There are a lot of excellent Canadian dividend stocks, but I’m going to try to narrow it down to three that are particularly attractive at this point.
All three of these have good growth prospects going forward, and all of them have great management. That said, the usual disclaimer applies – do your own research and [...]
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May 30, 2010 · 4 comments
in ADRs, BP, CEO pay, FTSE, SRI, UK, bailout, commodities, credit, economy, energy, environment, international stock market, market reports, oil, stimulus, stock picks
As if it wasn’t bad enough that BP is probably going to suspend its dividend if it can’t plug the leak, there will be all kinds of charges and damages awarded to BP, but possibly also to Halliburton or TransOcean once this disaster comes full sweep.
Those who follow me on Twitter know that I’m not [...]
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May 30, 2010
in ADRs, FTSE, NYSE, SRI, UK, collapse, dividends, earnings, economy, energy, environment, foreign investment, investing, market trends, news and updates, oil, pound, regulation, resources, risk, stock picks
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The Deepwater Horizon oil catastrophe may soon start to effects of the oil leak spilling over onto the world economy. Before this happens, though, BP share prices are going to continue to decline and the valuations of most Brits’ pension funds are going to drop, since BP comprises a majority holding in most UK indexes.
BP [...]
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April 26, 2010 · 7 comments
in Canadian, Canadian economy, Lists, S&P/TSX, TSX, business, earnings, economy, international economy, international stock market, stock picks
62 of Canada’s top companies made it into the recently updated Forbes Global 2000 list of the 2000 highest performing companies around the world. This year’s list saw Canada, China and India’s companies in particular climbing the ranks. The U.S. and Japan still dominate the list, but they are diminishing in number each year.
I doubt [...]
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April 5, 2010 · 6 comments
in bubble, discipline, economy, emotions, financial planning, future, investing, market crash, market timing, money lessons, opportunity, preparedness, psychology, purchases, savings, stock picks, stocks, wealthbuilding
One week we’re done with market crashes, the next week there’s more talk of bubbles and Wall Street antics wasting taxpayers’ money. This list of market doom headlines is a good enough reminder of how the fear for the end of the world felt like just over one year ago now in early March 2009.
What [...]
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March 15, 2010 · 3 comments
in CAD, Canadian, NYSE, S&P 500, US economy, exchange rates, foreign investment, hedging, international stock market, investing, stock picks, technology, telcos
Last week I looked at what would be my top three picks for Canadian stocks that Americans would do well to start out with, especially if they would like to diversify their currency risk.
At a reader’s suggestion I thought I should look across the border in the other direction at U.S. stocks that still hold [...]
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March 8, 2010 · 11 comments
in CAD, Canadian, Canadian economy, S&P/TSX, TSX, US debt, US economy, USD, 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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