Moving on to the market, we got a nice rally today, but one swallow does not make a summer (Aristotle) and one up day doesn’t make a bull market.  But the rotten sentiment levels–which may have reached a nadir last week–mean there are plenty of stocks trading at bargain prices out there.
One worth investing in [...]

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There are literally thousands of companies from which to choose, but only a handful possess near-perfect growth records. Many years ago, I developed a system to measure the growth consistency of a company’s earnings and dividends. Companies that have increased their earnings and dividends at least 10% in each of the past 10 years receive [...]

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Investing in the stock market can be overwhelming or downright scary. The choices are endless, and a step in the wrong direction can result in steep losses, even for experienced investors.
Nevertheless, you shouldn’t put off investing until you think the “time is right.” Now is the best time to start. Procrastinating will not help you [...]

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I received the following email from a reader this week.
“When you get time (!) could you elaborate on why you don’t average down on growth stocks?  I’ve heard two “experts” in the last two days saying to average down on good stocks.”
D.B.
Portland, Oregon
This is a great question, because it gets to the heart of the [...]

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There are many interesting corporations located in Canada. Most major Canadian corporations are located in large cities within a short distance of the U.S. border. The fastest growing Canadian companies with five-year revenue and earnings growth of 15% or higher are:
Agrium
Barrick Gold
Baytex Energy
Iamgold
Open Text
Quicksilver Resources
Research in Motion
Rogers Communications
Sierra Wireless
SXC Health Solutions
There are many more companies [...]

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