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
Archives: Newsletters
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)
The world according to Chou…Irwin Michael finds an unloved REIT…A special situation: S&K Famous Brands…Irwin Michael updates E-L Financial (ELF)…Mutual funds review (part one)…Stock updates: MBNA Corp. (KRB), Alcan (AL)…Your Questions: What to do if the economy takes a dive?
A bleak outlook for stocks…Tom Slee: Recent court decisions could save you taxes this year…Tom Slee recommends Home Depot (HD)…Tom Slee updates General Electric (GE)…Tax filing break…Martin’s troubles and the 30% rule…Updates: Rockwater Capital (RCC), Canadian Utilities (CU.NV)…Members’ Corner: What list?
Stock markets turn ugly…Yola Edwards gets on the bus…Yola Edwards updates Merck (MRK), Applied Materials (AMAT), Research in Motion (RIM, RIMM)…The Noranda dilemma…What should losers do?…Updates: Yellow Pages (YLO.UN), Peyto (PEY.UN)…Members? Corner: Too many recommendations?
Trust market requires nimble approach…Tom Slee: Time to adjust for portfolio drift…Tom Slee updates McDonald’s (MCD), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), BCE Inc. (BCE), Enbridge (ENB)
TSX tries to pry open the border…Updates: ShopKo (SKO), CI Funds (CIX)…Members’ Corner: When to sell, international newsletters
A lacklustre first quarter…Irwin Michael sees some good values emerging…Irwin Michael updates General Motors (GM), Morguard (MRC), Shermag (SMG)…Tom Slee: Proposed trade-through rules a boon to small investors…Preferred shares and redemption dates…Tom Slee updates MGM Mirage (MGG), Bombardier (BBD.SV.B)…Other updates: Swiss Water Income Fund (SWS.UN)…Members Corner: More on the foreign content rule
Making the sell decision…Yola Edwards likes the mining sector…Yola Edwards updates May Department Stores (MAY), Rockwater Capital (RCC), QLT (QLT, QLTI)…An iShares primer…New recommendation: iShares Mid-Cap Value Fund (IJJ)…Tom Slee sells MGM Mirage (MGG)…Your Questions: Investing in India…Members Corner: Foreign content limit, international newsletters
Foreign content confusion…Tom Slee: Research still leaves much to be desired…Tom Slee updates CN Rail (CNR, CNI), CP Rail (CP), Canadian Tire (CTR.NV), Bombardier (BBD.SV.B)…Other updates: Yellow Pages (YLO.UN), Noranda (NRD), ConAgra Foods (CAG)…Your Questions: Frontline dividends…Members Corner: To renew or not?
Income trusts correction is coming…Irwin Michael sees new highs for stocks…Irwin Michael updates American National Insurance (ANAT), Dominion Homes (DHOM), Sears Canada (SCC)…Oil surges again…Energy updates: Petro-Canada (PCA, PCZ), ENI SpA (E), Frontline (FRO), Equitable Resources (EQT), ARC…Energy Trust (AET.UN), Peyto Energy Trust (PEY.UN)…Members Corner: Labour funds, poor recommendations…Free Special Report
Goodale the magician: Foreign content, deposit insurance, RRSP limits, gold and silver…No action on income trusts (yet)…Tom Slee: Life insurance statements still a mystery…Tom Slee updates Sun Life (SLF), Manulife (MFC), Alcan (AL), Novelis (NVL)…Labour funds update: Front Street Energy, Algonquin Power, ROI…Royal Bank surges…Members Corner: Pengrowth shares
Time to fix deposit insurance…Yola Edwards says stocks have reversed course…Yola Edwards picks Cognos (CSN)…Yola Edwards recommends Altair (ALTI) for aggressive accounts…A sweet idea: Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (RMFC)…Updates: Decoma International (DEC.SV.A, DECA), Teck Cominco (TEK.SV.B), Brascan (BNN.LV.A, BNN), Telus (T, T.NV, TU)…Pengrowth has a problem…TD Funds Report
A contrarian looks ahead…Tom Slee: The winds of change are blowing in the boardrooms…Tom Slee updates EnCana (ECA), Shoppers Drug Mart (SC), General Electric (GE), Manitoba Telecom (MBT), Alcan (AL)…New labour fund for Atlantic Canada…Updates: Loblaw Companies (L), Canadian Utilities (CU.NV)…Members Corner: 2004 Scorecard, delay in .pdf file, dollar collapse
Is the U.S. dollar heading for collapse?…Irwin Michael has a new stock pick…Irwin Michael updates General Motors (GM) and Sears Canada (SCC)…Other updates: Noranda (NDR), Time Warner (TWX)…Members? Corner: The 2004 Scorecard, John De Goey column, and Edward Jones…Your Questions: Purchased wrong Bombardier shares
The trust wall collapses…Introducing John De Goey…John De Goey on the need for cost certainty…Updates: Petro-Canada (PCA, PCZ), Vincor (VN), Microsoft (MSFT)…The 2004 Scorecard: U.S. equities and overall results…Your RRSP Questions: Low-income contributors, ETFs, holding cash, bond index funds…World Money Show ? final reminder
A 90c loonie?…Yola Edwards looks at Intel (INTC)…Yola Edwards updates Rockwater (RCC), Scotiabank (BNS)…The 2004 Scorecard: IWB Value Portfolio…Updates: Alcan (AL), David + Henderson (DHF.UN), CI Funds (CIX), Brascan (BNN.LV.A), Canadian Utilities (CU.NV), Gennum (GND)…More on delivery problems…Next Issue: RRSP Special Report on Jan. 24
The income trusts dilemma…Tom Slee: Are stock options a thing of the past?…Tom Slee finds a new preferred…Tom Slee updates MBNA Corp. (KRB), Enbridge (ENB), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Carnival (CCL), CN Rail (CNR, CNI), Canadian Pacific (CP)…The 2004 scorecard: Canadian stocks…Updates: Petro-Canada (PCA, PCZ), Time Warner (TWX), Interactive Corp. (IACI)…World Money Show
The RRSP challenges of 2005…Four mutual funds for your RRSP …Tom Slee says time is of the essence with RRSPs…Bombardier now a buy for aggressive accounts…Tom Slee updates Alcan (AL) and BCE Inc. (BCE)…The 2004 Scorecard: Trust units…Updates: Diamonds (DIA), TD U.S. RSP Index Fund, May Department Stores (MAY)
Happy New Year…A look back…A look ahead…Irwin Michael is optimistic about 2005…Irwin Michael updates Clearlink (CNK), ShopKo (SKO), Teck Cominco (TEK.B)…Our contributing editors…The 2004 scorecard: Mutual funds and preferred shares…The best and worst sectors of 2004…Delivery problems
The year in retrospect…Beating the foreign content rules…Fund distribution changes…Gold Reserve Corp. – Vote!…Members’ Corner – reasons for not renewing…No IWB on Dec. 28…Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
A sigh of relief from Quebec…IWB Income Portfolio reviewed…Members’ Corner – RESP pitfalls, investing in TIPS, IWB Defensive Portfolio…Updates – TomaNet (TOMA.A), Global Equity Corp. (GEQ), Pengrowth Energy Trust (PGF.UN), Hurricane Hydrocarbons (HHL.A)…No IWB next week
New records in New York…The Quebec election…IWB Defensive Portfolio reviewed…RRSP alert…Sell Renaissance Energy…Webscan – Carlson Online…Members’ Corner – frozen RRSP accounts, advice from discount brokers…Our second anniversary – thank you
Market froth returns…IWB Trading Portfolio review…Flow-through deals…Business Development Bank Japan Notes…Buying the Financial Institutions Trust…CD-ROM and Christmas specials…No IWB next week
Beware euphoria…Blue Chip Portfolio update…Financial Institutions Trust 1998…Trying to track bonds…Members’ Corner – buying closed-end funds on IPOs, high yields on trust units…CD-ROM special to end…1999 Guides…Circulation problems
Markets defy the October hex…Teleglobe shares called…Risk of covered calls…Ultra-Conservative Portfolio…Koch soars…Members’ Corner – small cap stocks, effect of a PQ victory, prospect of lower U.S. interest rates…Updates – Hurricane Hydrocarbons (HHL.A)…1999 Guides due this week – last chance for special price…Nov. 4 seminar in Toronto
Turnaround in Asia?…A “different” bear?…A fill on Koch…Book forum…Growth Asset Mix…Members’ Corner – Plunging into equities, call option clarification…Updates: Strategic Value Corp. (SVA), Hurricane Hydrocarbons (HHL.A), Laidlaw Inc. (LDM), Global Equity (GEQ)…Investment Tools on CD-ROM
Big market rally – what does it mean?…Koch Pipelines (KPC.IR)…IWB Income Portfolio reviewed…Webscan…Members’ Corner – stock coverage, dividend funds…Updates – Hurricane Hydrocarbons, Franco-Nevada, BPI Opps II…Canada Savings Bonds…Delivery problems…Active Investor Show
Turmoil continues…IWB Defensive Portfolio reviewed…Members’ Corner: A useful web site, balanced funds, the future for royalty income trusts…Putting things in perspective…Hostellerie de Crillon-le-Brave…Database discount for IWB members
Who’s buying now?…Fearless forecasts…Your strategy…A remarkable fund…IWB Trading Portfolio review…Delivery timing…IWB takes a two-week holiday…
Friday’s rally…IWB Blue Chip Portfolio Update…Defensive Portfolio Update…Members’ Corner – royalty trusts…Updates: BPI Opps II Fund (BOI.UN)…Tuesday seminar
Another wild week…IWB Defensive Portfolio Update…Tax considerations…More federal bond options…World’s Leading Brands Trust…Updates: Pharmaceutical Trust 98; Triax High-Yield Diversified Trust (TRH.UN)…Luscar/Manalta…Apology…New book off the press…Last days for Guides’ special…On-Line Mutual Funds Database…Upcoming seminars – Sept. 12 and 1
Some good news…A bad week…So now what?…The prospect for bonds…Mortgages…Loonie tunes…Luscar/Manalta…Members’ Corner: Selling quality now…Updates: Hurricane Hydrocarbons (HHL.A), TomaNet (TOMA.A)…Renewal reminder…Book special to end
Time for alarm…Where we are…What happens next?…What to do…Puts and calls…Members’ corner: U.S. dollar funds, tracking down AGF…Luscar/Manalta…Updates: Templeton Emerging Markets Appreciation Fund (TEM.UN)
The markets and our portfolios…Livent Debacle…Manalta/Luscar…Members’ Corner – royalty trust liabilities, buying gold…Updates – Hurricane Hydrocarbons, Global Equity…Guides orders…Education book…Hotmail addresses
Start of a major correction?…The Luscar/Manalta battle…Target 10 Trust…Dogs vs. Diamonds…Members’ Corner – U.S. dollar investments…Buying mutual funds in U.S. dollars…Pre-publication book offer
What happens next?…The diving loonie…IWB defensive portfolio…Members’ Corner – Using Canada Trust’s no load service…Special book offer – advance notice
Templeton annual meeting…Dynamic real estate funds…Trimark’s woes…Members’ Corner – taxing joint accounts…Updates – Strategic Value Corp., The Pharmaceutical Trust…Coming up – a defensive portfolio…Next issue Aug.4
Multi-Fund Income Trust…Income Portfolio Review…Leaky condo solution…Update: Strategic Value Corp….Mutual Funds On-Line Database
Difficult markets…Blue Chip Portfolio Update…Members’ Corner – Using loans for income-splitting, TD Templeton notes and the recent Growth Fund distribution, transferring securities to an RRSP, more on the Pharmaceutical Trust…Updates – BPI Opps II Fund…Communicating with us
Don’t plunge into Asia yet…What to do with Altamira Income Fund…IWB Trading Portfolio Review…Members’ Corner – exceeding the foreign content limit, rental income…properties in an RRSP…Update – Laidlaw Inc. (LDM)
Narrow stock markets…Royalty trusts reviewed…Manalta Coal Income Trust…Templeton trap…How do you like your lobster?…Precocious kids…Members’ Corner – Pharmaceutical Trust
Crisis in Japan – what to do…Defensive asset mix updated… instalment receipt phenomenon…Laidlaw Inc. (LDM)…Pharmaceutical Trust ’98…Members’ Corner – retiring allowances, mortgages…in an RRSP…Update – Teleglobe Inc. (TGO)…New address for circulation matters
Speculative investments…TomaNet Inc. (TOMA.A)…Update – Group West Systems (GPW)…Update – Pelorus Navigation Systems (PN)…Brokerage problems…Members’ Corner – new Trimark funds, buying…Financial Institutions…Trust…On-Line Mutual Funds Database
A place for bonds…Investing in GEMs…Gennum Corporation (GND)…Fidelity International Portfolio Fund Linked…Notes…Members’ Corner – troubles with Rogers, Quebec…Growth Fund…Updates: Pengrowth Energy Trust (PGF.UN), Westshore Terminals Income Fund (WTE.UN), Global Equity Corp. (GEQ)