Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Swine Flu, Bear Markets and Human Nature

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The latest news on the swine flu virus is that perhaps – according to an unpublished study – getting an ordinary flu shot makes it 30% more ...
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Monday, September 14, 2009

The Second Shoe: a fresh look at the world of banking

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THE BAIL OUTS 2008 was a close call for the world’s banks. The system almost collapsed. The stock market did collapse. The only thing tha...
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Monday, August 31, 2009

Today’s heroes – Yesterday’s villains.

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Last week Royal Bank reported record high earnings. In the twilight of Canada’s recession, Canada’s biggest, bluest bank surprised us all. ...
Monday, August 17, 2009

Casino Bus Riders

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The Blue Chip Bus I was driving to work today with Sheldon Liberman, portfolio manager for the investment firm CastleMoore Inc. We were on ...
Thursday, August 13, 2009

Mutual funds - is the honeymoon over?

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Too much of a good thing: The AIC buy-out. Consider the recent marriage of Manulife Financial and AIC. AIC’s founder, Mike Lee-Chin, is an i...
Friday, July 31, 2009

"...the Slope of Hope."

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The Slippery Slope of Hope Have you noticed how strongly the Canadian dollar and US stock market are correlated lately? Every day that the s...
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

57 Banks go Bust

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57 banks go broke Fifty- seven American banks have failed so far in 2009. [Source: David Rosenberg of Gluskin Sheff] When a bank fails in C...