Debra Ray, Author at The Motley Fool Canada

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Dividend Stocks

5G Canada Stock: A Better Buy Than Pot?

December 16, 2019 | Debra Ray

Quebecor Inc (TSX:QBR-B)(TSX:QBR-A) has a high return on equity, exceeding shareholder expectations. 2020 will be an even better year for…

Dividend Stocks

Top 2020 Long Stock Market Trade: A 30% Estimated Upside

December 16, 2019 | Debra Ray

Canadian stock market investors looking for a stock with a potential 30% upside after the new year may want to…

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Dividend Stocks

Stock Market Canada: Easily Buy With Little Savings

December 14, 2019 | Debra Ray

You can easily start saving for retirement in the Canadian stock market without much money by buying cheap stocks like…

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Tech Stocks

Shopify Inc (TSX:SHOP) Stock: A Perfect Time to Sell?

December 13, 2019 | Debra Ray

For investors in Canada who still own Shopify Inc (TSX:SHOP)(NYSE:SHOP) shares in their stock market portfolios, now may be the…

Dividend Stocks

A TFSA Stock Market Buy: The Easy Way to Earn Extra Income

December 11, 2019 | Debra Ray

Every citizen of Canada should buy stock market assets in Thomson Reuters Corp (TSX:TRI)(NYSE:TRI) for their Tax-Free Savings Accounts before…

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Dividend Stocks

Canada Stock Market: Revenue Plummets for Oldest Company

December 10, 2019 | Debra Ray

The oldest company in Canada, Hudson's Bay Company (TSX:HBC), might be going out of business after 350 years, as its…

Stocks for Beginners

This Canada Pot Stock May Be a Good U.S. Acquisition

December 9, 2019 | Debra Ray

Savers in Canada should buy stock in likely acquisition targets like the pot stock, Flower One Holdings Inc (TSXV:FONE), to…

Dividend Stocks

Increase Your Stock Market Assets: Grow Your Net Worth

December 8, 2019 | Debra Ray

Canadians should look for stock market assets with growing revenue and profit margin potential like Cogeco Communications Inc (TSX:CCA), a…

Dividend Stocks

Tax-Free Stock Market Dividends: Build Retirement Revenue

December 7, 2019 | Debra Ray

More Canadians self-invest in the stock market by buying monthly dividend stocks like Pizza Pizza Royalty Corp. (TSX:PZA) for extra…

Dividend Stocks

Canada Stock Market Investors: 2 Profitable Dividend Payers

December 6, 2019 | Debra Ray

Canadians should find companies with strong revenue growth and solid dividend histories like Aecon Group Inc (TSX:ARE) to add to…

Stocks for Beginners

TSX Canada: 3 Top Revenue-Growth Stocks for 2020

December 5, 2019 | Debra Ray

In Canada, financial stocks are top revenue performers on the Toronto Stock Exchange with solid dividend histories, like iA Financial…

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Dividend Stocks

TFSA Stock Market Millionaires Lower Canada Tax Revenue

December 4, 2019 | Debra Ray

Untaxed TFSA millionaires from stock market investments like Royal Bank of Canada (TSX:RY)(NYSE:RY) earn high incomes and burden the Canada…

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Dividend Stocks

Canada Stock Market up on Solid Bank Revenue Growth

December 3, 2019 | Debra Ray

Stock market investors may want to buy bank stocks in Canada on the Toronto Stock Exchange after positive Bank of…

Cannabis Stocks

Apple App Store Ban Harms Canopy Growth (TSX:WEED) Stock

December 2, 2019 | Debra Ray

The Apple ban on vaping apps harms Canopy Growth Corp (TSX:WEED)(NYSE:CGC), as it unveiled cannabis 2.0 vape pens and cartridges…

Dividend Stocks

Self-Manage Your Retirement & Boost Your Retirement Income

December 2, 2019 | Debra Ray

Supplement your low yield Canadian Pension Plan (CPP) income with Royal Bank of Canada (TSX:RY)(NYSE:RY) stock in a self-managed Tax-Free…

Stocks for Beginners

What Pot Stock Buyers Need to Know About This Cannabis 2.0 Portfolio

December 1, 2019 | Debra Ray

By far, the most prominent of the Canadian cannabis stocks, Canopy Growth Corp (TSX:WEED)(NYSE:CGC), unveiled its cannabis 2.0 product portfolio…

Stocks for Beginners

Canadian Retirees: How the Rail Strike Impacts Your Income

November 30, 2019 | Debra Ray

The eight-day Canadian National Railway Co (TSX:CNR)(NYSE:CNI) strike may soon have more substantial impacts on the retirement income of retirees…

Dividend Stocks

Buy Stock in the Big 6 Banks to Retire Early

November 29, 2019 | Debra Ray

Politically powerful banking stocks in Canada like Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX:BNS)(NYSE:BNS) have helped shareholders retire early on top dividends…

Stocks for Beginners

This Micro-Cap Pot Stock Is the Best 2020 Buy!

November 29, 2019 | Debra Ray

Fire & Flower Holdings Corp (TSX:FAF) is an undervalued, high-end cannabis stock that Canadian investors should watch on the Toronto…

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Tech Stocks

Why Canada Tech Stock Open Text (TSX:OTEX) Is the Perfect TFSA Buy!

November 28, 2019 | Debra Ray

The Canadian tech firm, Open Text (TSX:OTEX)(NASDAQ:OTEX), got a great deal on the purchase of this U.S. cybersecurity firm, making…

Stocks for Beginners

CannTrust (TSX:TRST) Stock Income Re-Audit a Market Mover

November 28, 2019 | Debra Ray

When a pot stock gets caught growing black market weed in secret rooms with fake walls like CannTrust Holdings Inc.…

Stocks for Beginners

Buy the Dip in This Cheap Cannabis Stock

November 22, 2019 | Debra Ray

Cannabis stocks like Auxly Cannabis Group (TSXV:XLY) flew when the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that legalizes marijuana…

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Investing

Retire Early on This Cheap Drone Delivery Stock

November 22, 2019 | Debra Ray

The TSX has its drone delivery technology corporation, Drone Delivery Canada Corp (TSX:FLT), a venture-traded stock headquartered in Ontario.

Tech Stocks

Retire Wealthy With 2 High-Growth 5G Technology Stocks!

November 21, 2019 | Debra Ray

Firan Technology Group (TSX:FTG) and Sangoma Technologies (TSXV:STC) are two undervalued 5G technology stocks with high growth projections on the…

Tech Stocks

BlackBerry (TSX:BB) Tech Stock Is Officially a Superior Buy!

November 21, 2019 | Debra Ray

Blackberry (TSX:BB)(NYSE:BB) stock has been gaining popularity the past year on rumours of a crucial turnaround and two recent sales…

Dividend Stocks

1 Undervalued Dividend Stock With High Green Energy Growth

November 20, 2019 | Debra Ray

Polaris Infrastructure Inc (TSX:PIF), an undervalued Canadian dividend stock in the high-growth green energy industry, yields 6.46% annually on dividends…

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Dividend Stocks

Encana (TSX:ECA) Investors Fight Plan to Leave Canada for U.S.

November 20, 2019 | Debra Ray

Index fund investors in the high-dividend stock Encana Corp (TSX:ECA)(NYSE:ECA) will fight the company’s plan to move from Canada to…

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Tech Stocks

This Dividend Tech Stock Dip Is a Fantastic Buy

November 19, 2019 | Debra Ray

Every Canadian should own some stocks like Information Services Corp (TSX:ISV) in a self-managed Tax-Free Savings Account.

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Stocks for Beginners

Don’t Worry: Canada’s Housing Market Is Fine!

November 19, 2019 | Debra Ray

If a 30-year commitment to a physical asset isn’t your thing, Brookfield Property Partners (TSX:BPY.UN)(NASDAQ:BPY) is the best real estate…

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Stocks for Beginners

Now Is the Perfect Time to Buy Pot Stocks

November 18, 2019 | Debra Ray

Canopy Growth (TSX:WEED)(NYSE:CGC) has been losing heavily after speculative traders drove the stock price up to $70.98 at the start…

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Dividend Stocks

No-Worry Dividend Stocks for Your TFSA

November 18, 2019 | Debra Ray

Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSX:TD)(NYSE:TD) and Royal Bank of Canada (TSX:RY)(NYSE:RY) make it easy for Canadians to take control of their own…

Dividend Stocks

This Canadian Electric Vehicle Stock Is Still Hot

November 17, 2019 | Debra Ray

New Flyer (TSX:NFI) is a drastically undervalued electric vehicle stock on the TSX, which every Canadian investor should own in…

Dividend Stocks

Should You Worry About Your 5G Telecom Stock Positions?

November 17, 2019 | Debra Ray

Liberal Party Leader Justin Trudeau wants to lower your cell phone bill, and Canada’s oligopolistic telecom stocks like BCE (TSX:BCE)(NYSE:BCE)…

Dividend Stocks

The Number 1 Political Issue Threatening Your 5G Stocks!

November 17, 2019 | Debra Ray

BCE (TSX:BCE)(NYSE:BCE), Rogers Communications (TSX:RCI)(NYSE:RCI), and Telus (TSX:T)(NYSE:TU) may need to replace expensive Huawei electronics equipment.

Energy Stocks

This Bad News Is Sending Energy Stocks Lower!

November 16, 2019 | Debra Ray

Encana (TSX:ECA)(NYSE:ECA) stock is lucky to still qualify for listing on the TSX. The stock is down 43% to $5.75…

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Stocks for Beginners

Are Cannabis Revenues Leveling Off?

November 15, 2019 | Debra Ray

Cannabis stocks, including Neptune Wellness (TSX:NEPT) and Canopy Growth (TSX:WEED)(NYSE:CGC), reported declines in revenue, which sent the stock prices lower.

Dividend Stocks

This Technology Stock Is the Best Buy for 2020

November 15, 2019 | Debra Ray

New partnerships and acquisitions confirm that OpenText (TSX:OTEX)(NASDAQ:OTEX) is still the best technology stock on the TSX.

Dividend Stocks

Will Fintech Zero-Fee Trades Boost TMX Group (TSX:X) Profit?

November 10, 2019 | Debra Ray

Increased volume on zero-commission equities trades resulting from fintech innovations should boost revenue for global exchanges like the TMX Group…

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Dividend Stocks

2 Surprising Ways Artificial Intelligence Impacts Your Retirement!

November 9, 2019 | Debra Ray

TMX Group (TSX:X) released news on Friday that its revenue for the third quarter of 2019 hit a new record…

Tech Stocks

GM Strike Cost Magna (TSX:MG) $1 Billion and Boosts Internet of Things

November 8, 2019 | Debra Ray

Magna International (TSX:MG)(NYSE:MGA) reduced its annual sales and net income projections on Friday and opened lower by around $3.32 --…

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