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Investing in extreme times Jan 3rd

Mario Anzuoni/Reuters The energy sector, including giants like BP, Shell and ExxonMobil, is overvalued to the tune of trillions of dollars and the entire industry—if not the global economy itself—could be thrown into crisis with the stroke of a pen. At least that’s the prediction of those who .... More »

Is this a good time to buy a home in Canada? + MORE Sep 11th

Before the Bank of Canada (BoC) began lowering its benchmark interest rate earlier this year, some analysts predicted that falling rates would spark a significant turnaround in the real estate market. But even after three consecutive rate cuts, that scenario hasn’t played out. “Markets’ r.... More »

Canadian banks tighten expenses amid shifts in sector, slower growth + MORE Oct 12th

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June home sales fall 6.7%; Toronto sees third monthly decline + MORE Jul 17th

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Air Canada stock falls 12% after it posts record earnings + MORE Feb 17th

Air Canada is reporting a record adjusted net profit of $1.2 billion for 2015, but its stock plunged 12 per cent in Wednesday trading after a challenge to short-term investors from CEO Calin Rovinescu..... More »

90 days – 1.60%

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This GIC rate is offered by Oaken Financial and was updated on 2013-03-07. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.

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120 days – 1.70%

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This GIC rate is offered by Oaken Financial and was updated on 2013-10-17. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.

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New Trade: Long Apple ($AAPL) & Short Rackspace Hosting ($RAX)

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Ahhh the nerves are back!! That first trade of the new year is always one that makes me nervous. I’d certainly like to start things off on the right foot so I’m going with a trade that I’m very confident about. Frequent visitors of this blog will likely be able to guess what stock I’m going long here:)
As will be the case all year, my long & short stock picks will be available to see in my live spreadsheet:

http://www.intelligentspeculator.net/livetrades

Long Priceline (PCLN) & Short AOL (AOL) currently stands at +31,97% and will be closed on today’s opening.
Today I’m trading two tech stocks that do seem to have little in common. The similarity though is that even though they are growing at fairly comparable rates in terms of revenues and earnings per share, their valuation seems to be worlds apart. The short story is:
Apple is making 19 times more revenues/share, 51 times more earnings per share but is only trading 15x higher.
You can see the numbers for both companies here:

TickerNamePriceEPSPE RatioPE Next YearSales GrowthAnalyst ratingBook ValueBetaRevenue/ShareSales 5Y Avg GrowthEPS 5Y Avg Growth

AAPLApple Inc543…

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5.5 year – 2.35%

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This GIC rate is offered by DUCA Financial Services and was updated on 2013-11-09. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.

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60 days – 1.55%

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This GIC rate is offered by Oaken Financial and was updated on 2013-02-04. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.

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