Investments

No shortage of risk in preferred shares

Bonds aren't yielding what they used to—a five-year government of Canada bond will get you 1.5%. Equities, however, are levered to economic performance, and thus would seem to be a better vehicle for growth. Companies are sitting on hoards of cash that could be paid out as dividends, but a conservative investor may not want to take on stock market volatility.

By Scot Blythe |April 26, 2012

5 min read

Stick with fixed income: Russell

Fixed-income investing will continue to play a crucial role for investors, even as three decades of bond-market gains appear likely to come to an end, according to a research paper by Russell Investments.

By Tammy Burns |April 26, 2012

2 min read

Reaching for yield, taking on risk

The temptation to stretch a little further has never been greater. Investors must understand the risk-return trade-off. It pays to look beneath the labels, lest one mix apples and oranges. Different kinds of yield have different kinds of risk.

By Scot Blythe |April 25, 2012

4 min read

Long-term investing is dead: Gundlach

Borrowing from Shakespeare to analyze debt is a rare skill, but one that is within the grasp of Jeffery Gundlach, chief executive officer and chief investment officer, Doubleline Funds.

By Vikram Barhat |April 25, 2012

3 min read