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10 of the Best Defensive Canadian Stocks

October 4, 2009 · 2 comments

in Canadian, Canadian economy, investing, telcos, utilities

Whether we’re in a bull or bear market, it always helps to have a portion of your portfolio in defensive stocks, so-called because of the relative protection they offer from price volatility and many business and market risks.  This is not to say that there are no risks involved with defensive stocks.  Any company is [...]

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Top 10 Canadian Dividend-Paying Multinationals

September 9, 2009 · 2 comments

in Canadian, Canadian economy, dividends, foreign investment, international economy, stocks

When you think about multinational companies, Canada probably isn’t the first country that comes to mind.  Instead, we think of McDonald’s, Wal-Mart, Altria (Philip Morris) – the usual suspects riding the scapegoat of globalization.  But in fact Canada has its multinationals, too – you might not see them on the average “most wanted” list, but [...]

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