Currency dilemma… Irwin Michael on the market surge… Irwin Michael updates Danier Leather, Equitable Group, Onex Corp…. A covered call option strategy… IWB Defensive Portfolio reviewed… Your Questions: GrowthWorks takeover, wrap accounts… Members’ Corner: Disagrees on Stronach, GM bankruptcy
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Invisible recession… Big dreams… May: Another winner… Wrap accounts: The real story… Gordon Pape’s updates: Brookfield Asset Management, Ensign Energy Services… Your Questions: Bond bubble, TFSA query, currency woes
Is the end in sight?… Glenn Rogers says get back into GE… Glenn Rogers updates STEC, Amazon, Monsanto… Stocks to own now: TransCanada Corp…. Updates: Kinross, Viterra, Potash Corp., Harbour Fund… Your Questions: Bond bubble?
Bull or bear?… Are banks a buy?… Tom Slee: Accounting upheaval ahead… Tom Slee’s updates: CN Rail, Burlington Northern, PepsiCo, Gildan Activewear… Stocks to own now: Canadian Utilities… Gordon Pape’s updates: Yellow Pages, Cameco… Members’ Corner: A real life success story
The impact of swine flu… Good news or bad?… Stocks to own now: Enbridge Inc…. DBRS move causes concern… Irwin Michael sees a new bull market… New picks: Cogeco Inc. and Cogeco Cable… Irwin Michael updates Morguard Corp…. MoneyLetter update: Gilead Sciences… Other updates: Fortis, RioCan REIT
Safety is more expensive … John Lawrence Reynolds on the Smith Manoeuvre… Stocks to own now: Fortis Inc…. Energy updates: EnCana, UTS, Suncor… RRIF confusion … Your Questions: Kindles in Canada… Members’ Corner: Deposit insurance
Finally, bond clarity – maybe… Glenn Rogers likes two tech stocks… Tom Slee: Tax planning for 2009… Sprott and agriculture… Gordon Pape’s updates: Chou Associates Fund, Fidelity Canadian Balanced Fund… Your Questions: High returns with no risk, what’s an IPS?… Members’ Corner: Different opinions… Twitter updates
Degrees of bearishness… Bear bites… How to cut your taxes: tips from an expert… Tom Slee likes Thomson Reuters… Gordon Pape’s updates: Shaw Communications… Your Questions: TFSA accounts… Members’ Corner: Tax software, RRIF repayments… Follow Gordon on Twitter
Premature accumulation… Still time to claim this tax break… Comparing tax software… Irwin Michael thinks we’ve turned a corner… Irwin Michael updates Canam Group, E-L Financial, Fortress Paper, Onex Corp…. Gordon Pape’s updates: Penn West, BCE… Your Questions: Inflation hedges, real return bonds… Members’ Corner: Bank preferreds
Hope abounds!… Tom Slee: Preferreds a better bet than bonds… Tom Slee updates three preferreds plus SNC-Lavalin … Warren MacKenzie: Should you do it yourself?… Gordon Pape’s Updates: ArcelorMittal, Highpine, Canadian Utilities, Penn West… Your Questions: Buying gold, flow-through shares, bank ETF
Inflation creation… What Americans are asking about Canada… Glenn Rogers on bear market rallies… Glenn Rogers updates iShares China 25, ProShares Ultra Financial, ONEOK Inc., Cisco Systems… Your Questions: Bank dividends… Members’ Corner: Gold
Dissecting Duguay… Tom Slee: Lifeco earnings hammered… Tom Slee updates Industrial Alliance, Sun Life, Manulife, TD Bank, Rogers… John Lawrence Reynolds on the case for gold… Your Questions: General Electric… Members’ Corner: Reynolds book
Two views on energy trusts… Irwin Michael: Nova takeover may be just the beginning… Irwin Michael’s updates: John B. Sanfilippo, Lakeview REIT, S&K Famous Brands… Book excerpt: Bubbles, Bankers & Bailouts… Update on EnCana… Your Questions: Understanding dividends, defensive portfolio, TFSAs and mortgages… Members’ Corner: Bad to worse
Bad to worse… Tom Slee: Two industries looking better… Tom Slee updates Enbridge, Potash Corp., Gildan Activewear… IWB Defensive Portfolio… Gordon Pape’s updates: Kinross Gold, Cameco Corp…. MoneyLetter update: Johnson & Johnson… Your Questions: UTS offer, investment losses, interest rates, iShares … New Special Report
Not everyone is cutting dividends… Updates on BCE, Shaw, TransCanada… Glenn Rogers sees profits across the Pacific… Glenn Rogers updates Churchill, New Flyer, RIM… Yellow Pages releases results… Members’ Corner: IncomePlus, Yellow Pages, leveraged ETFs… New Special Report
Paul Musson takes over Ivy funds… Two Ivy funds to consider… Manulife IncomePlus: Convenience at a cost… RRSP questions… Updates: Yellow Pages, Fortis… Your Questions: Home renovation tax credit, mortgage or RRSP?… Seminar reminder… Bookstore additions
The budget: missed opportunities… Irwin Michael: Weston deal a positive sign… Irwin Michael updates Danier, Onex… TFSAs vs. RRSPs (3)… The January Effect… Understanding TFSAs: Questions from Canadians… Gordon Pape’s updates: Highpine Oil & Gas, Suncor Energy… Your Questions: Bond funds, preferred shares
Tough times, tough decisions… Having an RRSP is essential… Tom Slee recommends two corporate bonds … TFSAs vs. RRSPs (2)… TFSA swaps… Funds for RRSPs… Your Questions: Bond funds… Members’ Corner: The budget, TFSAs vs. RRSPs… TFSA seminar… Canada a.m.
More budget ideas… Glenn Rogers likes junk bonds and shippers… Glenn Rogers updates L-3, Broadcom… TFSAs vs. RRSPs (1)… Free TFSA seminar… Energy updates: Claymore ETF, Suncor, Bronco… Members’ Corner: The federal budget… Your Questions: Investing strategies
A budget wish-list… Tom Slee foresees a better year ahead… Buy Emera Inc…. Tom Slee updates CFS and CFS.PR.A… TFSAs: A capital gains strategy… Your Questions: More predictions please… MoneyLetter relationship ends… Findependence Day… Wine trip of a lifetime… House Cleaning
The plan for ’09… The 2008 scorecard… Predictions past… Predictions future… Irwin Michael: Signs of stability… Irwin Michael updates Canam Group, Polaris Minerals, George Weston… TFSAs: Great idea, terrible timing… TFSA book off the press
The forgotten campaign issue…Yola Edwards sees profits ahead…Yola Edwards updates Cameco (CCO, CCJ)…All that Jazz…Irwin Michael updates Dominion Homes (DHOM)…Your Questions: Sprott Fund MER, Citadel rights…Your Comments: Investing in gold…Retirement book now in stores…Top 50 Funds report published…Italian wine tour
A record week for Toronto…Gold is really hot…New stock pick: Goldcorp (G)…Tom Slee finds bargains in expensive U.S. market…Tom Slee recommends UnitedHealth Group (UHN)…Tom Slee updates Manitoba Telecom (MBT), Enbridge (ENB), Shoppers Drug (SC), Dofasco (DFS)…Gordon Pape’s updates: Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (RMCF), Kinder Morgan (KMI)…Members? Corner: Gold and the greenback
The outlook for 2006…Irwin Michael feels good about the New Year…Irwin Michael updates E-L Financial (ELF), S&K Famous Brands (SKFB), Handleman (HDL), Danier Leather (DL.SV)…Mutual fund updates…Other updates: HudBay Minerals (HBM), Canadian Utilities (CU.NV), Fortis (FTS)…Your Questions: Target prices
Last IWB for 2005…A look back…The Goodale “leak”…Irwin Michael finds a new value stock…Tom Slee sees an increased risk of tainted research…Tom Slee revisits the insurance companies…Yola Edwards says Christmas will be merry…Gordon Pape Updates Swiss Water (SWS.UN), Peyto (PEY.UN), ARC (AET.UN), Sprott Gold and Precious Minerals Fund…Your Questions: How much is enough?…Members’ Corner: Dividend gross-up, income trusts, Merck mess…Quizmas time
Income trusts: Fairness must prevail…Tom Slee on the trusts and corporate accountability…Tom Slee updates Manitoba Tel (MBT), BCE Inc. (BCE), Citigroup (C), General Electric (GE)…CPPIB criticized…Updates: Yellow Pages Income Fund (YLO.UN), Peyto Energy Trust (PEY.UN)…Members? Corner: More on portfolio software and income trusts
Ottawa hits the panic button…Irwin Michael sees better times ahead…Irwin Michael updates American National Insurance (ANAT), Dominion Homes (DHOM), General Motors (GM), Teck Cominco (TEK.SV.B)…Other updates: CI Financial (CIX), Brascan (BAM.LV.A, BAM), Time Warner (TWX)…Your Questions: Technical analysis…How accurate are Finance?s numbers?…Members? Corner: Portfolio software, trust debate continues
Ghosts (and the Feds) haunt the markets…Leave the trusts alone…Yola Edwards scans the market horizons…Yola Edwards recommends Imperial Oil (IMO)…The CPPIB caves ? sort of…Updates: GGOF Monthly High Income Fund, ARC Energy Trust (AET.UN)…Your Questions: Fund company cheques…Members? Corner: Portfolio software, income trusts
Rebottling the trust genie…Tom Slee says to stick to your plan…Tom Slee updates Alcan common (AL), Alcan preferreds (AL.PR.E), Home Depot (HD), McDonald?s (MCD)…Other updates: iUnits GOC5 (XGV), Barrick Gold (ABX)…Members? Corner: The future of oil, income trusts, Investors Group
The new reality…Tom Slee: Banks offer good yields but little else…Tom Slee recommends Great-West Life (GWO)…Tom Slee updates Manulife (MFC). Sun Life (SLF)…Discount brokers ? your comments (3)…Updates: Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (RMCF)…Members? Corner: More on income trusts
The income trusts muddle ? a few positives…Irwin Michael likes the music business…Irwin Michael updates Shermag (SMG)…Updates: Fortis (FTS), Yellow Pages (YLO.UN), Royal LePage (RSF.UN), RioCan (REI.UN), Citadel Diversified Investment Trust (CTD.UN)…New fund from Phillips, Hager & North…Discount brokers ? your comments (2)…Your Questions ? Canadian Tire shares, U.S. investing…Members? Corner: Income trusts
Mr. Goodale is worried…Glenn Rogers on the rebuilding of New Orleans…Glenn Rogers updates his Homeland Security picks…Yola Edwards likes uranium…Yola Edwards updates QLT Inc. (QLT, QLTI), Student Transportation (STB.UN), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B)…Your views on discount brokers…Updates: CI Financial (CIX), Brascan (BNN.LV.A, BNN)…Your Questions: KMP and KMI…Members? Corner: RRIF comment too scarI
Ottawa searches for a lost horse…One possible solution: level the playing field…Tom Slee: Still upside potential in stocks, despite Katrina…Tom Slee updates Manitoba Telecom (MBT), Canadian Tire (CTR.NV), Enbridge (ENB)…Update on CI Financial (CIX)…Your Questions: Oil prices and Aeroplan, Petro-Canada stock split…Members? Corner: Looking for a discount broker
The heartbreak of Katrina…Katrina?s implications for investors…Irwin Michael ? oil is the big story…Irwin Michael recommends Canam Group (CAN.SV.A)…Irwin Michael updates ShopKo (SKO), American National Insurance (ANAT), Morguard (MRC), Royal Host REIT (RYL.UN)…Updates: Petro-Canada (PCA, PCZ), Peyto (PEY.UN), Microsoft (MSFT)…Your Questions: CanWel Fund (CWX.UN)
Oil prices will rise?and fall…Tom Slee says to board the trains…Tom Slee updates CP Railway (CP), CN Rail (CNR, CNI), Home Depot (HD), Bombardier Preferreds (BBB.PR.C)…The Bay?s new reward ? read the fine print!…Income trust scorecard…Updates: Canadian Utilities (CU), Loblaw (L), RioCan (REI.UN)…Your Questions: TimberWest (TWF.UN)…Members? Corner: Avian flu
The Doomsday scenario…Glenn Rogers: How to invest in homeland security…Glenn Rogers recommends L-3 Communications (LLL), Cogent Systems (COGT), SRA International (SRX), Armor Holdings (AH)…Updates: Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (RMCF), Time Warner (TWX), ARC Energy Trust (AET.UN), Peyto Energy Trust (PEY.UN)…Two new energy-related picks: Fortis (FTS) and Kinder Morgan (KMI)…Update requests…Your Questions: Private health care, when to sell trusts…Members? Corner: Correction on CO2
A bad idea resurfaces…CPP doing just fine…Yola Edwards picks two retail stocks…Yola Edwards updates HudBay (HBM) and QLT (QLT, QLTI)…Two new energy-related picks: Fortis (FTS) and Kinder Morgan (KMI)…Updates: Yellow Pages (YLO.UN), Falconbridge (FAL.LV, FAL)…Your Questions: Investing in Mexico and Australia…Members? Corner: CIBC mess, selling losers
Waiting for the other shoe(s)…Update on Royal Bank (RY)…Tom Slee: No such thing as unrealized losses…Tom Slee updates Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), McDonald?s (MCD), Citigroup (C), Shoppers Drug Mart (SC), CN Rail (CNR, CNI)…A Bridge Too Far? The Jazz income trust. …Updates: CI Financial (CIX), Brascan (BNN.LV.A, BNN)…Members? Corner: Greenspan article, seniors and yield
A check on extravagance…Irwin Michael likes market momentum…Irwin Michael updates Clearlink (CNK), ShopKo (SKO), Dominion Homes (DHOM)…Other updates: Petro-Canada (PCA, PCZ), Nokia (NOK), Loblaw (L)…Asset Allocation III ? style and risk…Members? Corner ? your views on asset allocation
Franklin Templeton?s extravaganza…Brookfield?s stymied O&Y bid: an exercise in corporate democracy…Tom Slee updates Sun Life (SLF), Manulife (MFC), General Electric (GE)…A new kind of income trust…Asset Allocation II…Updates: CI Financial (CIX)
Honeymoon over ? rates to rise…Yola Edwards likes the transportation sector…Yola Edwards recommends TransForce Income Fund (TIF.UN)…CP Rail looks good…Understanding asset allocation (1)…Updates: Royal Bank (RY), Royal LePage Franchise Services Fund (RSF.UN), Intel (INTC)…Your Questions: Hedging oil prices…Members? Corner: No Greenspan here, thanks.
Outrage in London…Canada needs an Alan Greenspan…Tom Slee: AIG investigation could tarnish the insurance sector…Tom Slee updates BCE Inc. (BCE), Alcan (AL), MBNA (KRB), Sun Life (SLF)…CI?s bold bid…More protection for investors…Oil surges on: updates on ARC Energy (AET.UN), Frontline (FRO), Equitable Resources (EQT), Eni (E)
TSX ends first half on a weak note…Irwin Michael says markets will saw-tooth higher…Irwin Michael updates Canfor (CFP), Danier Leather (DL.SV), Teck Cominco (TEK.SV.B)…Why we sold Aeroplan…Updates: Petro-Canada (PCA, PCZ), Noranda (NRD.LV), Peyto (PEY.UN), RioCan (REI.UN)…Your Questions: Avian flu impact…Members? Corner: Be wary of research reports; reaction to upset member
Stocks are suddenly hot again…Tom Slee: Changes at SEC suggest clean-up is over…Tom Slee recommends Citigroup (NYSE: C)…Tom Slee?s updates: Bombardier (BBD.SV.B), Home Deport (HD), Shoppers Drug Mart (SC)…Yola Edwards is bullish on oil, gold, and the markets…Yola Edwards recommends Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B)…Yola Edwards updates Cognos (CSN, COGN), Research in Motion (RIM, RIMM)…Members? Corner: Upset about Rocky Mountain
Aeroplan is a go…Good news for Aeroplan members…When to buy a trust IPO…Tom Slee: CEO compensation borders on the absurd…Tom Slee updates Enbridge (ENB), Manitoba Telecom (MBT), Johnson & Johnson (J&J), Dofasco (DFS), General Electric (GE)…Bureaucracy threatens family home…Your questions: Broker advises against Frontline (FRO)…Members? Corner: Understanding correlations
Pension plans in crisis…Irwin Michael sees opportunities in negativism…Irwin Michael updates American National Insurance (ANAT), Magellan Aerospace (MAL), Royal Host REIT (RYL.UN)…Updates: IAC/Interactive Corp. (IACI), Citadel Diversified Income Trust (CTD.UN), iUnits G5 (XGV), iShares…S&P Midcap 400/Berra Value Index Fund (IJJ), iShares Hong Kong (EWH), Frontline (FRO)…Your Questions: Buy now or later?…Members? Corner: Aeroplan hater, Ford and GM early warnings
The Aeroplan IPO…Tom Slee: GM, Ford downgrades raise serious questions…Tom Slee updates Sun Life (SLF), Manulife (MFC), Alcan (AL), Canadian Tire (CTR.NV)…Income trust concerns …Updates: Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (RMCF), Loews Corp. (LTR)
Think Ottawa?s exciting? Check out the trust scene….Income trusts reviewed: ARC (AET.UN), Citadel (CTD.UN), Peyto (PEY.UN), RioCan (REI.UN), Royal LePage (RSF.UN), Student Transportation (STB.UN), Swiss Water (SWS.UN), Yellow Pages (YLO.UN)…Budget thoughts…Overlooked mutual fund: PH&N Dividend Income…PH&N and iUnits…Members? Corner: The Long-Term Capital collapse
No hedges here…Northwater Market Neutral Trust (NMN.UN)…Yola Edwards charts the markets…Yola Edwards updates Research in Motion (RIM, RIMM), Rockwater Capital (RCC)…Statistics can be misleading…Updates: Loblaw (L), Gennum (GND), Time Warner (TSX), ConAgra (CAG)
Prudence and pruning…Tom Slee: The Empire Strikes Back…Tom Slee updates CN Rail (CHR, CNI), Canadian Pacific (CP), McDonald?s (MCD)…Mutual funds review (part two)…Stock updates: General Motors (GM), Brascan (BNN.LV.A, BNN), Noranda (NRD.LV, NRD), Petro-Canada (PCA, PCZ)…Members? Corner: Frustrated by Dominion Homes (DHOM)