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Should advisors buy shares with inferior voting rights?

Better to focus on whether a company is evolving or stagnating

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Do corporate spinoffs reward shareholders?

Creating value by shrinking

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When stock frauds go beyond gaming the numbers

Claims of novel technology are at the centre of many collapses

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Finding the tipping point of stock collapses

When does accounting become important?

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Heed the warning signs of stock market frauds

Use the fraud triangle to root out problem investments

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The case for boring in a bull market of DIY geniuses

How to keep clients from psyching themselves out

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In search of buying opportunities

Investing advice that works

Canadian industries

Home bias isn’t all bad

Are your clients invested too much in Canada?

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Welcome to the new investor wasteland

Carbon-adjusted earnings: Where accounting meets ESG to talk nonsense

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For investors, cash flows only tell half the story

Don’t fall prey to cash-is-king platitudes

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Fraud doesn’t take a holiday

Accounting chicanery to watch for ahead of earnings season

Navigating cash takeover offers for shares

Take the money and run

Could a ban on share buybacks really happen?

Examining policy options in a heated primary season

Closeup receipts in paper nail

Reverse factoring is the latest accounting pitfall

Lack of regulations means anything goes

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Interpreting short-seller reports

Why advisors should use their intuition

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Better investing through fraud awareness

Avoid mistakes by knowing the warning signs

Accounting games happen in plain sight

What to look for when analyzing statements

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Doubling down on a losing investment

Mistake or sage manoeuvre?

Investor protections keep crumbling

Livent case casts doubt on shareholder rights

What audit rule changes mean for investors

New U.S. regulations offer a glimpse at the length of audit relationships

The fundamentals behind marijuana stocks

Accounting issues cloud analysis

Is it time to nix the VIX?

The oft-quoted fear index is widely misunderstood

Problems with backtesting investment performance

Why results can be misleading

When following smart money is stupid

Billionaire bets can be painful for regular investors

What investors should watch in Microsoft’s year-end results

Results indicate what investors should watch