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New BMO ETFs Fill Out Canadian ETF Niches

February 22, 2010 · 2 comments

in BRIC, Canadian, ETF(s), India, S&P/TSX, TSX, diversification, emerging markets, financial education, foreign investment, infrastructure, international economy, news and updates

ETF investors have noticed the enormous growth in ETFs offered over the past two years.  We’ve gone from simple “emerging markets” ETFs like Vanguard’s VWO and iShares’ EEM/XEM to not only BRIC ETF offerings (such as Claymore’s CBQ), but now iShares Canada is offering ETFs specific to India (TSX: XID), Brazil (TSX: XBZ) and Latin [...]

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Best Canadian Stocks and ETFs From the Past Decade 1999-2009

January 1, 2010 · 0 comments

in Canadian, Canadian economy, ETF(s), S&P/TSX, TSX, bull market, commodities, earnings, international economy, investing, market reports, resources, stock picks

The last day of the decade.  Markets have just closed.  We’ve got the top stocks from the past decade in now, as well as the ETF winners from 2009.  Here they are.
These stocks remind one that buy and hold didn’t die in 2009.
Top Performing Canadian Stocks
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These are the top three performers on the S&P/TSX Composite [...]

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Seasonal Investing ETF and Seasonal Investing Strategies from Brooke Thackray

November 24, 2009 · 3 comments

in Canadian, ETF(s), investment tools, market timing, news and updates, seasonal investing, special dates

Earlier this year I wrote an article explaining seasonal investing for those new to this particular stock investing strategy.  My attention is turned once again to the topic of seasonal investing now that Horizons BetaPro has launched a new seasonal investing ETF.
Moreover, the new AlphaPro Seasonal Rotation ETF (TSX: HAC) is managed by Canada’s foremost [...]

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Junior Gold Miners ETF, the Bubble in Gold and What You Should Worry About Over the Weekend

November 13, 2009 · 5 comments

in investing (general), link roundup, reading recommendations

Is there a bubble in gold? Liz Weston thinks so.  And if you talk to Matt at Steadfast Finances, he’ll be quick to agree.
I’d concede there’s definitely a boom or “bandwagon” effect happening with money flowing into gold right now, but I’m not convinced it can be called a bubble in the same way that [...]

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ETF Update and Market Outlook by Som Seif, President of Claymore Investments and ETFs

August 21, 2009 · 2 comments

in Canadian, ETF(s), investing

This past Wednesday Som Seif, President of Claymore Investments Canada, appeared on BNN’s Market Call to take questions on ETFs.  Here’s a brief recap of Seif’s market outlook and update on the state of ETFs in Canada and with Claymore specifically.
Canada’s Consumer Prices Fallen Most Since 1953
Seif doesn’t make a big deal of the news.  [...]

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The Benefits of Canadian ShareOwner

May 22, 2008 · 0 comments

in brokers

Recently I spent quite a while searching for the right discount broker. I already had an account at one of the “Big 5″ (in Canada, that’s RY, TD, BMO, CM, BNS), but I was looking for a cheaper way to get into exchange-traded funds, especially since I wasn’t going to be investing huge lump [...]

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