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CIBC came out with third quarter earnings today and they topped analyst expectations handily, by an additional 13 cents per share over the amount expected.
The big question on Canadian investors’ minds, though, is when CIBC can finally begin raising its dividend again. Right now CIBC is paying 87 cents a share and has been for [...]
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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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Is diversification dead? It largely failed us in the 2008-2009 financial crisis, but if you held on for the long haul it did breathe life back into your portfolio on the way back up.
A perennial question is how much diversification is enough? If you’re invested in mutual funds and ETFs, these are by definition already [...]
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I’m sure you’ve heard some version of the phrase “it’s the bottom-line that counts.” The bottom-line refers to what you get to keep of your income after all your expenses and bills are paid.
Earnings and Bottom-Line Growth
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In business terms, the bottom-line represents earnings. Earnings are arguably the ultimate measure of growth of a business because [...]
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I’ve been an individual stock investor for almost a decade now (starting out very small, while still an undergrad), but it’s taken me some time to revise my methods and learn what’s most important in terms of record keeping. When I first started out, all I cared about was the excitement of the purchase itself [...]
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