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MrIncredible

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Does anyone have any good investment newsletters that they sign up too? I'm looking for tips, investment ideas and not the general put money in RRSP & RESP. I'm looking for more of a stock watch and trending type newsletters from reputable sources. No penny stock stuff.

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woodee

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I subscribe to the Successful Investor newsletter that Patrick McKeough publishes. This one focuses on Canadian stocks. He does publish a couple of other newsletters as well. One for US stocks and one other one I think. I like his style of investing and for the most part it has done OK for me.
 
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http://www.investorsdigestofcanada.com/
As the title says 'digest', its a wide collection of broker opinions and regular columns, and published every 2 weeks...the only news paper i have subscribed to for more than 15yrs... Content is mostly Canadian, and weighted on resources since our economy is resource heavy...
 
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splooge

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dividendgrowth isn't as relevant today, as very soon dividends are going to be taxed heavy... oh and also, the whole income trust thing... those guys promote income trusts- and that's risky too. I still read the newsletters by divgrow, among others- the benefit of having a sister that is a CFP, but I like hulbert's financial digest, where he reviews all the leading investment newsletters... where it takes less reading to get the best of all of what's out there.

be careful of newsletter scams that pump 'boiler room' stocks.
 
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Mencken

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splooge said:
dividendgrowth isn't as relevant today, as very soon dividends are going to be taxed heavy... oh and also, the whole income trust thing... those guys promote income trusts- and that's risky too. I still read the newsletters by divgrow, among others- the benefit of having a sister that is a CFP, but I like hulbert's financial digest, where he reviews all the leading investment newsletters... where it takes less reading to get the best of all of what's out there.

be careful of newsletter scams that pump 'boiler room' stocks.
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You're sure you're not getting mixed up with US tax changes. No change in Canada to taxation on dividends that I have heard of.

And I wouldn't be scared of income trusts necessarily. Do your homework. As they convert lots of them will be paying very nice dividends. I've been doing very well with some of them...many more winners than losers.
 
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EJ543

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I find that investment reports are only good for bring attention to stocks you are unaware of or never considered, other than that, its old news. For every buy recommendation there are sells. By the time you read the report its already baked into the price of the stock.
 
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burt-oh-my!

Newsletters are ranked somewhere - I would find out where they re ranked and pick several with good long term track records, but which had each done well at different times.

I would never ever pay the slightest attention to what brokerage house analysts recommend - there have been studies showing tht you are better off doing the OPPOSITE of wht they suggest.

http://www.thestreet.com/story/10171167/1/analyst-advice-bad-enough-to-profit-from.html
 
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splooge

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Mencken said:
You're sure you're not getting mixed up with US tax changes. No change in Canada to taxation on dividends that I have heard of.

And I wouldn't be scared of income trusts necessarily. Do your homework. As they convert lots of them will be paying very nice dividends. I've been doing very well with some of them...many more winners than losers.
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A: u are correct, though, getting the money back from uncle sam's witholding system takes time and diminishes possible compounding returns

B: u said it best about income trusts. I do have some, but trying to get higher than average 8-12% aror is difficult to do with a portfolio of only income trusts.
 
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pilot123

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Just adding onto EJ543 and burt...
For what its worth here is my take on these stock investment magazines / newsletters.

I used to work for an investment firm. Small companies, venture companies, companies that want public attention, or companies who want to spin some 'stories or facts' in their favor would PAY an analyst or investment newsletter company to write a good report on them. Conversely, a large investor or hedgefund that wants to short a particular stock will pay the same people to write a bad report. These reports usually highlight Pinksheets and OTCBB penny stocks which can easily be manipulated.

Typically after the reports release it will generate some good volume on the stock, but its a really short term trade so don't ever ever think of holding long-term.
 
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hinz

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Don't read investment newsletters for equity investments. All you need to do is to take a look on the holdings in XDV or CDZ in Canada, VIG or VYM in the States and replicate by buying those equities in equal portion for example.

That way you could save a tonne of management fees going forward but you may need to have at least $250K in non-registered accounts, while investing Fixed income components in RRSP and TFSA to make the strategy work. :)
 
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rafterman

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Ginglay said:
http://www.investorsdigestofcanada.com/
As the title says 'digest', its a wide collection of broker opinions and regular columns, and published every 2 weeks...the only news paper i have subscribed to for more than 15yrs... Content is mostly Canadian, and weighted on resources since our economy is resource heavy...
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Another vote for IDC. Local library has it in the periodicals so it's free.
 
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