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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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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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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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4 Ways To Get Out of US Dollars and Hedge Against US Dollar Weakness

November 12, 2009 · 5 comments

in US dollar, US economy, hedging, hyperinflation, inflation, wealth protection

OK, ok, the photo is a bit hyperbolic, but it raises an essential point.  Whether or not you view the trending weakness in the US dollar a good thing, it makes sense to protect your money from further downside.
Why, you may ask, should you hedge against USD weakness if you never leave the US or [...]

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6 Reasons Why The Price Of Gold Is Going Up

November 10, 2009 · 15 comments

in US debt, US dollar, US economy, gold, international economy, investing, wealth protection

It wasn’t surprising at $1000/oz, but even at $1100/oz this week, the naysayers are still in full force.  What’s to deny about the trend in gold prices?  You don’t have to be a gold bug to see what’s happening.
Here are the six main factors causing the price of gold to continue to rise.  In some [...]

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10 Secret Places For Storing Your Gold

October 19, 2009 · 18 comments

in commodities, emergencies, financial planning, gold, money decisions, organization, precious metals, wealth protection

You might have some places around the house where you keep some extra cash “just in case,” but these places may not work equally well for storing and hiding your gold.  Besides, there may be good reasons for not storing your gold in just the same place you store your cash.  “Don’t keep all your [...]

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World’s Largest Diversified Mining Companies

October 16, 2009 · 4 comments

in ADRs, commodities, foreign investment, international stock market, investing, metals, mining, resources, stocks

Diversified resource and mining companies might nominally mine for a single metal, but in the process will also unearth other base and rare metals.  Other metals producers, like BHP Billiton, actively mine for a variety of base and precious metals.
The following list covers the top 8 diversified resource mining companies around the world.  I also [...]

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