Chris MacDonald

19 hours ago | fool.ca | Chris MacDonald

In this current market environment, investors may be looking to tilt their portfolios toward more defensive holdings. Such a view makes sense, given the heightened geopolitical and macroeconomic risks we’re seeing play out in the global marketplace. For investors looking for consumer defensive stocks worth buying, the good news is that there are quite a few options available on the TSX. One of my top picks in this space for quite some time has been Loblaw (TSX:L).

23 hours ago | fool.ca | Chris MacDonald

Millions of investors are looking for top-tier companies they can get their hands on right now that can provide significant capital appreciation potential with relatively low volatility. Indeed, owning a range of assets that are non-correlated (or have low correlation to each other) can provide a “smoother” ride higher over time. And while I’m not one to suggest investors miss out on the historical returns equities can provide, navigating periods of turmoil is important.

23 hours ago | 247wallst.com | Chris MacDonald |Chris Macdonald

Investing Investors around the world have received some rather incredible news this past week. Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-B) CEO Warren Buffett announced at his annual meeting that this will be his last one. That’s right – the Oracle of Omaha will officially be stepping down as CEO.

23 hours ago | fool.ca | Chris MacDonald

The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) is the top index that tracks the Canadian stock market, and this is the most important market for many Canadian investors. The country’s top exchange covers a range of industries, but as many investors are well aware, this index provides heavy exposure to resource-related stocks and financials. These are sectors that are typically considered to be more value- than growth-focused, which isn’t great during bull markets but tend to perform much better in downturns.

23 hours ago | fool.com | Chris MacDonald

Of all the top cryptocurrencies investors pay close attention to, Ethereum (ETH -3.61%) has become one of the best-performing tokens in the market over the course of the past two weeks. Indeed, since Ethereum's Pectra upgrade was announced, this token has absolutely taken off. Over the course of the past week alone, Ethereum's price has surged 45% at the time of writing.