Carla Pasternak is a leading income investing expert, serving as Director of Income Research for High-Yield Investing and Dividend Opportunities. Together, these newsletters put her expertise in the hands of more than 200,000 subscribers each month.
A highly successful income investment analyst, Carla has excelled in the industry for almost three decades. In addition to her work as a writer for several nationally recognized financial publishers, her previous experience includes a position as the Investment Relations Manager of Aberford Resources (now Talisman Energy), where she produced prize-winning annual reports and shareholder communications. It was this in-depth experience in the high-yield Canadian energy sector that began to attract Dr. Pasternak to income investing.
Later, Carla founded Canada Corporate Communications, which was responsible for writing, designing, and producing shareholder reports for companies in Canada. The company handled upwards of 50 clients per year at its peak, including many of the most popular Canadian trusts.
For over 20 years Dr. Pasternak also taught several courses in the Bissett School of Business at Mount Royal University in Calgary.
On the educational front, Carla holds an MBA from the University of Calgary and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. When not watching the market, she enjoys outdoors activities, including hiking, kayaking, and horseback riding.
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Analyst Articles
Take a look at this amazing chart of a security with a 14% yield and shares that rose more than 40% in less than four months. This security is not… Read More
The appeal of biofuels is self-evident. Producing fuels from natural substances such as algae — instead of crude oil — can help wean the country’s dependence on imported oil. And many biofuels hold the promise of lower costs than oil-based fuels. That was the lesson brought home on Sept. 24… Read More
In the corporate headquarters of retail giant Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), April 21 was a day of utter fear. That’s when The New York Times reported that company officials sought to cover up a bribery investigation in Mexico, which might have soon led to massive fines and the dismissal of key… Read More
Because the Chinese economy has expanded by leaps and bounds during the past few decades and is widely expected to keep posting solid growth for years, it may seem safe to assume China’s a great place to invest. But the world’s second-largest… Read More
Do you know how anyone with no financial background can outperform professional investors? It’s easy: Follow a smaller number of companies and truly understand what they do. Behind every stock, there is a company and a story. By doing your homework, you can learn the intricacies of a particular company… Read More
With the S&P 500 surging roughly 25% in the past 12 months, it’s been a great time to have full exposure to the stock market. Yet market strategists continue to remind investors that they should only expect 6% to 8% gains annually… Read More
It’s only mid-October, and though the holidays still are over two months away, it’s not too early to begin thinking about the holiday shopping season. More importantly for traders, it’s not too early to think about the stocks that stand to benefit from the make-or-break holiday shopping season. It’s also… Read More
Every once in a while, traders seem to forget that market prices move up and down and start expecting to see a move in one direction last forever. In the late 1980s, many traders assumed that the Japanese stock market was… Read More
Have you ever noticed that despite how bad times get, supermarkets continue to attract long lines of customers? Tenants who occupy space in strip malls next to supermarkets notice this as well. In fact, these days many tenants are bending over backwards in an effort to secure retail space adjacent… Read More
One of the best and most profitable times to buy stocks is when bad news is at its apex and everyone is preaching doom and gloom. This is the one proven stock market pattern that constantly repeats itself. In fact, it… Read More
