The path to long-term wealth through high-quality dividend-paying stocks is marked by four basic precepts that boil down to two commands: diversify and rebalance. Read More

One, Davis + Henderson Income Corp (TSX: DH, OTC: DHIFF), is a conservative way to play Canada’s globally recognized financial system. The other, Noranda Income Fund (TSX: NIF-U, OTC: NNDIF), is an aggressive, unconverted trust that owns a piece of the second-largest zinc processing facility in North America. Read More

It’s not the surest way to build wealth over the long term, but picking and choosing among the highest-yielding stocks in the world can be profitable for well-prepared investors. Read More

On one hand we have solid businesses respected broadly as potential safe havens in times of turmoil. On the other are companies that are similarly stable operationally but haven’t established enough credibility with investors. Therein lay potential opportunities. Read More

“It’s better than sex.” That line was attributed to Ted Turner, reacting to the euphoria surrounding the 1990s merger between so-called old media Time Warner and new media AOL. Of course, the iconic billionaire had far different things to say about the deal a year or so later, when it… Read More

Buying only the highest yielding master MLPs without understanding their underlying businesses and future prospects is a recipe for disaster. Instead, focus on MLPs that will grow their distributions over time. Read More

Energy stocks were among the hardest-hit victims of the summer sell-off. Investors will long remember oil’s… Read More