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Author: Brian Paradza, CFA

Brian is an investment writer and a Chartered Financial Analyst. He is an investing enthusiast who has been a regular contributor to The Motley Fool Canada since 2017. He is also a contributor to TipRanks (www.tipranks.com). His work has been featured on InvestorPlace (www.investorplace.com) as well. You can follow Brian on Twitter @brianparadza

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Investing

Crude Oil ETF Doubles As Oil Prices Crash — Fund Manager Says Don’t Buy Shares!

| Brian Paradza, CFA

Here's why some of the best investor tools to trade the crude oil price crash got suspended yesterday.

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Dividend Stocks

1 Top Defensive REIT I’d Buy Today

| Brian Paradza, CFA

Top-quality defensive REITs like NorthWest Healthcare Prop Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:NWH.UN) units were unjustly punished during the recent market…

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Coronavirus

Better Buy: New iPhone SE vs. Air Canada Stock

| Brian Paradza, CFA

The new Apple iPhone SE arrives after a market crash; will you buy the new gadget or invest the “capital”…

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Cannabis Stocks

Aphria (TSX:APHA): 4 Takeaways From Latest Q3 2020 Earnings

| Brian Paradza, CFA

Aphria reported market-beating earnings results for Q3 2020. The numbers look great, but should we buy into the reasons for…

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Tech Stocks

2 Best-Performing Canadian Stocks So Far This Year

| Brian Paradza, CFA

One of the best-performing Canadian stocks so far in 2020 is an unknown pharmaceutical small-cap that has returned over 1,200%,…

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Cannabis Stocks

Why Did HEXO’s Stock Price Fall 26% on Wednesday?

| Brian Paradza, CFA

There's new hope in HEXO's stock, even though the latest fix comes at the cost of a 26% fall in…

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Coronavirus

Aurora Cannabis (TSX:ACB) and HEXO (TSX:HEXO) Will Love This NYSE Rules Waiver

| Brian Paradza, CFA

Here’s why the New York Stock Exchange’s latest move could relieve listing concerns over Aurora Cannabis stock and HEXO shares.

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Cannabis Stocks

3 Top Marijuana Stocks to Watch in April

| Brian Paradza, CFA

Aphria is among the 3 top marijuana stocks worth monitoring this month, another cannabis firm could set a great execution…

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Cannabis Stocks

Cronos Group (TSX:CRON) Stock: 1 Management Decision That Delays Growth in the U.S. Market

| Brian Paradza, CFA

Cronos Group’s stock price's growth prospects may be limited by one small piece of information today.

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Dividend Stocks

1 Beaten-Down REIT Bargain for April

| Brian Paradza, CFA

It's bargain hunting season, and beaten-down American Hotel Income Properties REIT (TSX:HOT.UN) units look very attractive right now.

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Cannabis Stocks

HEXO Stock Price to Fall If Management Misses Tight Deadline

| Brian Paradza, CFA

Marijuana firm HEXO’s stock price fell 28% after earnings on Monday; expect more bad news if management fails to meet…

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Dividend Stocks

Stock Market Crash: Time to Buy Hotel REITs

| Brian Paradza, CFA

A COVID-19 induced stock market crash provides millionaire maker opportunities on struggling hotel companies, especially those with REIT structures.

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Cannabis Stocks

Coronavirus Market Meltdown: Buy Canopy Growth Stock for Defensive Pot Status

| Brian Paradza, CFA

Canopy Growth could enjoy some defensive stock status if the marijuana industry proves its mettle during the coronavirus demand disturbances.

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Coronavirus

Market Crash 2020: Beware the Elevated Currency Risk When Buying U.S. Stocks

| Brian Paradza, CFA

The stock market crash in 2020 offers Canadian investors big buying and diversifying opportunities into strong U.S. stocks, but at…

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Coronavirus

Will Cannabis Stocks Prove Defensive in a COVID-19-Induced Recession?

| Brian Paradza, CFA

Cannabis stocks could prove to be defensive investments during a coronavirus induced recession, but there are significant challenges to this…

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Cannabis Stocks

Cronos Group Stock Price to Suffer an Earnings Restatement Penalty

| Brian Paradza, CFA

Cronos Group stock price getting punished as management writes off large portions of the little revenue gains the company made…

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Cannabis Stocks

HEXO Stock: A Warning on Potential Bankruptcy?

| Brian Paradza, CFA

Perhaps the 30% fall in HEXO’s stock price early on Tuesday was warranted after chilling management disclosures.

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Cannabis Stocks

3 Takeaways From Aurora Cannabis’s (TSX:ACB) Founder’s Massive Stock Sale

| Brian Paradza, CFA

Could a massive sale of Aurora Cannabis stock by founder Terry Booth mean something to the marijuana firm's investors?

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Dividend Stocks

Contrarian Investors: Time to Buy Stocks and Profit From a Beaten-Down Market?

| Brian Paradza, CFA

The S&P/TSX Composite Index was down 10.27% on Monday. Is it time for a contrarian Buy on TSX stocks?

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Dividend Stocks

Market Crash: TSX Dividend Stock Under Threat as Assets Approach Critical Level

| Brian Paradza, CFA

The risk of a pay-out cut is increasing as a 15% yielding Dividend 15 Split Corp (TSX:DFN) stock’s net asset…

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Cannabis Stocks

Canopy Growth’s (TSX:WEED) CEO Cracks the Whip: Will the Stock Price Jump?

| Brian Paradza, CFA

Canopy Growth's (TSX:WEED)(NYSE:CGC) latest move is a transformative sign investors need for the stock price to recover

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Investing

Do This If the Stock Market Continues to Crash

| Brian Paradza, CFA

This tried and proven approach could be the best way to survive a stock market crash in 2020.

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Dividend Stocks

2 Canadian Stocks That Could Survive a Market Crash

| Brian Paradza, CFA

Here’s why Loblaw Companies’s (TSX:L) stock and another Canadian defensive name could outperform in a down market

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Tech Stocks

Canadian Tech Stock Delivers Good News Amid a Market Crash

| Brian Paradza, CFA

Kinaxis’s (TSX:KXS) market-beating earnings report might soothe some stock investor nerves in the middle of a coronavirus-induced market crush.

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Cannabis Stocks

Why Is Cronos Group (TSX:CRON) Delaying Its Earnings Results?

| Brian Paradza, CFA

This could be the reason why investors in cannabis firm Cronos Group’s stock learned of an earnings release delay on…

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Dividend Stocks

14 Freshly Minted Canadian Dividend Aristocrat Stocks to Buy in 2020

| Brian Paradza, CFA

This dividend growth stock stands out among the 14 recently added to the S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index.

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Cannabis Stocks

Canopy Growth’s (TSX:WEED) Latest 62% Revenue Growth Isn’t Repeatable

| Brian Paradza, CFA

Here's why Canopy Growth’s (TSX:WEED)(NYSE:CGC) latest sequential quarterly sales growth could just be 13%, or even lower if excluding recent…

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Cannabis Stocks

Aurora Cannabis (TSX:ACB) Stock Inches Closer to Recovery

| Brian Paradza, CFA

Here’s what to watch as beaten-down Aurora Cannabis works its way to a stock price recovery.

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Dividend Stocks

2 Best Credit-Rated Canadian REITs to Buy in 2020

| Brian Paradza, CFA

SmartCentres REIT (TSX:SRU.UN) and another one of Canada's largest real estate investment trusts rank among the best income investments for…

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Dividend Stocks

Canadian REIT Investors: Check This Rating When Buying the Yield

| Brian Paradza, CFA

Although targeted at debt holders, credit ratings can be relevant when assessing REIT equity investments too.

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Cannabis Stocks

HEXO (TSX:HEXO) Abruptly Changes Auditors: Should Investors Raise Eyebrows?

| Brian Paradza, CFA

Auditors do get changed over time, and it’s encouraged, but investors may raise questions when auditors abruptly resign, as in…

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Cannabis Stocks

3 Reasons Aphria (TSX:APHA) Could Beat Aurora Cannabis (TSX:ACB) in Europe

| Brian Paradza, CFA

Aphria (TSX:APHA)(NYSE:APHA) is emerging as the better stock to lead in Germany ahead of first mover Aurora Cannabis (TSX:ACB)(NYSE:ACB).

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Cannabis Stocks

Aurora Cannabis (TSX:ACB) Stock Investors: Buy the Dip or Bail Out After Latest Asset Write-Downs?

| Brian Paradza, CFA

Consider these three takeaways from Aurora Cannabis’s (TSX:ACB)(NYSE:ACB) latest strategic moves before making the buy or sell move.

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Dividend Stocks

Canadian Investors: Should You Buy the Dips on Suncor Energy (TSX:SU) Stock?

| Brian Paradza, CFA

Any small dips on Suncor Energy (TSX:SU)(NYSE:SU) stock allows dividend growth investors another opportunity to lucratively invest alongside Warren Buffett.

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Dividend Stocks

RRSP Investor Alert: $10,000 Invested in RBC (TSX:RY) Stock 20 Years ago Would Be Worth This Much Today

| Brian Paradza, CFA

Long-term dividend-growth investing can create wonderful wealth accumulation, even when slower-growth, large-cap value plays like Royal Bank of Canada (TSX:RY)(NYSE:RY)…

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Investing

TD Bank (TSX:TD): A Quarter of Canadians Are Unaware of TFSA vs. RRSP Differences … Are You?

| Brian Paradza, CFA

Here’s what you need to know about TFSAs and RRSPs, as latest research from the Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSX:TD)(NYSE:TD) reveals a…

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Dividend Stocks

TFSA Income Investors: 1 Ultra-High-Yield Canadian REIT to Check Out Today

| Brian Paradza, CFA

It’s rare to find a nearly 12% dividend yield that looks sustainable, yet American Hotel Income Properties REIT LP's (TSX:HOT.UN)…

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Dividend Stocks

TFSA Income Investors: How to Create a 5% Yielding Dividend Growth Portfolio

| Brian Paradza, CFA

You could create a safe 5% yielding TFSA portfolio of Canadian dividend growth stocks without taking on much risk with…

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Cannabis Stocks

TFSA Investors: Buy Aphria (TSX:APHA) Stock

| Brian Paradza, CFA

Here’s why I'm maintaining a Buy rating on Aphria (TSX:APHA)(NYSE:APHA) stock for 2020.

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Cannabis Stocks

Namaste Technologies (TSXV:N) Stock Doubles in 3 Weeks! Is There Further Upside?

| Brian Paradza, CFA

Can Namaste Technologies (TSXV:N) stock sustain the current rally?

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