Pundits are once again commenting on the difference in performance between the Canadian and American markets, and no wonder. Since the market bottom four years ago, the S&P 500 has gained 136%, while the TSX has risen 70%, only about [...]
Back on June 4th of this year the S&P 500 closed at 1,277, down a gut wrenching 9% from the previous month. Toronto didn't fare any better, as it too dropped by 9%. Those who told you to sell in [...]
From 2004 to 2010 the TSX 300 Index of leading Canadian stocks outperformed the S&P 500 Index of major American companies in each and every year. Canadian investors did much better than their American counterparts, and to add icing to [...]
A year ago today, the TSX closed at 13,909. Today it closed at 12,145. Over the same period, the S&P 500 is up over 3% and the Dow is up close to 5%. Commodity related stocks comprise close to 50% [...]
“Prices will fluctuate,” predicted astute banker J.P. Morgan when asked to forecast where the stock market would be next year. Even today, Morgan’s prediction has yet to be proven incorrect. Markets are unpredictable over the short-term. In periods of high [...]
Last week we closed out a tumultuous decade for the stock markets. The last ten years saw two major crashes separated by a terrific bull market and ended with a 50% gain in the last two years. The dramatic ups [...]
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