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Technological Trends and Predictions That Might Affect Your Investments in 2010

January 1, 2010 · 4 comments

in consumers, economy, financial planning, investing, lifestyle inflation, market trends, news and updates, phone, retailers, technology, telcos, telecom

There are always broader economic and financial factors that affect the markets – fiscal and monetary policy decisions being one – but don’t overlook the factors that come from elsewhere – pure innovation, be it cultural or technological, that can also come to change the investing landscape over time.
The following are a few of the [...]

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Cashing in On Chips, Candy and Costumes: 10 Sweet Stocks For Hallowe’en

October 28, 2009 · 0 comments

in consumers, food, holidays, investing, retailers, seasonal investing, special dates, stocks

Two things come to mind in Hallowe’en season if you’re an investor: candy and costumes.  There’s little more left of the holiday festivity than dressing up in the latest gauche pop culture references and staples from past horror flicks – and all the parties held precisely to give the opportunity for doing so.
Just take a [...]

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Investing in Dollarama, Canada’s First Publicly-Traded Dollar Store Begins Trading This Week

October 11, 2009 · 0 comments

in Canadian, Canadian economy, IPOs, investing, low-income, retailers, stocks

When it comes to retail and consumer stocks, Canadians have a few staples to choose from: Canadian Tire (TSX: CTC), Shoppers Drug Mart (TSX: SC), Tim Horton’s (TSX: THI), even some income trusts like Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund (TSX: CGX.UN) and Pizza Pizza Income Fund (TSX: PZA.UN).
Now Canadians can add another staple of the retail [...]

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Whole Foods (WFMI-N) Suspends Dividend, Profits Down

August 6, 2008 · 0 comments

in dividends, news and updates, retailers

Well, this is unfortunate. I have a habit of buying stocks right before they make major changes. I should have known how to see this coming. I think I might not have bought the stock.
Today Whole Foods released its results for Q3. It has decided to suspend their dividend for the [...]

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