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February 2011

TSX Closed For Family Day

February 21, 2011 · 2 comments

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The TSX (Toronto Stock Exchange) will be closed all day Monday, February 21, 2011 for “Family Day” in Ontario.  “Family Day” was introduced just about 4 or 5 years ago to give parents an extra day with their children and vice versa.  Many universities have moved their Spring Breaks to align with Family Day so [...]

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Is Wisconsin Harbinger of More To Come?

February 21, 2011 · 2 comments

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Protests in Madison, Wisconsin (USA) would otherwise appear to be a home-grown, Tea-Partyish type of movement (indeed, Tea Partiers were a large contingent protesting in support of the bill) were it not for the past two weeks of protests that appear to be spreading (if not necessarily “escalating”) throughout much of the Middle East, and [...]

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Canadian Uranium Stocks

February 13, 2011 · 1 comment

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Canadian uranium stocks run the gamut from junior uranium start ups to senior uranium dividend-payers.  In a previous post I wrote about the largest Canadian uranium stocks by market capitalization (that was back in September 2009).  It’s worth an update now, because Canada’s uranium stocks have grown quite significantly since then.
List of Canadian energy and [...]

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The Highest Paying Dividend Stocks

February 12, 2011 · 3 comments

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The highest paying dividend stocks will help you weather double-digit inflation much better even than real return bonds will.  Just be sure to do a further check for (1) how safe the dividend yield is and (2) whether the stock also frequently raises its dividend.  No point owning a dividend stock long term if it [...]

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Canadian Dividend Stocks

February 10, 2011 · 4 comments

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Canadian dividend stocks are the cream of the crop.  No matter what reasoning you here (from “it’s a fluke” to “it’s just because of the stable banking sector”), the Canadian stock market is set to continue to outperform over the next decade.
Here’s a list of some of the best Canadian dividend stocks – including the [...]

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Obama Rescues States With Shadow Bailouts and Interest-Free Loan Extensions

February 9, 2011 · 3 comments

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Now we know that a whopping 32 states are officially bankrupt, and that apparently, the US government has been engaged in shadow bailouts of these states, i.e., “giving them money under the table.”
In addition, all that money that states borrowed from the Federal government in order to continue to pay unemployment benefits?  Now they won’t [...]

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Which 18 States Are NOT Bankrupt Yet

February 9, 2011 · 1 comment

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The Economic Policy Journal recently released a list of U.S. States that are officially bankrupt (i.e., insolvent).  These states are receiving SHADOW BAILOUTS from the federal government.  As Zero Hedge puts it, “one can only wonder how many other shadow programs are currently in operation to fund states under the table with federal money.”  He [...]

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