January 23, 2010 · 10 comments
in Canadian, Computershare, DRIPs, S&P/TSX, dividends, financial planning, money decisions, passive income, stock picks, wealthbuilding
Ready to buy your first share in a Canadian DRIP plan? Deciding which Canadian DRIP stock to invest in first?
These are my top picks for Canadian DRIPs today, in early 2010. The DRIP landscape is always changing so it pays to keep one eye open and monitor your investments. That said, DRIPs in general are [...]
December 15, 2009 · 9 comments
in Canadian, Canadian economy, Financial New Year, S&P/TSX, TSX, financial planning, income trusts, investing, market trends, stocks
How well will the Canadian stock market do in 2010? If the U.S. sneezes again, will Canada catch another cold? If there is any fallout or a double-dip U.S. recession owing to defaults on payment-option ARM mortgages, will it send global markets into another fiscal tailspin as we saw in October 2008?
By most estimates, Canada [...]
Many people know that financials make up about 30% of the S&P/TSX. Many also know that Canada’s banking system was rated the safest, most stable banking system in the world during the past financial crisis (and, in fact, is still considered so).
But if you’re not Canadian and not familiar with the market, but you want [...]
This week of August 24-28, all the talk on Bay Street is about the Big 6 Canadian banks reporting fiscal Q3 (third quarter) earnings. Earnings results of the Big 5 are important to many Canadian investors, who are almost all invested in one or more of these banks through their pension and broad-based mutual funds [...]
