Iain Butler, Author at The Motley Fool Canada

Recent Articles

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5 Barely Profitable Companies Priced to Sell

July 16, 2013 | Iain Butler

Be mindful of relative expectations before wading into this collection of names.

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5 Highly Profitable Companies Priced to Buy

July 16, 2013 | Iain Butler

These 5 offer an enticing combination that could have them poised for big time returns.

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Chilean Court Rules on Barrick’s Pascua Lama

July 16, 2013 | Iain Butler

The brakes have been firmly applied to what's turned into a Chilean monster of a project.

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Canada’s Food Producers: Who’s the Fairest of Them All?

July 15, 2013 | Iain Butler

Find out how 4 of this country's biggest food suppliers stack up.

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Loblaw, Shoppers Drug Mart Start Week With a Bang

July 15, 2013 | Iain Butler

Execs at these two companies clearly haven't been on summer vacation.

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Take Stock – 2013 Year in Review (So Far) and Stocks to Watch for the Second Half

July 12, 2013 | Iain Butler

This week's edition is here! Check it out!

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S&P/TSX Composite Gains Thanks to Resources

July 9, 2013 | Iain Butler

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

July 8, 2013 | Iain Butler

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

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Take Stock – BlackBerry: A Contrarian’s View

July 5, 2013 | Iain Butler

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

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The Forecast to End All Forecasts: Revisited

June 28, 2013 | Iain Butler

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

June 28, 2013 | Iain Butler

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?

June 28, 2013 | Iain Butler

Gold stocks? Yield? What?

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It’s Not All Bad for BlackBerry

June 28, 2013 | Iain Butler

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

June 27, 2013 | Iain Butler

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

June 27, 2013 | Iain Butler

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

June 26, 2013 | Iain Butler

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

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Be Wary of These 5 High-Yielders

June 26, 2013 | Iain Butler

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

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Verizon’s Coming to Canada

June 26, 2013 | Iain Butler

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

June 25, 2013 | Iain Butler

Now the market "likes" strong economic data?

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5 Companies That Are Fighting the Tape

June 25, 2013 | Iain Butler

Not all stocks are getting beat up.

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REIT Insiders Stepping Up to the Plate

June 25, 2013 | Iain Butler

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

June 24, 2013 | Iain Butler

Some companies are more exposed to this scenario than others.

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Bombardier Comes Up Dry at Paris Air Show

June 21, 2013 | Iain Butler

Disappointing order build for the company's new CSeries.

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Gold Stocks: When is Enough Enough?

June 21, 2013 | Iain Butler

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

June 21, 2013 | Iain Butler

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

June 20, 2013 | Iain Butler

Tomorrow's another day!

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The Most Heavily Shorted Stocks on the TSX

June 20, 2013 | Iain Butler

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

June 20, 2013 | Iain Butler

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

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China Crumbling?

June 20, 2013 | Iain Butler

Get ready for a rough Thursday in the Canadian market.

Canadian Bank CEO’s Amongst the Most Overpaid

June 19, 2013 | Iain Butler

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

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BlackBerry Downgraded at Bernstein

June 19, 2013 | Iain Butler

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

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BlackBerry Upgraded by RBC

June 18, 2013 | Iain Butler

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?

June 18, 2013 | Iain Butler

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

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Bombardier’s 20-year Outlook

June 17, 2013 | Iain Butler

Nothing more than an attempt to garner some positive spin.

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Lumber – Supercycle or Not?

June 17, 2013 | Iain Butler

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

June 14, 2013 | Iain Butler

The June swoon continues....

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

June 13, 2013 | Iain Butler

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

June 13, 2013 | Iain Butler

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

June 13, 2013 | Iain Butler

It's time for these companies to shine!

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

June 13, 2013 | Iain Butler

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

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