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3 Reasons to Own This 6.5% Yield

| Will Ashworth

Plaza Retail REIT (TSX:PLZ.UN) might not be one of the big retail REITs on the TSX but here are three…

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Investing

Patient Value Investors Should Like This 4% Yield

| Will Ashworth

Intertape Polymer Group (TSX:ITP) is having a terrible year on the TSX, down almost 14% through June 20. Value investors…

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Tech Stocks

This Is the Best Passive Stock You Can Own

| Will Ashworth

Cymbria Corporation (TSX:CYB) is the best passive stock to own. It also has the lowest profile on the TSX.

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Investing

Should Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Take a Piece of Trans Mountain?

| Will Ashworth

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (TSX:BAM.A)(NYSE:BAM) is considering investing in the Trans Mountain pipeline. Should shareholders like this idea?

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Bombardier, Inc.: Next stop, $10?

| Will Ashworth

Bombardier, Inc. (TSX:BBD.B) continues to turn the corner. Can it last?

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Investing

Why Should This Alternative Lender Be on Your Radar?

| Will Ashworth

Alaris Royalty Corp. (TSX:AD) continues to go about its job of lending money to middle-market businesses but no one seems…

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Investing

Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) Continues to Perform DESPITE Chip Wilson

| Will Ashworth

Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) founder Chip Wilson continues to bite the hand that feeds him. Here’s why he’s wrong about…

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Investing

Is Roots Corp. (TSX:ROOT) Headed Back to Single Digits?

| Will Ashworth

Roots Corp. (TSX:ROOT) lost more than expected in the first quarter. As a result, its stock has lost all the…

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Investing

I’ve Got 55 Million Reasons to Own This Stock

| Will Ashworth

Hudson’s Bay Co. (TSX:HBC) executive chairman Richard Baker’s $55 million pay package bothers some institutional investors. Here’s why they’re shortsighted.

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U.K. Fund Manager Sees Big Value in WestJet Airlines Ltd. (TSX:WJA)

| Will Ashworth

A low-profile investment manager has become the largest shareholder of WestJet Airlines Ltd. (TSX:WJA); it sees no need for change.…

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Investing

New CEO, Same Great Investment

| Will Ashworth

Industrial Alliance Insur. & Fin. Ser. (TSX:IAG) gets a new CEO after 18 years. Here’s why that’s not a problem.

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Tech Stocks

It’s Time to Buy This Cheap Tech Stock

| Will Ashworth

You can own Shopify Inc. (TSX:SHOP)(NYSE:SHOP) at 22 times sales or Celestica Inc. (TSX:CLS)(NYSE:CLS) at less than one times sales.…

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Energy Stocks

Hydro One Ltd. (TSX:H) Looks to Make a Comeback

| Will Ashworth

Two years ago Hydro One Ltd. (TSX:H) stock was hotter than a pistol. It’s been downhill ever since. Is it…

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Investing

All-Day Breakfast Won’t Be the Solution to Tim Hortons’s Problems

| Will Ashworth

Restaurant Brands International Inc. (TSX:QSR)(NYSE:QSR) looks to revive ailing Tim Hortons sales with the possible rollout of all-day breakfast. Will…

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Investing

This Capital Goods Stock Is Ready to Bust Out

| Will Ashworth

Investors have stayed away from Stella-Jones Inc. (TSX:SJ) since the beginning of 2016. Here’s why that’s about to change.

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Investing

Is Dollarama Inc. (TSX:DOL) the Best Dollar Store to Own?

| Will Ashworth

Dollarama Inc. (TSX:DOL) announced same-store sales June 7 that were almost half what analysts were expecting. Should investors be looking…

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Investing

Macy’s Inc. Offers Hope for Hudson’s Bay Co. Shareholders

| Will Ashworth

Have you noticed that Hudson’s Bay Co. (TSX:HBC) stock has actually risen since announcing higher quarterly losses June 5? CEO…

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Bank Stocks

This Beaten-Down Stock Deserves Better

| Will Ashworth

Laurentian Bank of Canada (TSX:LB) continues to work itself out its mortgage mess. However, if you can look beyond that,…

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Tricon Capital Group Inc. (TSX:TCN) Provides Growth AND Value

| Will Ashworth

Tricon Capital Group Inc. (TSX:TCN) recently appeared on the Globe and Mail’s weekly list of stocks that are overbought. Here’s…

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Investing

Prem Watsa Doubles Down on the Sea

| Will Ashworth

At the end of May, Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (TSX:FFH) exercised $500 million in warrants, doubling the holding company’s investment…

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Dividend Stocks

This Dividend Stock Just Got a Whole Lot Sweeter

| Will Ashworth

It’s been almost a month since Power Corporation of Canada (TSX:POW) increased its quarterly dividend by 6.6%. Here’s why now’s…

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Bank Stocks

The Doctor Is in the House at Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX:BNS)

| Will Ashworth

Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX:BNS)(NYSE:BNS) announced June 1 that it is going after doctors with the acquisition of MD Financial. Is…

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Investing

Canada’s Best Retailer Does it Again

| Will Ashworth

If you continue to bet against Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) you will continue to pay a very dear price. Here’s…

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Investing

Is This Stock’s U.S. Expansion Worth Betting On?

| Will Ashworth

We could easily be talking about Roots Corp.  (TSX:ROOT) who’re opening new stores in the Boston area over the summer…

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Investing

Revisiting Canada’s Finest Food Stock

| Will Ashworth

By company standards, Premium Brands Holdings Corp. (TSX:PBH) is having a terrible year. Up just 12% year to date, has…

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Investing

The Non-TSX Cannabis Play to Make

| Will Ashworth

Lost in the news when Canopy Growth Corp. (TSX:WEED)(NYSE:CGC) became a U.S.-listed company was the Canadian Securities Exchange’s newest cannabis…

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Is Linamar (TSX:LNR) Still a Buy After Missing Expectations?

| Will Ashworth

Linamar Corporation (TSX:LNR) reported first-quarter earnings May 15 that missed analyst expectations. Is its stock still a buy?

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Tech Stocks

Mild, Medium, and Hot: 3 Tech Stocks to Buy

| Will Ashworth

It’s hard to believe but the number of good tech stocks to buy on the TSX like Shopify Inc. (TSX:SHOP)(NYSE:SHOP)…

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CAE Inc. (TSX:CAE) Continues to Surprise

| Will Ashworth

CAE Inc. (TSX:CAE)(NYSE:CAE) stock hit an all-time high May 25 on better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings. Should investors expect the positive earnings…

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Bank Stocks

Forget What Bay Street Says: Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSX:CM) Is Looking Good

| Will Ashworth

Some analysts might be pouring cold water on Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce’s (TSX:CM)(NYSE:CM) latest earnings. Here’s why you shouldn’t…

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Investing

Forget $60: This Quebec Stock Is Worth More

| Will Ashworth

BRP Inc. (TSX:DOO) continues to benefit from a surging side-by-side market. Its stock is up 76% over the past 52…

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Investing

Restaurant Brands International Inc. Stock: Worth the Discount?

| Will Ashworth

While its reputation is taking a beating, Restaurant Brands International Inc. (TSX:QSR)(NYSE:QSR) is wading into deep value territory. Is it…

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These 4 TSX Stocks Are Failing Shareholders

| Will Ashworth

The demise of Sears Canada put the spotlight on pension deficits. Shareholders of Magna International Inc. (TSX:MG)(NYSE:MGA) and these three…

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Bank Stocks

Can Anyone Knock BMO off the ETF Mantle?

| Will Ashworth

Canada’s big banks have got their eyes on the growing ETF market, but it’s going to take a Herculean effort…

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Investing

Aritzia Inc. Stock Continues to Amaze

| Will Ashworth

Just when it looked as if Aritzia Inc. (TSX:ATZ) stock was down and out, it roars back to life. Should…

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Investing

Should Canada Goose Holdings Inc. Fear Helly Hansen?

| Will Ashworth

Canadian Tire Corporation Limited (TSX:CTC.A) is buying Norwegian outdoor clothing brand Helly Hansen. Some speculate it’s a threat to Canada…

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Which Is the Better Buy: Great Canadian Gaming Corp. or Stars Group Inc.?

| Will Ashworth

The recent legal ruling allowing U.S. states to legalize sports betting lifted the stock price of Stars Group Inc. (TSX:TSGI)(NASDAQ:TSGI).…

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Investing

Investors Would Benefit From Owning This Financial Stock

| Will Ashworth

Why bother investing in other stocks for your retirement portfolio when Morneau Shepell Inc. (TSX:MSI) gives you all that you…

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3 Reasons to Own This Small-Cap Answer to Leon’s Furniture Ltd.

| Will Ashworth

If you live in Quebec, you’ve likely heard of Brault & Martineau, the furniture, appliance, and electronics mega-store. Here are…

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Investing

Did Aurora Cannabis Inc. Just Blow Off 1 of its Partners?

| Will Ashworth

The $3.2 billion merger between two of Canada’s biggest cannabis players could put Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (TSX:TGOD) on…

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