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Author: Iain Butler

Chief Investment Advisor, Motley Fool Canada Fool since November 2012 Iain Butler, CFA, is Lead Advisor on Discovery Canada 2017. He is also the Chief Investment Advisor for Motley Fool Canada and is the lead advisor on its flagship Stock Advisor Canada product. Before joining the Fool, Iain was a “buy-side” analyst and through this experience is well-versed in the idiosyncratic ways of the Canadian market. His investing interests are centred on scouring the market for interesting businesses that trade at reasonable prices and offer an appealing risk/reward relationship. Since joining the Fool in 2012, Iain dedicates each day to spreading Foolishness throughout this great country!

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S&P/TSX Composite Gains Thanks to Resources

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Tuesday was a great day if you own Materials and Energy stocks.

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Manulife, Great-West Power the S&P/TSX Composite Higher

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A tidy gain put in by the Canadian market to start the week.

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Take Stock – BlackBerry: A Contrarian’s View

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This week's edition of Take Stock is here.....Check it out!

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The Forecast to End All Forecasts: Revisited

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Find out how we're doing on 3 fearless predictions from the beginning of the year.

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The Hidden Message in BlackBerry’s Results

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Look behind the numbers and the BlackBerry story takes on a different light.

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Should You be Looking to Gold Stocks for Yield?

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Gold stocks? Yield? What?

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It’s Not All Bad for BlackBerry

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Be aware of this stat before acting on BlackBerry.

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Take Stock – One Stock to Help Get You Past the June Swoon

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Markets got you down? Take this company for a spin.

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5 Canadian Stocks Serving as a Destination for Domestic Portfolio Managers

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With many of our biggest sectors getting crimped, several stocks are rising to the top.

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Telco Stocks Showing Why Valuation Matters

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Come find out what happens when unexpected news collides with a premium valuation.

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Be Wary of These 5 High-Yielders

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A ridiculous MER has income investors taking on more risk than they realize.

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Verizon’s Coming to Canada

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Real competition may finally be coming to this country's wireless space.

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China commentary, U.S. data spur the S&P/TSX Composite to a triple-digit Tuesday gain

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Now the market "likes" strong economic data?

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5 Companies That Are Fighting the Tape

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Not all stocks are getting beat up.

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REIT Insiders Stepping Up to the Plate

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This sector has been a hive of insider buying of late.

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Where to Hide in Canada’s Telco Space if Verizon Comes North

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Some companies are more exposed to this scenario than others.

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Bombardier Comes Up Dry at Paris Air Show

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Disappointing order build for the company's new CSeries.

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Gold Stocks: When is Enough Enough?

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Is it time to just plug your nose and buy these goats?

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Take Stock – The Two Sides of Every Investment Decision

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You can't make a clear investment decision without considering this critical relationship.

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A Thursday to Forget for the S&P/TSX Composite

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Tomorrow's another day!

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The Most Heavily Shorted Stocks on the TSX

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Short sellers are having their day. But they're focused on the wrong stock!

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REITs Set to Feel the Brunt of a Higher Interest Rate Environment

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Look out below REIT investors if this rise in bond yields continues.

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China Crumbling?

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Get ready for a rough Thursday in the Canadian market.

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Canadian Bank CEO’s Amongst the Most Overpaid

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2012 was a pretty nice little year for all 5 of Canada's bank CEO's.

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BlackBerry Downgraded at Bernstein

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An upgrade one day. A downgrade the next. BlackBerry's wild ride continues!

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BlackBerry Upgraded by RBC

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Better than expected channel-fill forced this analyst to bump his estimates.

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Could Verizon Really be that Interested in the Canadian Wireless Market?

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This threat doesn't appear to have Canadian telco investors all that concerned.

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Bombardier’s 20-year Outlook

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Nothing more than an attempt to garner some positive spin.

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Lumber – Supercycle or Not?

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Conflicting articles could have investors scratching their heads over what to do about this sector.

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The Week That Was on the S&P/TSX Composite

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The June swoon continues....

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Take Stock – What to Do About the Brewing Crisis in Your Portfolio

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In this week's edition, we dive into the perils of fixed income (bond) investing.

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Sobey’s Pays a Steep Price to Win Safeway

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Growth doesn't come cheap in the Canadian grocery space.

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Canada’s Life Co’s are the Best Way to Play Rising Rates

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It's time for these companies to shine!

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The History of the Bond Market – A View from 30,000 Feet

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A view that has been awfully pretty for a long-time is set to get ugly.

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Blackberry, Thomson Reuters Ranked Amongst the World’s Top Brands

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Two companies with stocks that have struggled are still worth something according to this valuation metric.

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Invest Like a Billionaire and Buy These 5 Canadian Companies

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Ken Fisher offers up 5 great Canadian companies to own for the long-term.

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This Blast From the Past (featuring Knowlton Nash!) Affirms the Importance of Staying Invested

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Bombastic prognosticators have been around for a long time!

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Write-downs Fast Becoming the Name of the Game in Goldland

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Kinross is back on the write-down train. Who's next to climb aboard?

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Goldcorp, Barrick Sink the S&P/TSX Composite

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Gold stocks get up to their old tricks of ruining it for the rest of the Canadian market.

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These Companies Aren’t as Shareholder Friendly as They May Appear

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Another case of the numbers not always being as they seem.

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