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Eggs, Baskets, and Diversification
Courtesy of Balance Junkie It’s almost Easter and many of us have thoughts of eggs and baskets running through our heads. Everyone’s looking forward to enjoying a little chocolate and some quality time with family and friends. In terms of... (Continue reading)
Markets Finish Higher
The Toronto Stock Exchange finished Friday with a 50-point gain, leaving it up about 290 points on the week. In the U.S., however, markets surged, pushing the gain for the Dow Jones to about 425 points on the week, the... (Continue reading)
Stocks Expected to Fall as Economy Expectations Plunge
The resource-heavy Toronto stock market could be headed for another week of losses as commodity prices adjust to much lower expectations for economic growth. And while economic data this week is expected to show that the Canadian economy continued to... (Continue reading)
Index Investing Becoming a Victim of Its Own Success
Too much of a good thing can end up being bad. That includes using a benchmark index as the basis for an investing apparently. In the July 2010 paper (download here from SSRN; acknowledgement to Stingy Investor where I found... (Continue reading)
TSX drops on global growth concerns
Toronto’s main stock index dropped on Monday to its lowest in nearly five months as energy, materials and financial issues receded on concerns about global economic growth. The broad-based decline came on thin trading on a day when U.S. markets... (Continue reading)
Low Cost Ways To Buy Dividend Stocks
I recently did a review of ShareOwner discount brokerage, which promotes regular dividend stock purchases. One thing that came out of that review, is that regardless of how cheap the trading costs are – regular purchases of stocks are quite... (Continue reading)
Three Unique Problems I and Other Dividend Investors Face
Dividend investors are a unique and frankly, quite a passionate bunch! Those of us who have research the topic extensively and believe strongly in it’s benefits understand the impacts it can have on our own portfolios over the long-term. As... (Continue reading)
ADRs as a Dividend Investment
For those of you unfamiliar with the term ADRs, it stands for American depositary receipt. An ADR is a stock that trades in the United States but represents a specified number of shares in a foreign corporation. ADRs are bought... (Continue reading)
Stock Selection For The Individual Investor
The latest stock market turmoil, in the fourth quarter of 2008 when stocks declined significantly, has left retail investors with a larger challenge than ever before. Many feel let down by their advisors, mutual funds, and the financial industry structure... (Continue reading)
Using Put Options to Protect Your Portfolio
As options are a fairly sophisticated method of investing/speculating, I rarely write about them as I’m a big believer in sticking with the basics. However, with the expectation of some sort of market correction between now and October 2010, I’ve... (Continue reading)
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