November 9, 2010
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And none of them are likely to happen in any conceivable near-term time frame.
Gold is sitting pretty now above $1400/oz following the World Bank’s suggestion of a return to the gold standard – and it’s inevitably already drawing out commentators from the woodwork who want to talk about how overvalued gold is and the fact [...]
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November 5, 2010 · 2 comments
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With the new seasonal cups out at Starbucks stores across the continent, it’s *clearly* time to begin thinking about the Christmas holidays. Although U.S. jobs data is on a slight – very slight – uptrend, we are still nowhere near back to the number of jobs pre-Lehman. Recent data I read suggested that about 232,000 [...]
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November 1, 2010
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November is usually a good month for stocks. Free from the seasonal worries about risky September and October markets, November often represents a return to a rallying environment in stocks generally and in certain sectors especially.
This year being a mid-term election year in the U.S. also bodes well for stock markets for the rest of 2010 and into [...]
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October 31, 2010
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Canadian bank DRIPs are known for discounts of 2-3% on dividend reinvestment through their DRIP plans, but these discounts do fluctuate.
Starting with the November 2010 common dividend, the Bank of Montreal (TSX: BMO) will no longer provide a DRIP discount from the average market price on common shares purchased under the plan.
BMO has said there will [...]
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October 31, 2010
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Two of the largest days for global stock markets are coming up: November 2nd and 3rd. By doing some planning in advance you can position yourself to take advantage of it. Here’s what you should know for trading hours on Monday, November 1.
Three trading tips for the November elections and the announcement of quantitative easing [...]
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October 15, 2010
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Trading volumes have been historically low and stock markets in a trading range for quite some time now, even taking the brief September rally into consideration (buoyed by the Aug. 27 Jackson Hole speech comments by Bernanke with a view to the necessity for more quantitative easing in the near future).
Any given hour of the [...]
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May 31, 2010 · 2 comments
in February, May, November, October, September, agriculture, earnings, financial planning, gold, hedging, investment tools, market reports, market timing, market trends, seasonal investing, sectors, theories
Many investors are familiar with the phrase “sell in May and go away.” This has certainly been true in May 2010: Greece debt problems, the sinking Euro, the downgrade of Spain’s credit rating and the BP oil spill debacle have taken their toll on markets worldwide. Oh, and then there was the mysterious May 6th [...]
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