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The best GIC rates in Canada for 2026 + MORE Apr 27th
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CEO Suzanne West vows to pursue greener path after oil firm splits with backers + MORE Nov 25th
CALGARY _ One of the few female CEOs in the Canadian oilpatch says she is looking forward to creating a “clean hydrocarbons” company after she parted ways with the American financial backers of her oil and gas producing firm.
Suzanne West said Friday her company, Imaginea Energy Corp., h.... More »
What is the recipe for a successful nation? + MORE Nov 4th
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This piece first appeared at The Conversation.
When you think of the ideal version of your nation, it likely reflects your own values. We vote in accordance with our values and live our own lives according to them as well.
No wonder.
Critical to the success of both people and their na.... More »
Best online banks and credit unions in Canada for 2025 + MORE Mar 6th
Where can you get the best digital banking experience in Canada? We wanted to find out in this second annual review of the best online banks and credit unions in Canada.
To come up with the ranking, MoneySense partnered with Surviscor, a leading Canadian research and consulting firm specializing.... More »
Where to Buy Real Estate in Canada 2025: Neighbourhood data + MORE May 2nd
On this page, you’ll find data on all the neighbourhoods analyzed by Zoocasa for all regions included in the Where to Buy Real Estate report. Navigate the tables by sliding the columns right or left using your fingers or mouse. You can download the data to your device in Excel, CSV or PDF format. .... More »
Home Capital bleeds another $290-million of withdrawals
– theglobeandmail.com
The company sees a further dwindling in on-demand deposits, giving it less of a financial buffer
Ecosystem Plays Continue To Dominate ($GOOG, $AMZN, $AAPL, $FB, $MSFT)
– IntelligentSpeculator.net
For years I feel like I’ve been discussing the “ecosystem play” and I certainly wish I had been able to buy an ETF that held all those plays. In this 2013 post, I didn’t include Microsoft but started including it in 2014 as it became clear it would successfully adapt to this new digital world:Making The Case For An Ecosystem Play
I’ve also argued that very few other players will manage to thrive in an environment where the ecosystem players are able to leverage their power and users and that theme clearly remains relevant. Yesterday, Google and Amazon both reported earnings and both crushed it. They are all fighting their own battles but each have their own clear strengths.
How are these 5 ecosystem plays doing now? Take a look at the largest companies by market cap as of April 26th:
Of course, once that data incorporates Amazon (AMZN) and Google (GOOG) market gains at the end of the day, the picture will be even more clear. Even Alibaba (BABA) which stands at #10 could also be included in the “ecosystem” play although it would be the Chinese one…
