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Any American who looks at Canada and sees a mere reflection of the U.S. (or who thinks they already “understand” Canada or know all they need to know about it) is not only predictably ignorant but just as predictably rude.  Apologies to the offended – please, do go on and prove that you are the [...]

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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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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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Don’t freak out at the phrase “new world order:” this isn’t about conspiracy.  The fact is that 2011 is likely to be the year that China most definitively transitions to first place as the world’s foremost economic power.  And with China’s economic ascendancy, so follows the economic rise of China’s key trading partners, many of [...]

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With all the global investment attention on China, India and Latin America, now’s a good time to research African equities and African ETFs for your frontier markets portfolio.
Most people still think of Africa’s wealth in terms of its natural resources – gold, diamonds, oil.  This is true, but the fact is that capitalism has trickled [...]

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Pengrowth Energy Trust (TSX: PGF.UN) will be making the conversion to a corporate structure effective January 1, 2011.
Pengrowth will trade under the symbol “PGF” on the TSX and under the name “Pengrowth Corporation.”  On the NYSE, Pengrowth will likely trade under the ticker “PGH.”
Should You Sell Your Trusts Before 2011?
Pengrowth New Monthly Dividends
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From the trust’s [...]

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If you’re a Canadian investor or you follow the commodities market, you’ve heard of BHP Billiton’s hostile takeover proposal for Saskatchewan’s Potash Corporation of Canada (TSX: POT) last week.
BHP Billiton proposed a buyout of Potash at a price of just $130/share. A price significantly lower than the June 2008 highs above $200/share that we saw [...]

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