August 19, 2010 · 3 comments
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It’s bad enough to initially depend on just one source of income, but it’s even worse to not invest it or diversify it such that you protect it over time. In other words, there is more than one way to diversify your income.
(1) You can diversify your sources of income so that you have, say, [...]
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There are a lot of excellent Canadian dividend stocks, but I’m going to try to narrow it down to three that are particularly attractive at this point.
All three of these have good growth prospects going forward, and all of them have great management. That said, the usual disclaimer applies – do your own research and [...]
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August 4, 2010
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Aside from the relative success of BP finally (mostly) stopping the oil flow in the Gulf, there really hasn’t been a lot of game-changing news in the markets recently. Sure, we have the announcement of the BlackBerry Torch, or the acquisition of Red Back Mining by Kinross, and the decision by the Bank of Australia [...]
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June 27, 2010
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Now that the G20 has wrapped up, what can we glean about stock markets going forward? Canada’s PM Harper noted that markets have been skittish as they have been waiting for the G20’s pronouncement on the delicate balance between imposing fiscal austerity but also facilitating continued stimulus in order to abet the global economic recovery.
Summer [...]
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Is diversification dead? It largely failed us in the 2008-2009 financial crisis, but if you held on for the long haul it did breathe life back into your portfolio on the way back up.
A perennial question is how much diversification is enough? If you’re invested in mutual funds and ETFs, these are by definition already [...]
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May 31, 2010 · 2 comments
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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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May 30, 2010
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The Deepwater Horizon oil catastrophe may soon start to effects of the oil leak spilling over onto the world economy. Before this happens, though, BP share prices are going to continue to decline and the valuations of most Brits’ pension funds are going to drop, since BP comprises a majority holding in most UK indexes.
BP [...]
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