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A $1,000 monthly Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) paycheque sounds like something reserved for investors who started investing immediately after the account launched in 2009. Well, it isn’t. The real question is yield. To produce $12,000 annually, a portfolio yielding 4% needs $300,000. At 5%, it needs $240,000. Push that to 6%, and the target falls

The idea of holding a stock for life only works if the business you are investing in can keep changing with the world around it. Simply put, more than a solid past, the company needs assets that remain useful, management willing to invest, and enough financial strength to keep rewarding shareholders along the way. In

I don’t need every stock in my portfolio to be a big winner in the short term. Some of my best holdings are the ones that quietly keep doing the same useful things year after year. They generate cash. They pay dividends. They invest in new projects. And they make it easier to stay invested

Canadian telecommunications giant BCE (TSX: BCE) has tested the patience of income investors. Down more than 60% from its five-year peak and falling roughly 12% in September 2026 alone, BCE stock has lost investors’ money for some time now. However, something could be shifting behind the recent capital losses veil to make a potential rebound

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed down by -0.17% on Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down by -0.26%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.21%.  December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26) fell -0.15%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQZ26) rose +0.21%. Stock indexes settled mixed on Tuesday.  The broader market was under

If you don’t want to regret your Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) picks 10 years from now, you shouldn’t spend too much time worrying about which stocks happen to be popular this month. Instead, you should ask yourself a simpler question: is the business likely to be much bigger years from now than it is today?

Soybeans came back to close Friday with contracts down 1 ¾ cent in some back months to November’s 1 ½ cent gain. Trade details set to be announced Monday calmed the selling. November saw 15 ½ cent gain on the week. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 1 1/2 cents at $12.62 1/2. Soymeal

Global equity markets have turned volatile in recent weeks amid ongoing geopolitical and trade tensions, persistent inflation, elevated oil prices, and rising bond yields. Concerns about higher interest rates have added further uncertainty to the market outlook. In this environment, investors may want to focus on well-established businesses that provide essential services, generate resilient cash