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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)
The Index Finger Moves on – Shrinking TSX and Declining Index Effect
The Shrinking TSX Another ones bites the dust. As I noted last year, the TSX Composite Index has been shrinking for years. That seems to be continuing, though at a slower pace. When Enerflex Systems Income Fund (EFX.UN) leaves the... (Continue reading)
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