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What To Expect in Stock Markets for February

February 1, 2010 · 6 comments

in 2010, February, S&P 500, international stock market, investing, market reports, market trends, seasonal investing, stock exchanges, stocks

Predicting where the stock market will go in February might be a lesson in futility more than futurity, but that doesn’t mean we can’t pay close attention to what the analysts are looking out for – and other key pieces of market news such as earnings, announcements from the Fed, levels of consumer credit card [...]

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The New Volatility, or Are Stock Markets Affected by Political Influences Reaching A Tipping Point?

January 26, 2010 · 4 comments

in 2010, DJIA, Federal Reserve, Obama Effect, S&P 500, VIX volatility, banks, central banks, earnings, economics, economy, market reports, market trends, news and updates, politics, recession, special dates, stocks

State of the (Economic) Union 2010: is political news now a leading indicator of stock markets?
I can’t remember where I read it recently, perhaps even in the End of Influence, but the consensus among some who know more about it than I do is that stock markets, and most notably the U.S. stock market in [...]

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Market Jitters: Are We About to See the End of the Risk Rally and Bear Market Bubble?

January 20, 2010 · 13 comments

in 2010, Federal Reserve, US economy, bull market, central banks, economy, exchange rates, financial planning, forex, hedging, inflation, interest rates, international economy, market crash, market reports, market timing, recession, risk

Highest ever one-month inflation rise in the UK for December, fiscal imbalances in Greece, weakened macro-economics in Germany, a Canadian housing market bubble, higher than 50% gains in the commodity currencies since last March (2009), and the return of hubris and risk-taking in the U.S. investment banks… what do these all have in common?
Is it [...]

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Sectors Expected To Outperform Their Previous Highs – Investments You Should Consider in 2010

January 13, 2010 · 4 comments

in 2010, BNN, Canadian, S&P 500, TSX, earnings, economy, investing, market reports, sectors, stock picks

Earlier this week we had two Canadian reports on stock market expectations for 2010 – what sectors should outperform in 2010 compared to the stock market highs in 2007 – as well as which Canadian equities are expected to do well in 2010.
Top 10 Canadian Dividend-Paying Multinationals
Best Sectors To Invest In for 2010
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Frances Horodelski reported [...]

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Best Canadian Stocks and ETFs From the Past Decade 1999-2009

January 1, 2010 · 0 comments

in Canadian, Canadian economy, ETF(s), S&P/TSX, TSX, bull market, commodities, earnings, international economy, investing, market reports, resources, stock picks

The last day of the decade.  Markets have just closed.  We’ve got the top stocks from the past decade in now, as well as the ETF winners from 2009.  Here they are.
These stocks remind one that buy and hold didn’t die in 2009.
Top Performing Canadian Stocks
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These are the top three performers on the S&P/TSX Composite [...]

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Stock Market Investment Outlook November 2009

November 2, 2009 · 0 comments

in DJIA, November, Q4, VIX volatility, economy, interest rates, market reports, news and updates, recession, seasonal investing

Last Friday, the final trading day of October 2009, saw triple-digit losses following the previous day’s excellent U.S. GDP numbers.  Are traders and institutional investors just taking money off the table for some profits?  Or will this be the beginning of the retrenchment that we didn’t see in September or October?
One thing that is for [...]

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With The Gold Price Nearing $1000/oz., Is It A Good Time To Buy Gold?

September 4, 2009 · 16 comments

in September, gold, investing, market reports, penny stocks, precious metals, silver, stock picks, stocks, wealth protection

September and October are traditionally weak months in the stock market, but it is the “September Effect” that fears professional and technical traders the most.  Yesterday (September 3, 2009) gold prices jumped up 17% per ounce in gold trading, closing near the key psychological resistance point of $996/oz.  No surprises here, perhaps as the last [...]

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