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Benefits of The 6-Pack Portfolio – Review and Giveaway + MORE May 14th
Save, invest, prosper with My Own Advisor.
Benefits of The 6-Pack Portfolio – Review and Giveaway Long-time fans of this site will know I love investing using a basket of dividend paying stocks for many reasons. I mean, who doesn’t like rising income over time? In recent weeks I earned a 3.9% .... More »
A breakdown of the big Canadian banks’ third-quarter earnings so far - The Globe and Mail + MORE Aug 27th
A breakdown of the big Canadian banks’ third-quarter earnings so far The Globe and MailBMO, Scotiabank top earnings forecasts but sound wary note for road ahead The Globe and MailTSX scales new peak, lifted by robust bank earnings ca.finance.yahoo.com'Uncertainty m.... More »
Trading is Nothing But a Game of Risk Management Nov 20th
This statement may go against the ideology of all the pro traders in the Forex trading business. We are not here to change right and wrong. We are here to talk about what is right and inspire every trader to work in the correct way within the trading process. It is money we are talking about. Readin.... More »
Federal Reserve cuts US growth forecast as Trump tariff fears increase - BBC.com + MORE Mar 20th
Federal Reserve cuts US growth forecast as Trump tariff fears increase BBC.comFed holds interest rates steady, still sees two cuts coming this year CNBCFederal Reserve cuts US economic growth outlook amid Trump tariffs The GuardianMarket Factors: Why the Federal Rese.... More »
Ford warns Carney not to cut tariffs on Chinese EVs as PM looks to repair ties with Beijing - CBC Jan 8th
Ford warns Carney not to cut tariffs on Chinese EVs as PM looks to repair ties with Beijing CBCChina may try to use Carney’s visit to drive a wedge between Ottawa and Washington: Kovrig CTV NewsPrime Minister Carney to diversify Canada’s trade, attract new investment, and s.... More »
After its shopping spree at U.S. luxury retailer Neiman Marcus, CPPIB is left holding the bag
– theglobeandmail.com
Rating agencies have suggested a balance-sheet restructuring is inevitable. Depending on the severity, it could ultimately wipe out CPPIB's $690-million equity investment
The only money book you need to be a great investor
– moneysense.ca
SPEED READER
Book: The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: The Only Way to Guarantee your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns (10th-anniversary edition, updated and revised)
Author: John C. Bogle
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Hoboken, NJ
Price: $14.01 (Hardcover) $9.65 (Kindle)
Link: https://www.amazon.com/Little-Book-Common-Sense-Investing/dp/1119404509/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=19DZTK222G2X956R5QSQ
WHO IT’S FOR: People who want a simple investment plan
MORE SPECIFICALLY: Any individual investor who wants a great low-cost strategy that will grow and protect their portfolio for life
DOES IT BUST ANY MYTHS? Yes, that investing right has to be complicated (it doesn’t). He explains why speculation in investing in hot stocks doesn’t work and why how a business is doing (i.e. dividends plus earnings growth) is most important when building an investment portfolio.
SURELY ACTIVE MANAGERS CAN BEAT ANY COMMON INVESTOR’s RETURNS. Well, no. Bogle explains how less than 1% of all mutual funds were able to beat the market consistently over the past half-century…
Boy who endured three years as ISIL captive asks for meeting with Justin Trudeau – CBC.ca
– news.google.ca
CBC.caBoy who endured three years as ISIL captive asks for meeting with Justin TrudeauCBC.caA Yazidi boy who was held captive for three years by Iraqi militants before being reunited with his family in Winnipeg last year is requesting a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In a video posted to Facebook by the Yazidi Association of …Trudeau to play down NAFTA worries, push for Canadian investment on Davos tripThe Globe and MailWhat We're Watching: Donald Does Davos and NAFTA death watch is oniPolitics.caJustin Trudeau to push middle class interests as he heads to Davos680 NewsToronto Sun -Xinhua -Ottawa Sun -Philippine Canadian Inquirerall 22 news articles »
Seeking a U.S. foothold, Fairfax looks to shipping deal to forge new investment ties
– theglobeandmail.com
Latest $250-million investment in Seaspan Corp. could create new opportunities south of the border, where Fairfax’s strategy of taking stakes in undervalued companies has yet to be built out
Screening for top US stock prospects in 2018
– moneysense.ca
(Flickr)What a rally it’s been. In calendar 2017, the S&P 500 Total Return index produced a whopping 21.8 per cent return with positive gains in all sectors except Energy and Telecommunications. Even though the US market has looked overvalued for multiple years, US equities continue to provide spectacular returns to investors.
For investors bullish on the US economy, the following growth-oriented strategy may offer some ideas. To develop this strategy, I used Morningstar CPMS to first rank stocks in the S&P 500 index on the following factors:
High Return on Invested Capital (A profitability metric that measures pre-tax Earnings per Share divided by the average debt and equity over the same reporting period)
High 5Y EPS Growth Rate (on average, by how much did EPS grow by each year in the last 5 years)
Positive 3M Estimate Revision (Today’s EPS consensus estimate versus the same figure 3 months ago)
Positive Price Change from Month End, 3 and 9 months ago
Low Enterprise Value / EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization)
To qualify for purchase, a company’s Debt to Equity ratio must be in line or lower than the median of the sector to which it belongs and the stock must be ranked in the top 25% of stocks in the index based on the above five factors…
