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July 11, 2025

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For Investor Clinic column in Globe Investor/ROB only.

Where have all the stock splits gone?

John Heinzl

4 min read

June 27, 2025

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For Investor Clinic column in Globe Investor/ROB only.

Stocks are risky. Not owning them is even riskier

John Heinzl

4 min read

June 20, 2025

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For Investor Clinic column in Globe Investor/ROB only.

GICs are simple and safe – and a lousy way to build wealth

John Heinzl

4 min read

June 13, 2025

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For Investor Clinic column in Globe Investor/ROB only.

The financial – and emotional – benefits of dividend ETFs

4 min read

June 6, 2025

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For Investor Clinic column in Globe Investor/ROB only.

Your dividend and DRIP questions answered

John Heinzl

4 min read

May 23, 2025

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For Investor Clinic column in Globe Investor/ROB only.

The powerful dividend benefit nobody talks about

John Heinzl

5 min read

May 18, 2025

Pedestrians walk past an electronic board showing share prices during morning trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange along a street in central Tokyo on May 13, 2025. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP) (Photo by RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images)

Pedestrians walk past an electronic board showing share prices during morning trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange along a street in central Tokyo on May 13, 2025. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP) (Photo by RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images)

opinion

Hey DIY investors, here are three tactics to stop tinkering with your investment portfolio

Anita Bruinsma

3 min read

May 18, 2025

Investment risk, stock trader, gambling, uncertainty, possibility of losing money or make a profit from investment concept, greedy investor man dare trying to balance himself on spinning unstable dice

Investment risk, stock trader, gambling, uncertainty, possibility of losing money or make a profit from investment concept, greedy investor man dare trying to balance himself on spinning unstable dice

opinion

If you lose money in the stock market, do you double down? That’s called a martingale strategy, and it’s dangerous

Preet Banerjee

4 min read

May 16, 2025

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For Investor Clinic column in Globe Investor/ROB only.

When will Brookfield Renewable’s unit price catch a gust of wind?

John Heinzl

4 min read

May 9, 2025

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For Investor Clinic column in Globe Investor/ROB only.

Why restaurant royalty funds are sizzling, and the case of the negative ACB

John Heinzl

4 min read

May 5, 2025

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Depressed frustrated trader tired of overwork or stressed by bankruptcy, sad shocked investor desperate about financial crisis or money loss, upset businessman having headache massaging nose bridge

opinion

Worried about money? Even financial planners are feeling the stress these days

Rob Carrick

3 min read

May 4, 2025

In a new report, the OSC describes finfluencers as online personalities whose ultimate aim is to capture your attention and influence your next financial move.

In a new report, the OSC describes finfluencers as online personalities whose ultimate aim is to capture your attention and influence your next financial move.

Canadian investors don’t trust finfluencers, until they find one they really like

Preet Banerjee

4 min read

May 2, 2025

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For Investor Clinic column in Globe Investor/ROB only.

Stay away from ‘sell in May,’ and the best way to make RESP withdrawals

John Heinzl

4 min read

April 25, 2025

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For Investor Clinic column in Globe Investor/ROB only.

A deep dive into South Bow’s big dividend, and a capital gains tax riddle

John Heinzl

5 min read

April 18, 2025

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For Investor Clinic column in Globe Investor/ROB only.

opinion

Tackling a trio of tricky tax questions

John Heinzl

4 min read

April 11, 2025

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For Investor Clinic column in Globe Investor/ROB only.

These high-yielding restaurant stocks let you dine on dividends

John Heinzl

4 min read

April 8, 2025

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Investment theme stockmarket and finance business analysis stockmarket with digital tablet

‘I’ve experienced every single smackdown in the market for over 50 years’

2 min read

April 7, 2025

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For Investor Clinic column in Globe Investor/ROB only.

These ‘widows and orphans’ stocks have largely escaped the market carnage

John Heinzl

4 min read

March 22, 2025

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For Investor Clinic column in Globe Investor/ROB only.

Invest $50,000? In this economy? It’s actually not a bad idea

John Heinzl

5 min read

March 14, 2025

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Read this before you transfer a losing stock to your TFSA

John Heinzl

5 min read

March 7, 2025

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For Investor Clinic column in Globe Investor/ROB only.

Buy Canadian: Two REITs to ride out the tariff turbulence

John Heinzl

4 min read

March 2, 2025

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Follow the cash flow when interpreting Brookfield Infrastructure’s high P/E

John Heinzl

4 min read

February 21, 2025

Gold and silver bullion. Finance 3d illustrtration

Gold and silver bullion. Finance 3d illustrtration

Bullish on bullion? Here are the best ways to invest in gold

4 min read

February 14, 2025

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For Investor Clinic column in Globe Investor/ROB only.

The pros and cons of currency hedging in a tariff-ied world

4 min read

February 8, 2025

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For Investor Clinic column in Globe Investor/ROB only.

Why I’m still bullish on this dividend-growing infrastructure play

John Heinzl

4 min read

February 2, 2025

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For Investor Clinic column in Globe Investor/ROB only.

Your tricky tax-free savings account questions answered

John Heinzl

4 min read

January 27, 2025

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Cartoon man holding arrow falling down isolated flat vector illustration. Tiny businessman during business failure and company problem. Bankruptcy and financial crisis concept

DIY investing is easy in a rising market – but are you ready for turbulence?

Anita Bruinsma

3 min read

January 26, 2025

Achi (the dog from the famous dogwifhat meme) is seen at the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, on January 23, 2025. Dogwifhat (WIF) is a Solana-based dog-themed memecoin that was launched in November 2023. It features a Shiba Inu wearing a knitted hat as its mascot. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

Achi (the dog from the famous dogwifhat meme) is seen at the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, on January 23, 2025. Dogwifhat (WIF) is a Solana-based dog-themed memecoin that was launched in November 2023. It features a Shiba Inu wearing a knitted hat as its mascot. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

The Trump meme coin is here: Expect the Wild West of the crypto world to get wilder

Preet Banerjee

3 min read

January 24, 2025

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For Investor Clinic column in Globe Investor/ROB only.

Untangling a taxing dividend reinvestment plan dilemma

John Heinzl

4 min read

January 20, 2025

An index screen at the TMX Market Centre in downtown Toronto is photographed on Friday, November 11, 2022. Investors had few places to hide this year as Canada's main stock index tumbled after hitting an all-time high in the spring and bond markets took a beating as central bankers raised interest rates as they waged their fight against inflation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin

An index screen at the TMX Market Centre in downtown Toronto is photographed on Friday, November 11, 2022. Investors had few places to hide this year as Canada's main stock index tumbled after hitting an all-time high in the spring and bond markets took a beating as central bankers raised interest rates as they waged their fight against inflation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin

opinion

A personal finance briefing for Canadians on Donald Trump’s inauguration day: the risks, the steps to take

Rob Carrick

4 min read

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