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Outlook for Canadian Stocks in 2010

December 15, 2009 · 12 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 [...]

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List of Companies in the S&P/TSX Composite Index

December 4, 2009 · 4 comments

in Canadian, Canadian economy, S&P/TSX, TSX, indexes, stock exchanges

Want to see what companies there are to invest in up in Canada?
There are 203 companies currently listed in the TSX Composite Index.  Approximately 60 of these are large-cap, 60 mid-cap, and the other 80+ small cap.  You may also want to consult the list of just Canadian large-caps in the S&P/TSX 60 Index.
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Large-Cap Canadian Energy and Materials Stocks

November 19, 2009 · 2 comments

in Canadian, Canadian economy, S&P/TSX, TSX, commodities, energy, indexes, investing, metals, mining, resources, stock exchanges

If you’d like to make your own Canadian commodities ETF, or be more selective than iShares ETFs like XMA (Materials), then choose your stocks from this list of all the energy and materials stocks currently composing just over one third of the S&P/TSX 60, Canada’s large-cap index.
If you’re looking for Canada’s largest gold companies, Canada’s [...]

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Investing in Diamond Mining and Production with TSX and TSXV-Listed Diamond Stocks

November 16, 2009

in Canadian, diamonds, investing, mining, resources, stocks

When all the attention is on gold investing and the boom in gold prices, you might also want to look elsewhere in the mining markets to expand the resource portion of your portfolio.
In this post I’ll give you a summary of some of Canada’s best diamond stocks – including information on Canada’s largest diamond mine [...]

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Canadian Stocks Composing the S&P/TSX 60

November 3, 2009 · 5 comments

in Canadian, Canadian economy, S&P/TSX, indexes, investing, stock exchanges

If you want to quickly analyse the broad spectrum of the Canadian economy, take a look at the S&P/TSX 60.  While not the full representation of Canadian companies that make up the S&P/TSX Composite Index (although these companies are also represented in the Composite Index), it is nevertheless easier to manage and still provides a [...]

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Best Canadian Oil Stocks 2009-2010

October 7, 2009 · 6 comments

in Canadian, energy, international stock market, investing, oil, stocks

You don’t have to be an adherent of peak oil theory to be bullish on oil and oil stocks over the next two, five, ten years.  Simple math shows that the world’s energy needs are rising – even with the entrance of electric cars into the North American market.  Individual stock investors are wise to [...]

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10 of the Best Defensive Canadian Stocks

October 4, 2009 · 2 comments

in Canadian, Canadian economy, investing, telcos, utilities

Whether we’re in a bull or bear market, it always helps to have a portion of your portfolio in defensive stocks, so-called because of the relative protection they offer from price volatility and many business and market risks.  This is not to say that there are no risks involved with defensive stocks.  Any company is [...]

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