The Financial Stability Board notes that Canada's conservative approach helped it avoid the worst of what afflicted the global financial system during the last decade. Read More

Immense cash flows enable Super Miners to go further and deeper than anyone else in the mining business, and they produce almost everything from industrial metals such as copper and zinc to metallurgical coal and iron… Read More

One Portfolio’s “biggest loser” is another’s high-yield, high-risk prey. Read More

Australia's Big Four banks have rightfully drawn a great deal of attention. Concerns and pressure points are out in the open, and the sustainability and future growth of their generous dividends are pretty well understood. Read More

It was another week of entertaining Keystone XL news, as a predictable legislative move prompted the predictable executive counter-move. By the way, aspiring Keystone XL builder/operator TransCanada Corp (TSX: TRP, NYSE: TRP) is about to boost its dividend, again. Read More

Worries about cost overruns plague Australia-focused LNG projects. Pure play Oil Search Ltd (ASX: OSH, OTC: OISHF, ADR: OISHY) has a couple key advantages, including a significant net cash position, that make it a viable long-term Aggressive Holding. Read More