February 10, 2011 · 4 comments
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Canadian dividend stocks are the cream of the crop. No matter what reasoning you here (from “it’s a fluke” to “it’s just because of the stable banking sector”), the Canadian stock market is set to continue to outperform over the next decade.
Here’s a list of some of the best Canadian dividend stocks – including the [...]
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December 26, 2010 · 2 comments
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2010 was one of the best years on record for gold and silver – and predictions for gold and silver performance in 2011 are shaping up to be as varied and dynamic as they were back at the end of 2009, when everyone was calling for the gold bubble to burst.
Three Things That Would Kill the [...]
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March 8, 2010 · 11 comments
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With the US dollar increasingly perceived to be walking on shakier ground, and no significant signs in sight that the US will be able to pay off its debts without radical quantitative easing (i.e., effective devaluation of the dollar); continued unemployment levels near 10% and no short-term fix in the ongoing housing slump (more foreclosures [...]
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This is a list, for resource purposes, of the world’s top gold producers by size (market capitalization). For consistency and ease of comparison, I have listed them according to their NYSE ADR tickers and values, in order of their market cap. All values in USD.
Note that I have limited the list to producers more or [...]
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With gold prices breaking through $1000/ounce (Sept. 2009), US dollar weakness and continued upside pressure on gold with the recent announcement by Barrick of the removal of its gold hedging books (a very bullish and self-assured call on gold), you might like to take a fresh look at some Canadian gold stocks. For some analysts, [...]
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When you think about multinational companies, Canada probably isn’t the first country that comes to mind. Instead, we think of McDonald’s, Wal-Mart, Altria (Philip Morris) – the usual suspects riding the scapegoat of globalization. But in fact Canada has its multinationals, too – you might not see them on the average “most wanted” list, but [...]
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