & Co. in Calgary. And they view Canadian Natural's cash flow as one of the best among the big oil and gas plays.They also cite the company's strong ov...Read More

Canadian Mutual Fund Adviser, MPL Communications Inc.133 Richmond St.W., Toronto, ON, M5H 3M8. 1-800-804-8846 Among resource issues, energy stocks have held up relatively well this year. That may reflect the abundance of high-quality companies you find in this sector, as well as the positive long-term outlook for energy. Energy stocks have been a relatively bright spot in the otherwise dismal natu...Read More

Since we published ourJuly 12 issue, the 10 stocks in the table below are up by an average of 14.4 per cent. This beats the 10.3 per cent rise in the S&P/TSX Composite Index. All 10 are expected to earn more in 2014 than in 2013.Key stock Teck Resources remains a buy for long-term gains and dividends that are on the riseLower commodity prices have more than offset higher production and have reduce...Read More

Canadian Mutual Fund Adviser, MPL Communications Inc.133 Richmond St.W., Toronto, ON, M5H 3M8. 1-800-804-8846Among resource issues, oil and gas and energy stocks overall have held up relatively well this year. That may reflect the abundance of high-quality companies you find in this sector, as well as the positive long-term outlook for energy. Energy stocks have been a relatively bright spot...Read More

The MoneyLetter, MPL Communications Inc.133 Richmond St.W., Toronto, ON, M5H 3M8. 1-800-804-8846According to Keith Richards (Portfolio Manager at Value Trend), the major U.S. markets have entered into a new mega-year bull market, having recently broken through a 14-year technical ceiling that began in 1999. Some may argue that stocks should be getting ready for a bear market correction instead. Th...Read More

Money Reporter, MPL Communications Inc.133 Richmond St.W., Toronto, ON, M5H 3M8. 1-800-804-8846Canadian equities are gradually improving, according to recent growth in the S&P/TSX Composite Index. The only way to sustain increases in stock and trust prices is for those stocks and trusts to have sustained increases in earnings or cash flows, as the case may be. On that front, we have good news. Of...Read More

Investor's Digest of Canada, MPL Communications Inc.133 Richmond St.W., Toronto, ON, M5H 3M8. 1-800-804-8846- Edited from an article by Peter Pham As strange as it might now seem, big oil these days could use a tiger, or two, in its tank. That's because integrated oil companies are struggling with low refining margins as their net profits continue to plunge, notwithstanding healthy demand for...Read More

Investor's Digest of Canada, MPL Communications Inc.133 Richmond St.W., Toronto, ON, M5H 3M8. 1-800-804-8846- Edited from an article by Michael Smedley The black gold of the 21st Century. That's how Kiril Mugerman describes graphite. Of course, to most people, graphite is the stuff of which pencils are made. But Mr. Mugerman, an analyst with Industrial Alliance Securities in Montreal, isn't that...Read More

Investor's Digest of Canada, MPL Communications Inc.133 Richmond St.W., Toronto, ON, M5H 3M8. 1-800-804-8846 - Edited from an article by Keith Richards By this time, you already know America isn't going to go over the fiscal cliff - at least not yet. Just as this paper was going to press, Congress and President Obama succeeded in bringing an end to the stand off that had threatened to shut dow...Read More

The MoneyLetter, MPL Communications Inc.133 Richmond St.W., Toronto, ON, M5H 3M8. 1-800-804-8846The S&P/TSX Composite Index, including reinvested dividends, recently turned positive compared to the market's peak prior to the onset of the financial crisis in 2008. To illustrate the extreme volatility the market has experienced, consider this: if an investor would have missed even a few of the best...Read More

Investor's Digest of Canada, MPL Communications Inc.133 Richmond St.W., Toronto, ON, M5H 3M8. 1-800-804-8846- Edited from an article written by Brian HoffmanIn the months leading up to the October '87 crash, stocks marched higher before getting hammered by higher interest rates and commodity prices. Now, fast-forward 27 years. In the U.S., stocks have continued to march steadily upward despite som...Read More