Our Dividend-Income Portfolio continues to perform well. Since our last report at year-end, the Portfolio rose 2.6% compared to the gain of 1.3% for the S&P/TSX Composite Index. Since inception at the beginning of December, the Portfolio is ahead by 6.1% while the Composite Index is up only 1.4%. [more]

With the completed acquisitions, the combined company will have over 300 employees and a run rate Revenue of US$42 million and EBITDA of US$5.9 million. [more]

From the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas – AI assistants are becoming connected to various home products while drones are starting to be used for security applications and situations too dangerous for humans. [more]

This article provides information on the Sector Performance Returns for the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 for the past 1-month, 3-month, 1-Year, 3-Year and 5-Year [more]

Industry expected to reach US$553 million by 2025. Ontario starts a 5-year pilot project as Calgary reviews its completed pilot, while in New York, a bill to legalize e-scooters is vetoed by the governor due to safety concerns. [more]

Tesla starts EV deliveries at Shanghai facility. General Motors partners with a Korean company to build one of the world’s largest battery plants. Start-up Lordstown Motors plans to launch its electric pick-up truck in 2020. [more]

The RASI continues its unbroken rise every day and now sports a 16-day continual increase going back to December 5. Then, it was 449.50. Now, it is 883.74. This equates to a gain of 97%. In the same time-frame, the DJIA has also risen, with a gain of 3.1%. The RASI and the DJIA are now back in sync. [more]

2019 was an outstanding year for the stock market. And, to start the year, if January 1’s trading is any indication, 2020 might just continue the market’s longest bull-run. A key to profitable portfolio performance can be gained by assessing the market’s seasonality trends. This report highlights what indexes/sectors are currently going-in/going-out of expected strength. [more]