Safety doesn’t pay the bills
We all know this rule of thumb. Take your age and that’s how much you should invest with bonds. I’m 40, so I should have 40% of my portfolio in bonds. Are you kidding me? That rule of thumb may [...]
We all know this rule of thumb. Take your age and that’s how much you should invest with bonds. I’m 40, so I should have 40% of my portfolio in bonds. Are you kidding me? That rule of thumb may [...]
Canadian REIT’s have been unfairly battered, bruised and abused and are the cheapest that I have ever seen. With all the taper fear off the table and the 10-year Canada bond yield backing off from panic levels, REIT’s should trade [...]
What do you get when you combine record corporate profits, a record high stock market, a threat of a taper and no inflation? The end of zero interest rates. Let me begin by telling you that rising interest rates are [...]
Now that the S&P 500 is back to a five year high, investors may be wondering if stocks are still cheap. It has been a nice run since March 2009 and maybe it’s time to cash in the chips. Not [...]
Governments around the world have been keeping interest rates at record low levels for about four years now. In the wake of the great banking crisis of 2008, closely followed by the worst global recession in 80 years, central bankers [...]
Q3 earnings season has gotten off to a great start. According to Zacks Investment Research, 128 out of 159 S&P companies have delivered positive earnings surprises. And yes, we are seeing revenue growth. Excluding financial companies, revenue is up 10% [...]