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Posted August 27, 2012

Dead money… Come fly with me… Staying close to home… Updates: Canam Corp., Talison Lithium, Canadian Utilities, Fortis Inc…. Your Questions: O’Leary fund

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Posted August 20, 2012

TSX moves into black… A look at CGI… Glenn Rogers reviews his ETF picks… Gordon Pape’s updates: Cameco, RBC Precious Metals Fund, iShares Gold Bullion Fund, BMG BullionFund, BMO Nasdaq ETF, AT&T… Your Questions: U.S. dividends in TFSA, segregated funds… Housekeeping

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Posted August 13, 2012

1930s redux?… A stock picker’s market… Tom Slee’s Growth Portfolio… Tom Slee updates Rogers Communications… Gordon Pape’s updates: Tim Hortons, BCE Inc., Silver Wheaton, Brookfield Asset Management… Your Questions: TFSA overcontributions… Housekeeping

IWB Growth Portfolio

Posted August 13, 2012

A higher degree of risk in exchange for more growth potential.

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Posted July 30, 2012

Rethinking oil stocks… Why some gold stocks glitter… The growing debt load… Updates: Canam Group, Student Transportation, Suncor Energy, Cenovus Energy… Your Questions: TFSA rules… Members’ Corner: ZUN recourse… Credit card surprise… Recommended List deletions

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Posted July 23, 2012

Get used to it… Are the summer doldrums an opportunity?… Ryan Irvine picks Mart Resources… RRSP Portfolio update… Gordon Pape’s updates: Coach Inc., Limited Brands, Blue Ribbon Income Fund… Your Questions: Market jitters, withholding tax, ArcelorMittel

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Posted July 16, 2012

Life after RIM… Glenn Rogers likes lithium… Glenn Rogers updates Agrium, Barrick Gold, Teck Resources… Gordon Pape updates ArcelorMittal, TransCanada Corp…. Your Questions: Index funds… Members’ Corner: Repeat of 1929? New Gold warrants

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Posted July 9, 2012

What if?… Canadian manufacturing surprisingly robust… Tom Slee likes ShawCor, Genivar… Tom Slee updates Stella-Jones, Finning International, Bombardier… Gordon Pape’s updates: CIBC, Cenovus Energy… Your Questions: RRSP contribution, U.S. dollar investment options

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Posted July 3, 2012

Half way home… Motoring ahead: a new stock pick… Time for some changes… Why you can’t invest like the CPP… U.S. stock updates: Intel, Southern Co., Constellation Brands, W.W. Grainger… Members’ Corner: Manitoba GICs

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Posted June 25, 2012

Target: 2015… Walmart is a buy… Ryan Irvine on beating the market… Ryan Irvine updates Enghouse Systems, Athabasca Minerals… Gordon Pape’s updates: Silver Wheaton, Lundin Mining, Trinidad Drilling… Your Questions: Payout ratios, Manitoba rates

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Posted June 18, 2012

Is buy and hold dead?… A Buy and Hold Portfolio… A new use for natural gas… Glenn Rogers updates European stocks… Gordon Pape’s updates: Canadian Utilities, Brookfield Asset Management, Saputo… Useful websites: Canada Stock Channel… Members’ Corner: Your views on Europe… Your Questions: High-interest accounts, TFSA withdrawals

IWB Buy and Hold Portfolio

Posted June 15, 2012

Blue-chip stocks with long-term growth potential and regular dividends.

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Posted June 11, 2012

Disaster in waiting… Bonds won’t go away… Your Questions: Exempt securities, passing on money… The case for analysts… Tom Slee picks TransForce… Tom Slee updates Peabody Energy, Power Financial preferreds… Gordon Pape’s ETF updates

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Posted May 21, 2012

Go to cash?… Portfolios updated… eBay is an eBuy… Glenn Rogers updates Teva Pharmaceutical, Terex, Kirby Corp., Freeport McMoRan… More updates: Equitable Group, Stella-Jones, Fortress Paper… Your Questions: U.S. withholding tax, TFSAs at death

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Posted May 14, 2012

Searching for safety… Blame Mother Nature for low gas prices… Tom Slee updates Talisman Energy, Philip Morris International, Stantec… Gavin Graham updates Goldcorp, Aberdeen… Gordon Pape’s updates: Tim Hortons, Telus… Your Questions: Draw down RRSPs?

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Posted May 7, 2012

Gold loses its lustre… Another Berkshire Hathaway?… Useful websites: Christian Personal Finance… Updates: Philip Morris International, Kinder Morgan, Suncor Energy, Cameco Corp., BCE Inc…. Canada falls farther behind

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Posted April 30, 2012

The politics of taxation… Ryan Irvine reviews past picks… Short Takes: Guaranteed income products, Empire adds mutual funds, complex ETFs… Gordon Pape’s updates: Cenovus Energy, Blue Ribbon Income Fund… Your Questions: Paying off debt… Members’ Corner: CAW report

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Posted April 23, 2012

Mr. Carney’s dilemma… Seagate a hard drives bargain… Glenn Rogers updates SanDisk, Cisco Systems, Broadcom, iShares Global Technology ETF… Lessons from the past… Gordon Pape’s updates: Shaw Communications, Fortis, Ensign Energy Services, Student Transportation… Book Nook: New Rob Carrick offering… Your Questions: Tax software… Housekeeping

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Posted April 9, 2012

The silver bull… What next for the markets?… Gavin Graham updates Dollarama, Constellation Brands… The upside of a bad week… Gordon Pape’s updates: Limited Brands, Johnson & Johnson… Your Questions: Which savings to spend?… Members’ Corner: OAS changes

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Posted April 2, 2012

OAS windfall… What you’re saying… CP about to derail… Railways: Warm weather opens a window to buy… Tom Slee updates Bombardier… Gordon Pape’s updates: Diversified Preferred Share Trust, Trinidad Drilling… Claymore name disappears… Your Questions: NEX securities… Members’ Corner: TFSA portfolio, portfolio software… Updates online

IWB Global ETF Portfolio

Posted March 26, 2012

An investment portfolio to maximize the tax savings potential of TFSAs.

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Posted March 26, 2012

TFSA Investing… A TFSA portfolio… Glentel and Enghouse: Profits and patience… The China factor… Gordon Pape updates Silver Wheaton… Your Questions: Investing in ETFs… Members’ Corner: The dangers of growth, portfolio software

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Posted March 19, 2012

Dividend winners… U.S. housing market starting to turn… Glenn Rogers updates Perrigo, Whirlpool, Fluor, Greenhill, and Lazard… More updates: Flint Energy Services, Fortress Paper, Canadian Pacific… Your Questions: TFSA securities, U.S. Treasury bills… Members’ Corner: Portfolio software, investor knowledge… Housekeeping

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Posted March 12, 2012

It’s a small world… Drilling for gold… Gavin Graham updates Anglo Pacific Group… Investors lack basic knowledge… Gordon Pape’s updates: Suncor, BCE… Your Questions: IWB portfolios, portfolio software… Members’ Corner: Annuity frustration… Housekeeping

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Posted March 5, 2012

Half empty, half full – or almost drained?… A crisis of confidence… A solid but unexciting year for banks… Tom Slee updates Alimentation Couche-Tard, Finning International, Southern Copper… Gordon Pape’s updates: TransCanada, Saputo… Your Questions: Bond funds

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Posted February 20, 2012

Last-minute RRSP thoughts… Glenn Rogers: From Russia with profits… Glenn Rogers updates the shipping stocks… An RRSP portfolio… Gordon Pape’s updates: Cenovus Energy… Useful websites: Creditcards.com… Your Questions: Stock liquidity, income funds… Members’ Corner: Turbo Tax problem… Notice to members

IWB RRSP Portfolio

Posted February 20, 2012

Preserve capital and achieve a reasonable growth rate.

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Posted February 13, 2012

Build a winning RRSP… Gavin Graham: Bet on equities in 2012 … Gavin Graham says Dollarama still a buy… Three RRSP tips… Gordon Pape’s updates: iShares S&P 500 Index Fund, iShares DEX Short Term Bond Index Fund, iShares DEX Universe Bond Index Fund, Cameco Corp…. Irwin Michael updates Genworth MI… Your Questions: Hold recommendations

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Posted February 6, 2012

Stay defensive… Some insurance stocks look attractive… Tom Slee updates Enbridge, Rogers Communications, Emera, National Bank… The debt bomb… Gordon Pape’s RRSP updates: Mackenzie Sentinel Income Fund, Philips, Hager & North Total Return Bond Fund, Claymore 1-5 Laddered Government Bond ETF… Your Questions: Covered call ETFs, retirement capital… Members’ Corner: U.S. election, survey questions

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Posted January 9, 2012

Instability rules!…The 2011 scorecard…Tom Slee’s view of the year ahead…Tom Slee’s four top picks for 2012…Tom Slee updates Gildan Activewear…Gold is the common denominator…Gordon Pape’s updates: Telus, Suncor…Your Questions: TFSA contributions…New book now available

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Posted December 12, 2011

Counting blessings… Grappling with the Great Contraction… Tom Slee recommends two preferred shares… Tom Slee updates Bombardier, Canadian Tire, Quadra FNX Mining… Glenn Rogers likes Disney… Glenn Rogers updates American Science and Engineering, Johnson Controls, Las Vegas Sands, Broadcom… The Super Stocks: Tim Hortons… Beat the price increase

iwb21143

Posted December 5, 2011

Bipolar markets… Today and tomorrow… Ryan Irvine likes McCoy… Gordon Pape updates Tim Hortons, Silver Wheaton… Your Questions: Canadian Utilities… Members’ Corner: Freedom 55, segregated funds, U.S. withholding tax

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Posted November 28, 2011

It gets worse!… Price targets a guide – not a guarantee… Tom Slee updates CN Rail, Norfolk Southern, Canadian Pacific, Bombardier and Enbridge preferreds… The pension crisis… Irwin Michal updates Equitable Group… Your Questions: RRSP savings, bond or income fund, CPP benefits… Members’ Corner: Eurozone woes, software bargain, Freedom 55

iwb21141

Posted November 14, 2011

Mortgage crisis? Not yet!… Glenn Rogers in Samba Land… Glenn Rogers updates Heineken, Diageo, Covidien, Baidu… Gavin Graham: Europe’s end game is in sight… Gavin Graham recommends Anglo Pacific… More updates: Genworth MI Canada, TransCanada Corp…. Your Questions: Segregated funds

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Posted November 7, 2011

Wild markets… Ryan Irvine updates Glentel, WiLAN… Financial literacy made easy… Gordon Pape’s updates: TransCanada, BCE… Your Questions: KMI dividends… Members’ Corner: Retirement income

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Posted October 31, 2011

A turning point?… Canadian banks still good value… Tom Slee updates Kinder Morgan, Finning International, Gildan Activewear, Philip Morris International… The retirement crisis… Your Questions: Confused about dividends… Members’ Corner: The perils of mining, mutual funds