Last year was a good year for the Canadian stock markets. The idea portfolio since inception has outperformed the TSX and the TSX60 ETF was added at mid year (Q3 – July 2016 Report) during the dip. Raymond James Weekly Trends – January 6, 2017
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TSX vs. S&P500
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Magazine Cover Curse
In both sports and stock markets some believe there is a magazine cover curse. There is some documented history of the curses, here and here and famous contrarian magazine covers that people remember, however, I suspect we all forget the ones that did not become contrarian signals suffer this causes a memory bias. Barron’s recently […]
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Portfolio Strategies
PORTFOLIO STRATEGIES There are numerous investment and portfolio strategies one can follow, each with its own pros and cons. While there is a certain amount of general portfolio advice, the specific approach you should choose is entirely based on your investment goals and style, as well as your personal preferences. When you or your portfolio […]
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Initial Public Offering
INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING An Initial Public Offering, also known as an IPO, is the process that a private corporation takes to become a public corporation by listing its shares on a stock exchange. The simple difference between a private corporation and public corporation is the number of shareholders allowed by law, and the ease with […]
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Investment Strategies
INVESTMENT STRATEGIES There are many roads to investment success and investors should be aware of all the different investment options they can take. Regardless of which investment strategy you choose, the key is to find one that leads to a well-balanced portfolio and stick to it. Portfolio Strategies There are a number of excellent investment […]
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Macro-Economic Analysis for Q1/19
www.economisms.com By Bradley Parkes FCSI, P.Geo www.bradleyparkes.com bparkes@economisms.com January 2019 For 2019 the distribution dates of the quarterly newsletter will be the following: January, May, Aug and November. Blog posts and previous editions can be found at http://www.economisms.com/blog/ Quarter 3, 2018 Investment Ideas These ideas are not investment recommendations but just a model to track […]
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Oil Outlook for 2018
The blog has been quiet as I have been busy drilling oil wells, while working on a law degree. It has not only been that I have not had time to write, but not enough time to read which has led to a case of writers block. My return to writing will be on one […]
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Canadian Housing – A Different View
Everybody knows that Canada has a housing bubble. Soon it will pop like the American one from the mid-late 2000s. Devastation will follow and it’s why hedge funds and American investors are short Canada. Recently the IMF noted that Canada is the fastest growing G7 Nation. I got that call right in this previous post. That […]
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Where are we in the Market Cycle?
Where are we in this market cycle? There seems to be two views. The Bear Case 1) A bubble about to pop And The Bull Case 2) This is the beginning of a generational bull market. In this post we will look at the bear argument and then I will give you my gut feeling. […]
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