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Inflation is beginning to heat up in a big way. According to  StatCan, inflation ticked up to 3.4% in April, up from 2.2% in March. That wasn’t as bad as the U.S.’s most recent inflation number — 5% — but it’s still pretty high. If every product you bought went up 3.4% in price every year, and your income didn’t rise, you’d be a lot poorer in a few years. Inflation also has implications for your investments. When inflation goes up, central banks try to fight it by raising interest rates, and that hurts businesses — like the ones your stock portfolio is built on. In light of t...

Image source: Getty Images The Canadian stock market is setting new highs this week! Don’t you worry, though. Here are two undervalued dividend stocks you can consider today. An undervalued dividend stock First, there’s Northland Power(TSX:NPI), which is a global company that produces electricity from power-producing facilities that use clean energy sources. Its operating assets are primarily under long-term power-purchase agreements or other revenue arrangements with creditworthy customers. Therefore, its portfolio — with assets in Canada, Germany, the Netherlands,...

Image source: Getty Images Growth stocks continue to be volatile in today’s market. Indeed, there are many reasons for this. But perhaps the biggest catalyst driving valuations lower of late is rising inflation concerns and higher bond yields as a result. Indeed, whether inflation will ultimately prove to be transitory or not is the key question for investors today. That said, some growth stocks continue to show explosive upside, despite these concerns. Here are two such stocks investors should consider right now. Curaleaf The cannabis sector is a difficult one to invest...

Can National Bank Grow Into a “Big” Bank? More on: Image source: Getty Images The pandemic has been hard for most sectors, and banking is no different from the rest. Fortunately, this sector has managed to recover strongly, with many stocks currently trading above pre-pandemic levels. In this recovering sector, smaller banks are coming into focus for many investors. Indeed, investors are increasingly looking at regional players such as  National Bank of Canada(TSX:NA). After all, National Bank has stunned investors with its outperformance and robust momentum of late....

Image source: Getty Images Canadian dividend stocks allow investors to build a passive-income stream as well as generate wealth via capital gains over the long term. A dividend-paying company should be able to generate stable cash flows across business cycles that will help them maintain and increase payouts over time. We’ll look at three such Canadian dividend-paying stocks that have yields over 3%. Brookfield Renewable Power One of the largest renewable power companies in the world is Brookfield Renewable Power (TSX:BEP.UN)(NYSE:BEP). Its renewable capacity stands at ...