May 26, 2012
in 2012, IPOs, NASDAQ, bubble, executive compensation, forecasts, investing, market reports, media, social media, stocks
It’s been a week. By many measures, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB)’s IPO was a disappointment, closing at only 23 cents above the offering price. Now it is down another 1% from yesterday, closing the week at a saggy floor price of $31.91 – well below the $38 it opened at (a 16% drop).
Some commentators think it [...]
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Summer is a slow time for stocks. The “sell in May” crowd has gone away and many people start taking extended holidays. Volume thins on the markets and as a result there is less momentum. And this year, it looks as though the economic slowdown will be supporting seasonal trends.
But did you know that there [...]
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May 2, 2011 · 1 comment
in Apps, financial education, financial fitness, international stock market, investment tools, lifehack, market reports, media, money management, news and updates, portfolio, stocks, video
iPad-owning investors, take note of the Wall Street Journal’s new MarketWatch Market Data iPad App – you have it on your iPhone, you might as well get it on your iPad now, too – You’ll get the same information you see on the iPhone app, only much clearer and easier to read and navigate.
The MarketWatch [...]
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February 13, 2011 · 1 comment
in Canadian, S&P/TSX, TSX, commodities, energy, exports, investing, metals, mining, resources, stocks, unconventional energy, uranium
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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November 4, 2010 · 3 comments
in 2010, Canadian, S&P/TSX, distributions, dividends, financial planning, income, income trusts, media, news and updates, stocks, telecom
Yellow Pages Income Trust (TSX: YLO.UN) converted to a corporation on Monday, November 1, 2010. It now trades on the TSX under the name Yellow Media Inc. with the ticker (TSX: YLO).
What Happens to the Rest of Your Income Trusts Before 2011
In their Q3 news release, Yellow Media Inc. announced that distributions would be $0.35/year, [...]
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November 3, 2010 · 1 comment
in 2010, Canadian, November, banks, brokers, fees, financial planning, investing, news and updates, stocks
TD Waterhouse Discount Brokerage (Canada) has announced that it will lower the standard flat rate commission fee for buy and sell orders from $29 down to $9.99 for clients with household assets of at least $50,000. Changes take effect on November 4th, 2010.
Previously, clients had to hold at least $100,000 in assets at Waterhouse to [...]
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November 1, 2010
in November, Q4, S&P 500, S&P/TSX, financial planning, investing (general), market timing, market trends, seasonal investing, sectors, special dates, stocks, theories
November is usually a good month for stocks. Free from the seasonal worries about risky September and October markets, November often represents a return to a rallying environment in stocks generally and in certain sectors especially.
This year being a mid-term election year in the U.S. also bodes well for stock markets for the rest of 2010 and into [...]
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