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Best Canadian Stocks for Americans To Invest In

March 8, 2010 · 6 comments

in Canadian, Canadian dollar, Canadian economy, S&P/TSX, TSX, US debt, US dollar, US economy, commodities, currencies, depression, diversification, economy, energy, financial planning, foreign investment, forex, gold, hedging, international economy, international stock market, investing, mining, oil, precious metals, preparedness, recession, stock picks, wealth protection

With the US dollar increasingly perceived to be walking on shakier ground, and no significant signs in sight that the US will be able to pay off its debts without radical quantitative easing (i.e., effective devaluation of the dollar); continued unemployment levels near 10% and no short-term fix in the ongoing housing slump (more foreclosures [...]

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What You Need To Know About Shale Gas Investing and the Pros and Cons of Fracking

January 7, 2010 · 6 comments

in commodities, energy, investing, natural gas, oil, unconventional energy

Shale gas assets have become a hot story lately, with the news that Total (NYSE: TOT) put in a bid to buy these from Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) and ExxonMobil put in a bid for XTO Energy (NYSE: XTO).  So what is shale gas and fracking – the process it depends upon for gas extraction?  [...]

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Deciding Whether You Should Invest In Suncor (SU) or Canadian Oil Sands (COS.UN)

December 28, 2009 · 2 comments

in Canadian, Canadian economy, S&P/TSX, TSX, commodities, energy, income trusts, investing, oil, resources, stock picks, stocks

Suncor (TSX: SU) and Canadian Oil Sands Trust (COS.UN) are two of the biggest oil plays in Canada as well as the top go-to stocks in their sector.  But since they both offer heavy exposure to the oil sands, how do you choose between them?  Which is the better investment, Suncor, or Canadian Oil Sands, [...]

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Large-Cap Canadian Energy and Materials Stocks

November 19, 2009 · 2 comments

in Canadian, Canadian economy, S&P/TSX, TSX, commodities, energy, indexes, investing, metals, mining, resources, stock exchanges

If you’d like to make your own Canadian commodities ETF, or be more selective than iShares ETFs like XMA (Materials), then choose your stocks from this list of all the energy and materials stocks currently composing just over one third of the S&P/TSX 60, Canada’s large-cap index.
If you’re looking for Canada’s largest gold companies, Canada’s [...]

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Best Canadian Oil Stocks 2009-2010

October 7, 2009 · 2 comments

in Canadian, energy, international stock market, investing, oil, stocks

You don’t have to be an adherent of peak oil theory to be bullish on oil and oil stocks over the next two, five, ten years.  Simple math shows that the world’s energy needs are rising – even with the entrance of electric cars into the North American market.  Individual stock investors are wise to [...]

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Reverse 1-to-5 Split for Horizons BetaPro NYMEX Natural Gas Bull ETF (HUN)

September 16, 2009 · 0 comments

in Canadian, ETF(s), energy, natural gas, news and updates, resources

Announced today, Horizons BetaPro will be putting in place a reverse 1-to-5 split on units of its NYMEX Natural Gas Bull ETF (HUN).  As you may know, this is due in large part to the sinking natural gas prices experienced over 2009.  Here are a few points to keep in mind for those wondering what [...]

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Bullish on Nat Gas? Check Out These Canadian Natural Gas Stocks and ETFs

September 15, 2009 · 0 comments

in Canadian, energy, investing, market bottom, natural gas, resources, stocks

For just about the past year (2008-2009), natural gas prices have been in a major secular decline, breaking below the $3.00 mark with some analysts having speculated they could go to zero.  Just this past week, however, we’ve seen a small surge in the nat gas index and investors are responding with inflows of cash [...]

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