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Dividend Stocks

Can You Trust These 4 High-Yield Stocks?

| James Watkins-Strand

Risky dividend stocks such as American Hotel Income Properties REIT LP (TSX:HOT.UN) aren't slam-dunk buys for income-seeking investors.

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Dividend Stocks

My Dividends Can’t Stop Growing

| James Watkins-Strand

These 5 stocks will pay you more and more with every passing year.

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Dividend Stocks

Craving Income? 5 Foodie Funds to Buy

| James Watkins-Strand

Fast-casual restaurant stocks, such as The Keg Royalty Income Fund (TSX:KEG.UN), offer superb yields and opportunity for growth.

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Dividend Stocks

3 Stocks Now Cheaper Than They Were in 2014

| James Watkins-Strand

Stocks such as Molson Coors Canada (TSX:TPX.B) are sitting at lows that we haven't seen in half a decade.

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Cannabis Stocks

Pricey Weed Stocks: A Lesson From Cheap Oil

| James Watkins-Strand

The wild prices and IPOs of the oil bubble should have made investors sceptical of stocks such as Canopy Growth…

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Dividend Stocks

5 Value Stocks That Pay Over 6%

| James Watkins-Strand

Stocks such as Acadian Timber Corp. (TSX:ADN) offer tremendous value and generously return capital to shareholders in the form of…

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Dividend Stocks

7 Hot REITs With Yields Over 7%

| James Watkins-Strand

Exciting REITs such as Slate Retail Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:SRT.UN) offer huge yields and intriguing opportunities.

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Stocks for Beginners

Play Your Trump Card With These 4 Stocks

| James Watkins-Strand

Play your very own Trump card and profit from undervalued stocks such as Magna International Inc. (TSX:MG) (NYSE:MGA).

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Dividend Stocks

3 Dividend Cuts I’m Expecting in 2019

| James Watkins-Strand

I expect some high-yield dividend stocks such as Akita Drilling Ltd. (TSX:AKT.A) may trim their generous payouts in 2019.

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Stocks for Beginners

5 Ways to Declutter Your Portfolio for a Minimalist 2019

| James Watkins-Strand

Many investment products such as Vanguard Balanced Portfolio ETF (TSX:VBAL) offer ways to simplify complex portfolios.

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Dividend Stocks

The Better Buy: A Bank Stock or Insurance Companies?

| James Watkins-Strand

Should investors take a chance on an insurance name such as Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC)(NYSE:MFC), or stick with a big…

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Energy Stocks

Crude Bets: Baytex Energy Corp. (TSX:BTE) vs. Crescent Point Energy Corp. (TSX:CPG)

| James Watkins-Strand

Baytex Energy Corp. (TSX:BTE) and Crescent Point Energy Corp. (TSX:CPG) go head to head – which stock is the better…

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Stocks for Beginners

3 Superb Small-Cap Stocks Poised to Pop

| James Watkins-Strand

Stocks such as Altus Group Limited (TSX:AIF) are due to climb substantially when anxieties about their growth abate.

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Stocks for Beginners

3 Hidden Gems Bay Street’s Brightest Are Buying

| James Watkins-Strand

Companies like NFI Group Inc. (TSX:NFI) are favourites among fund managers and analysts alike.

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Dividend Stocks

3 Dividend Stocks You’re Likely Overlooking

| James Watkins-Strand

Stocks such as Transcontinental Inc. (TSX:TCL.A) make for great investments, even if they don’t often make headlines.

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Investing

Will Marijuana Move These 3 Beverage Stocks?

| James Watkins-Strand

Beverage stocks such as Brick Brewing Co Ltd (TSX:BRB) could pop if they manage to tie up deals with marijuana…

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Stocks for Beginners

Uber Eats Will Disrupt These 3 Stocks

| James Watkins-Strand

Even stable companies like Restaurant Brands International Inc. (TSX:QSR)(NYSE:QSR) aren’t impervious to digital disruption.

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Energy Stocks

Top Energy Picks for Monthly Income and Upside

| James Watkins-Strand

Stocks such as Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. (TSX:PEY) offer monthly dividends and excellent opportunities for capital appreciation.

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Investing

Here Are the Top 10 Marijuana Stocks

| James Watkins-Strand

Most investors will be familiar with Canopy Growth Corp (TSX:WEED)(NYSE:CGC), but there are many other intriguing top players.

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Investing

3 Small Caps up Over 60% YTD

| James Watkins-Strand

Small-cap stocks such as Horizon North Logistics Inc. (TSX:HNL) are risky investments, but they have enormous upside potential.

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Dividend Stocks

5 Big, Bad Dividends

| James Watkins-Strand

Stocks such as Ensign Energy Services Inc. (TSX:ESI) pay generous dividends, but investors should look for more than just large…

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Stocks for Beginners

Lagging the TSX Index? Rethink Sector Exposure

| James Watkins-Strand

Stocks like Royal Bank of Canada (TSX:RY)(NYSE:RY) are weighted heavily in the index, and the composite’s moves correlate most closely…

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Stocks for Beginners

3 Companies With Heaps of Cash

| James Watkins-Strand

Companies like Husky Energy Inc. (TSX:HSE) with massive cash hoards have the flexibility and resources to succeed in good times…

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Stocks for Beginners

Diary of a Value Investor: Marijuana Stocks Make Me Sick

| James Watkins-Strand

Marijuana stocks like Canopy Growth Corp. (TSX:WEED)(NYSE:CGC) don’t pass the litmus test for value and that’s a real problem.

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Stocks for Beginners

It’s Time for These Debt-Free Stars to Shine

| James Watkins-Strand

Companies such as PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. (TSX:PSK) with no debt and cash to spare may have an advantage as interest…

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Dividend Stocks

Bargain Bin: 3 Stocks Down Over 20% YTD

| James Watkins-Strand

Keeping an eye on stocks such as Cogeco Inc. (TSX:CGO) that are being unfairly punished by the market can reveal…

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Stocks for Beginners

4 Top Stocks With Institutional Ownership

| James Watkins-Strand

Stocks such as Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSX:GIL)(NYSE:GIL), with high levels of institutional ownership, can provide a margin of safety in…

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Dividend Stocks

Protect Your Portfolio From Market Volatility

| James Watkins-Strand

Low-beta stocks like CCL Industries Inc. (TSX:CCL.B) can make your portfolio less sensitive to market volatility.

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Stocks for Beginners

Benefit From Market-Beating Funds Without the Fees

| James Watkins-Strand

Investors can use the strategies of top-performing funds to find great additions to their portfolios, like Cargojet Inc. (TSX:CJT).

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Dividend Stocks

Have Your Tech and Income, Too

| James Watkins-Strand

The technology sector is not known for its dividend payers, but stocks like Evertz Technologies Ltd. (TSX:ET) buck the trend.

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Stocks for Beginners

Exploring Value: These Stocks Trade Below Book

| James Watkins-Strand

Companies like Morguard Corp. (TSX:MRC) have more value on their balance sheets than is reflected in their share prices.

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The Motley Fool
Dividend Stocks

Forget Quarterly Dividends: Get Paid Every Single Month

| James Watkins-Strand

Synchronize your income and expenses with monthly dividends from companies such as Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund (TSX:CHE.UN) and two more…

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Dividend Stocks

3 Great Stocks Trading Near Their 52-Week Lows

| James Watkins-Strand

George Weston Limited (TSX:WN) and two more high-quality companies are just about the cheapest they’ve been in the past year.

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The Motley Fool
Metals and Mining Stocks

Diamonds Are a Dividend Investor’s Best Friend

| James Watkins-Strand

Collect income and enjoy tremendous upside potential with Lucara Diamond Corp. (TSX:LUC).

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Investing

How Do the 5 Biggest REITs on the TSX Stack Up?

| James Watkins-Strand

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:REI.UN) may be the biggest REIT on the TSX by market capitalization, but is it…

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Energy Stocks

This Diversified Dividend Stock Is Down Over 10% Year to Date: Time to Load Up?

| James Watkins-Strand

Owning stock in diversified companies such as ATCO Ltd. (TSX:ACO.X) can be an important part of diversifying your portfolio.

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Investing

1 Alternative to Tim Hortons and Restaurant Brands International Inc. Stock

| James Watkins-Strand

Uneasy About Restaurant Brands International Inc. (TSX:QSR)(NYSE:QSR) and the Tim Hortons debacle? Consider MTY Food Group Inc. (TSX:MTY) as an…

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