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Smart investors know beer is not a get-rich quick industry. Beer consumption in the mature North American and European markets is stagnant at best.

Anthony Scilipoti was investigating accounting shenanigans at Nortel and Royal Group long before the RCMP went poking around.

Investors might remember the 1990s as the years of the dot-com boom, which led to outrageous gains in the stock market.

Three stalwarts on the 30-stock index stand out.

Here’s an exchange-traded fund that is likely to break ahead of the pack in the long run: The PowerShares DWA Technical Leaders Portfolio Fund.

How quickly the markets can scare away the bulls.

We have recently entered into the third part of a four-part pattern that occurs at the beginning of almost every bull market.

Buy five-year government bonds.

Yields rise in lockstep with risk, helping investors calculate their odds of losing money

The combination of stagnant economic growth and rising prices has bond investors wondering if the 1970s are making a comeback.

Investors around the world are spooked by the recent gyrations in the stock market.

Prices and interest rates are both low, and there’s plenty to choose from

Haunted by the legacy of stars who played hard and retired broke, today's smart players think portfolios before Porsches

Over the past year, the economist-turned-lawyer-turned-actor/comedian/financial columnist has been critical of just about everyone.

Do-it-yourself investing was supposed to be the norm by now, but Canadians are holding back. What’s the problem?

Money may not grow on trees, but it's thriving just fine in grain fields

Buying a house fit for David Suzuki will cost more, but when it comes to cooling, heating or reselling it, that cash could come back

Value investing these days is a lot like firefighting. With everyone fleeing the credit market inferno, value investors are rushing in to save anything worth saving.

Generous payouts, predictable earnings make income trust attractive

Don’t just buy and hold

After riding the greatest commodities boom in half a century, suddenly, playing the mining sector is not so simple. Many of the related equities have run out of steam amid fears of dwindling metals demand in a global economic downturn.