The word recession keeps popping up, and many investors wonder how best to insulate themselves during an economic recession or even just a prolonged financial downturn. One way is to consider investing in the Dividend Aristocrats Index. Find out about this little-known concept here. [more]

The RASI and the DJIA normally move in unison but, over the last five trading days, a slight divergence between the two has occurred. As the RASI moved lower, the DJIA established new all-time highs. This cannot continue for long. [more]

If investors are beginning to rotate away from momentum stocks towards the low P/E and low P/B stocks, then perhaps investors should examine the stock composition of the Value sector ETFs for future investment ideas. [more]

Our Top Ten Portfolio performed well of late and regained the $600,000 level. Including dividends and trading profits, the Portfolio is up 20.4% YTD and exactly matches this year’s gain by the S&P/TSX Composite Index. We think that we should be able to do better than the general index. [more]

The latest McClellan Chart-In-Focus report from McClellan Financial Publications shows that, provided U.S. federal tax receipts do not exceed 18% of GDP, the stock market tends to move higher. The current rate is 16% so the outlook, using this metric, remains positive. [more]

October was not a kind month to the Energy sector, perhaps highlighted by the surprising, if not shocking, abandonment of Canada by Encana Corp. [more]

Morgan Stanley estimates that the expected return of a 60:40 stock-to-bond portfolio will return less than 4% per year over the next 10 years, in both the U.S. and European markets. [more]

3iQ, a Canadian based investment firm with a goal to provide an accessible, trustworthy, and regulated method for retail investors to invest in bitcoin. [more]