December 30, 2012 Comments
MicroSoft is updated and rated Buy at $26.55. It has a few weak quarters but the next couple of quarters […]
MicroSoft is updated and rated Buy at $26.55. It has a few weak quarters but the next couple of quarters […]
RioCan preferred shares are updated and rated Weak Sell / Hold. The company has the right to redeem these at
U.S. markets were down over 1% at times today but ultimately closed down only slightly. The outcome of this fiscal
U.S. markets were open today. The Dow fell 0.2%. So far the market is basically brushing off fears of the
Canadian Western Bank Preferred shares are updated and rated Sell at $26.87. This preferred share is included because 1. When
Melcor Developments is updated and rated (lower) Strong Buy at $15.60. It’s my third largest holding. FirstSerivce preferred is updated
Berkshire Hathaway is updated and rated Buy at $89.83. It does not look like a real bargain based on earnings.
Today was a negative day on the markets and for our stock picks. In particular RIM was down 22%. Bank
It was a good day for our stocks picks. In particular Bank of America was up 2.9% to $11.52. And
After two very strong days our stock picks slipped a little today. The Dow was down 0.7% as hopes for
It was another very strong day for many of our stock picks. Bank of America up 3.3%, Wells Fargo up
Well, I was pleasantly surprised at some of the gains today. Wells Fargo up 3.7%. Bank of America up 4.0%
Constellation Software is updated and rated Buy. This company has done very well. This past Spring it completed a process
The market was generally down somewhat today. This is not surprising and probably represents a sort of exhalation after the
Notable stock price movements today included, Berkshire up 2.3% (about which, more below). Research in Motion up 5.8%. Toll Brothers
Canadian Tire had a good day and rose 3.3% to $69.70. This puts it 6.8% above its closing price from
Nothing too exciting happened with our stock picks today. Toll Brothers was down 1.4% and Canadian Tire was up 1.4%.
Bank of America is updated and rated Speculative (higher) Buy at $10.64. This stock is up 32% since we officially
Toll Brothers is updated and rated Speculative Buy at $30.77. It is speculative because its earnings need to grow a
Perhaps the biggest news in the Canadian markets today was Loblaws Companies plan to spin off its real estate into
Markets were modestly higher today. The strongest performers included Bank of America up 5.7%, Walgreen up 3.8% and Stantec up
Canadian Western Bank fell 3.5% to $28.00 today after announcing good but not-quite-as-good-as-expected earnings. I will consider adding to my
Canadian Tire continued to sink today. Down 1% to $65.25. This is (at least temporarily) unfortunate for those of us
I mentioned just below the Costco special dividend. It turns out this will be funded by debt. So taht means
With the Dow down about 100 points at this moment, I would be inclined to consider buying as opposed to
The Dow ended the day up 107 points or 0.8% but had been down about 100 points earlier in the
And so begins another week in the market as the year rushes to a close now… Dow down 0.3%, Toronto
I have updated my personal portfolio composition. I find that tracking my portfolio composition and including the value ratios is
Today’s star performer was, once again, Research in Motion. Up 17% to an even $12.00. It started this year at
Research in Motion was up another 5.5% today to $10.23. It is only a week ago that I had bought
I mentioned a couple of times that the Hudson’s Bay IPO looked to be proceeding quite slowly. It has finally
Okay, so the Dow was up 1.6% today and Toronto was up 1.4%. This gain today is not something I
Walmart is updated and rated (higher) Buy at $68.03. If it stays at this price on Monday I plan to
I took a quick read of the Walmart Q3 report that caused its share price to drop 3.6%. I could
Tuesday was another negative day in the markets. Canadian Tire was down a bit more. I can not give any
Another down day on the markets. Dow down 1.5%, Toronto down 1.7%. Well, the fact is that all the days
I had said I would buy back some of the Toll brothers that I had sold if the price got
Today is a holiday for some, but the markets are open. The big news among the stocks on our list
Stantec is updated and rated (higher) Buy at $37.14. It is up 35% this year. And is up 1386% since
Canadian Tire is updated and (still) rated (lower) Strong Buy at $69.81. The market appears to be discounting the value
Toronto was down 0.3% and the Dow was down 0.9%. Among our Stock Picks, Canadian Tire got pushed down 3.3%
The excitement of the lead up the U.S. election has quickly dissipated in the realization that the election has not
In what seemed to be a surprise, U.S. markets were quite strong this U.S. election day. The Dow was up
This week starts out with Toronto down very slightly and The Dow up slightly. Toll Brothers was up 3.7% today
At the bottom of the stock list above, I have listed, courtesy of a Globe and Mail article, the fund
Stantec was a big gainer today, up 8.4% to $37.29 after it released Q3 earnings. Our last update had rated
Markets did not move much today. RIM was up 3.7%, but that is just “noise” for this company. Bank of
With the U.S. markets closed there was not too much excitement on the markets. But Toronto was up 0.5%. The
With the U.S. markets closed for a “storm day” today (and tomorrow, Tuesday) not too much seemed to happen in
Shaw Communications is updated and rated Buy at CAN $21.06. It’s also a high yield stock at 4.6%. Shaw is
Toronto was up 0.9% while the Dow was up 0.2%. Constellation Software was up another 1.8% to $116.20. We had
Markets were down just slightly today. As for our stock picks, we had Toll Brothers up 2.0%. We have already
As most you will have noticed, the DOW was down 1.8% today, Toronto was down 1.4% and the S&P 500
The Canadian Q3 earnings season has begun with Canadian National Railway reporting slightly better than expected earnings. We had last
The Dow was down 1.5% on Friday and Toronto was down 0.4%. But our stock picks held up quite well.
While the markets were down very slightly today, our stock picks did reasonably well. Hudson’s Bay Company is going to
With another strong day in the markets we should keep in mind that there will be down days as well.
Another good day in the markets… It was good in particular to see Canadian Tire up 1.8%. The Q3 earnings
It seems there are few dull days in the market. Today we had the Dow up 95 points or 0.7%.
FedEx is updated and rated (lower) Buy at $90.40. While the near-term outlook does not appear to be strong, this
Wells Fargo is updated and rated (lower) Strong Buy at $34.25. This appears to be a good investment. I recently
Wells Fargo released earnings before the open this morning. It opened down roughly 3.5% and remains down roughly 3.5% at
The Dow was down 1.0% today and Toronto was down 0.5% Many or most of our stocks picks were down
Markets were weak on Tuesday with the TSX down 1.2% and the DOW down 0.8%. Most of our stock picks
Markets on Friday were mixed with Toronto down 0.2% and the Dow up 0.3%. However many or most of our
It was another strong day for our stock picks. The Dow was up 0.6%, and Toronto was up 0.7%. We
Our stock picks did well today even though the Dow was only up 0.1% and the TSX was down 0.3%.
Most stocks were down somewhat today as markets focus on various risks including lower earnings and the Europe situation and
Stocks had a surprisingly good day after a report showed stronger U.S. factory activity and also apparently becasue Spain signaled
P.S. (update to comment) I had forgotten to mention in this post that on Friday I sold my Walmart shares.
It was a decent day in the markets with Toronto up 0.9% and the Dow up 0.5%. I had heard
Markets were a bit weak again today. Toll Brothers was down 3.8% to $34.16 and its recent high was just
Markets were down somewhat today. I was thinking about the fact that I really should reduce my high equity exposure.
In today’s action, Melcor was up 4.3% to $15.90. But this is very thinly traded stock that tends to jump
Bombardier Inc. returns to the list above rated Speculative Buy at $3.71. I wanted to look at it again because
A mixed day on the markets, Canada down a bit, the Dow up a bit. Canadian Tire did well up
Toll Brothers was up another 3.5% to $36.41. It’s now up 177% from its low of $13.16 that occurred just
The market seems fairly quiet as it settles back after the FED’s latest action waits for the next bit of
Markets fell moderately today as the excitement of last week’s FED stimulus action wears off. Melcor was down to $14.90
I am just reading the annual report for Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund.. This company (actually entity) is an example
I am certainly feeling “pumped” about my investment returns and the performance of the stock picks on this site this
As you likely noticed, today was a blow-out day in the markets. The Dow was up 1.5% and Toronto was
It was a decent day on the markets with the Dow up a half percent although Toronto was flat. The
Not surprisingly, markets today gave back some of the big gains from last week. Apparently the big item this week
What to do now? I must plead guilty to very (very!) much enjoying the fact that I am up 20.8%
Our popular article that analyses whether or not the S&P 500 index is fairly valued at this point in time
It was a very strong day on the markets. Apparently this was mostly due to the announcement that the European
Alimentation Couche-Tard released earnings today. Reading through the report the earnings look very good. However the share price has risen
One of relatively few stocks that were up today was Wal-Mart, up 1.25% to $73.51. It’s up 12.5% since we
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust is updated and rated Weak Buy / Hold at $27.62. It has been a good
Canadian Western Bank is updated and rated (higher) Buy at $28.13. This has been a steady performer over the years.
North American markets were down about 1% today… I did not have a very large position in Canadian Western Bank
Stocks overall did not do much today as the North American stock indexes were approximately unchanged on the day. Canadian
I sold about 20% of my Toll Brothers position today based on the updated rating which indicates it is not
Toll Brothers is updated and rated Speculative (lower) Buy at $32.28. I had hoped it would look better than that.
Back from my travels… I am looking tonight at the Toll Brothers report and will update that company in the
So stocks were up nicely today, after being down yesterday. Many people complain that “these days” stocks are unpredictable. They
Still cruising towards Victoria for a 6 pm docking. Stocks were down today and our stock picks were almost all
On board the Celebrity Infinity cruising to Victoria from Skagway today. Stocks were down a bit but our picks did
I am just leaving Skagway, Alaska tonight. Will arrive Victoria, Thursday at 6 pm. While the Dow was down modestly
Greetings now from Juneau, Alaska. Shaw and Bank of America were both up about 2% today
Greetings from Cape Fox Lodge in Ketchekan Alaska. Internet on the cruise ship is not only expensive but I could
Stocks had a strong day. Toll brothers was up 5.8%. Microsoft was up 1.9%, Canadian Western Bank up 2%. So
Our stocks did well today. Notably Canadian Tire up 1.1% and therefore hanging onto the strong gains it made after
Wal-Mart was up 0.8% today to $74.01. That puts this company up 23.8% this year to date. For a number
Our stocks hung in okay today with the markets down a little. I notice that the TMX Group was down
Canadian Tire is updated and rated (lower) Strong Buy at $69.57. The Q2 earnings report was very strong.
We closed out the week with a relatively flat day for our stock picks on average. The year to date
Canadian Tire earnings came out before the open and appear to be quite strong.
Canadian Tire came through with good earnings and the stock was up 4.8% today. The actual Canadian Tire stores had
The Canadian stock market was down 0.7% today but the U.S. markets were about flat. Toll Brothers was up another
Today was a strong day for the Toronto Stock exchange which was up 1.7%. The Dow was up 0.4%. Lots
Canadian markets were closed on Monday. U.S. markets were up modestly. Bank of America was up 2.8% to $7.64. While
Markets were up strongly on Friday mostly due to a better-than-expected jobs creation number and I think partly due to
Today the market was down because the European Central Bank did not promise to meddle in the markets immediately. It
The market was disappointed that the Fed did not come through with some economic stimulation today. Whatever, the FED has
The Case-Shiller report today showed that U.S. house prices rose in May. We are past the bottom of house prices
Markets were somewhat weak today. There is some anticipation that the Fed further “stimulate” the economy at a meeting this
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Bank of America is updated and rated Speculative Strong Buy at $7.17. ( As I post this it is up
Stocks had a good day on Thursday and as of Friday morning are having another strong day. Daybook however is
I am just taking a look at RioCan‘s annual report. I am looking at this company with some suspicion. It
There was not too much excitement happening with our stock picks today. Not surprisingly we continue to get mixed signals.
A weak day in the markets… Lots of earnings reports coming in to push individual stocks in one direction or
As a long-term investor I really should not be concerned with daily market fluctuations. Yet it seems impossible to keep
Friday was a weak day on the markets. Bright spots included Toll Brothers, up 4.4% and Walmart up 1.0%. Also
Stocks did well on Thursday but our picks suffered with declines from Walmart and Bank of America. Walgreen, rated (higher)
Today was a strong day for U.S. markets with the DOW up 0.8%. This was driven by some good earnings
Markets rose today based on a positive interpretation of Ben Bernanki’s comments. Also positive earnings reports from Goldman Sach’s and
The Dow was down 0.4% today (Monday) while Toronto was very slightly up. A small portion of my Wells Fargo
Costco is updated and rated Weak Sell at $94.81. It also looked expensive at the start of this year but
The Dow was down 0.25% today and the S&P 500 was down 0.50% and Toronto was down 1.0% I probably
In today’s “action” the Dow was down 0.4%, the S&P 500 was flat and Toronto was up 0.3% Our stock
Walmart went over $72 today and so my order to sell 300 shares went through at $72. It got as
Markets were down modestly today, but our stocks picks held in quite well. Walmart, Wells Fargo and Berkshire all edged
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Even with some news of stimulus and rate cuts from Europe and China, markets were down somewhat today. Well, that
U.S. markets were closed today. The TSX gained another 0.5% Well before the market opened this morning, the TMX group
Okay, so the Dow was up another 0.6% today. Toronto was up 2.2%. Oil was up… The Canadian dollar was
The U.S. markets were open today and closed about unchanged. I would have expected at lest some decline after the
My personal portfolio composition is updated After Thursday’s market surge, my own portfolio is up a surprising and rather satisfying
Update 11:30 am eastern. I decided to also sell 20% of my Toll Brothers. Toll should do well certainly as
Well it was certainly a banner day on the markets today to end the second quarter. The DOW was up
Our stock picks managed to do okay today. U.S. investments were helped in terms of their Canadian dollar value by
Pleasantly enough (and a bit surprisingly) the market has given back the losses of Monday over the past two days.
Note that I plan to update many of the reports during July and early August. And some new companies will
As most will have noticed, Monday was a down day on the markets. Walmart was up 1.3% and was one
Dollarama is updated and rated Sell at $61.81 I highly respect this as a business but simply find the share
The Dow ended the day down 250 points or 2.0%. Toronto was down 351 points or 3.0%. The market had
I was just reading the Canadian Business magazine article about SNC Lavelin and it’s Libyan scandal. I know very little
Market were surprising strong today (Tuesday) with the Dow up 0.75% and Toronto up 1.6%. Almost all of our stock
The tiny blip of excitement over the Greek election that drove the DOW futures up 66 points on Sunday fizzled
Stock markets were up of Friday despite fears over the outcome of the Greek election. It appears the outcome of
Stocks ended up doing well today on rumors / news that certain central banks would take some kind of coordinated
A glance at the graph of today’s trading shows the Dow started out down but was modestly in positive territory
As expected my order to sell 20% of my Walmart shares went through this morning. I had placed a limit
Update: earlier tonight I posted some thoughts about selling some shares to raise cash. I have now entered an order
With my very heavy exposure to equities (104% since I am using a bit of margin) it may be wise
Our average stock in the Buy and Strong Buy range is up 5.9% in 2012 which is better than the
The big market gains on Wednesday were apparently due to rumors of further “easing” by the Fed and perhaps some
Well, who’d a thunk the DOW would rise 287 points today, 2.4%? or the TSX 126 points or 1.1% Apparently
Markets were a bit more cooperative today with most of our stocks rising. This despite continued negative news out of
With Toll Brothers down another 5% today I added to my holdings. Over the years I have found that by
As of 9 pm eastern on Sunday evening, the Dow futures were down 100 points… I imagine markets will continue
Friday’s market was certainly a reminder that the road to stock market wealth does not proceed in a smooth fashion.
Our stocks picks did fairly well today. Walmart at $65.82 could soon reach a new all-time high surpassing its old
On Tuesday the market gaveth and on Wednesday it tooketh that away and more. Such is the nature of markets.
I have updated the composition of my own portfolio. Perhaps surprisingly, amid the gloom, stocks did well today. With Stantec
Stantec Inc. is updated and rated (lower) Strong Buy at CAN $31.25 or U.S. $30.15 Stantec has been growing its
Our stock picks made modest progress today. The lower Canadian dollar has helped out for Canadians holding U.S. stocks. At
Toll brothers reported earnings early this morning. The earnings and sales figures were good. However, Toll Brothers is already pricing
Melcor (real estate) Developments is updated and rated (higher) Buy at $15.55. If you wish to own a real estate
Canadian Tire is updated and rates (lower) Strong Buy at $65.82. The valuation here looks excellent with the shares trading
Today’s winner was Walmart, up 4.2% after reporting strong earnings. Honorable mention to RIM, up 4.0%. And consolation prize to
Among the very few bright spots for our Stock Picks in today’s trading was Constellation Software which was up 3.1%
It was another weak day in the markets. A few of our stock picks did manage gains. Toll Brothers the
As you will no-doubt be aware, Monday was a poor day in the markets. And our stock picks certainly got
Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund is updated and rated Buy at $17.87. Basically it pays a cash distribution of 6.6%
Canadian Tire reported strong results this morning and was up 4.2% to $70.23. This is my second largest holding. It
I added to my Boston Pizza units this morning. The company has reported earnings. It lost money under GAAP rules.
The market down-draft that was supposed to happen Monday came a day late. In Canada we had news that housing
As of Sunday and even as of Monday morning it looked like markets would be down noticeable on Monday. Instead
Election outcomes in France and Greece this weekend are considered negative for markets. Dow futures were down 131 points as
Berkshire Hathaway is updated and rated (higher) Buy at $80.94. The Q1 earnings just come out today and were quite
The TSX was down another 1.8% today. The Dow was down 0.5% and the S&P 500 was down 0.8%. Constellation
The Canadian market was down 0.8% today at 12,230. This market has not done well at all after reaching levels
It was a strong day in the markets. Looking at our stock picks we had Bank of America up 2.5%,
The TMX Group appears to be moving closer to an acquisition by the Maple Acquisition Group. They had a press
A nice day on the markets… Toll Brothers was a notable winner up 3.9%, also a partial recovery on Walmart.
We continue to see mixed signals in the markets. North America and earnings doing well, some of Europe seemingly circling
Walmart dropped a further 3.0% today to $57.77. Walmart, today, during trading hours, released a statement on this matter. To
I sent out a newsletter yesterday with a link to a new article on how much money has to be
Comment on Bank of America. Bank of America released earnings last week. This is a complex company. After reading its
It was a moderately negative day int eh markets. Couche-Tard went down a bit to $38.75. I threw in an
The big news today was that Alimentation Couche-Tard was making a huge acquisition of Statoil Fuel and Retail fuel /
Our stock picks did well today, notably Walmart up 2.0%, Toll Brothers up 2.0%, Walgreen up 5.3%, Fedex up 2.6%.
Markets are set to open higher this morning on good earnings and other economic data. We are in the middle
Markets were down noticeably on Friday. My level of concern about this is approximately zero. Yes, markets could fall further,
Most everything was up today, the Dow was up 1.4%, Toronto up 1.6%. Canadian Tire was up 1.6% and sits
North American markets were up about 0.7% today after ALco reported better-than-expected earnings. Of note, Canadian Tire was up 3.0%,
Liquor Stores N.A. Ltd (formerly Liquor Stores Income Fund) is added to the list above as a Buy at $17.01.
Markets were down 1% on the Dow Jones and 0.7% Toronto. I see where BMO Capital Markets is expected a
Markets as of Sunday night are predicted to open on Monday morning about 125 points down on the Dow. Personally,
Two important analysis articles are updated for 2011 year-end data. The first shows what happened to portfolios for all the
The latest edition of our free newsletter was sent out today. Stocks were down on Thursday. And today, Friday the
Markets were down again today… Everyday the market turns its attention to something new. Tomorrow, I believe tit will be
The Dow was down 0.5% today and the Toronto index was down 1.5%. Our stocks picks were mostly down as
It was another good day in the markets. One of our favorites, Canadian Tire was up 2.3%. Melcor has slipped
In about two weeks Shaw Communications will release its Q2 earnings. No doubt they will report some loss of basic
Today is the last trading day of Q1. It has been a very good quarter for out stock picks. U.S.
Sino-Forest filed for bankruptcy protection today. I suspect shareholders will never see a dime out of this. They say they
Toll Brothers is up 3% this morning and was up a similar amount yesterday. This is the highest the stock
Visa Inc. is added back to the list rated Buy at $119.35. I had removed it from the list in
It was a strong day in the markets and for our Stock Picks. Possibly I should be reducing risk by
I ran some numbers on Amazon today. I have been wanting to add some more well known companies like this
Our stock picks were mostly up of Friday. Notable winners were Bank of America up 2.6% Canadian Tire up 1.8%
Stocks were mostly down today. But I don’t think there is any reason to get too worried about where stocks
I have just now updated my reference article on the (inflation adjusted) performance of Stocks, versus Bonds, Versus Gold and
Most stocks were down today. Bank of America and to a lesser extent Wells Fargo were up however. The take
Bank of America fell 2.8% today after initially being up about 2.5%. Apparently the fall was due to rumors it
The latest edition of the free newsletter has been emailed out. You should have received it. I am thinking of
Our article that calculates the fair value of the Tornoto Stock exchange index has been updated. It suggests that the
It was yet another good day in the markets. Bank of America was up another 4.5%. Melcor was thinly traded
Our Stock Picks have been firing on all cylinders. While Toronto was down 1.3% today our stocks did okay. Most
It was a VERY big day in the markets. The Dow was up 1.7%, the S&P 500 was up 1.8%
The Dow was up 0.3% while Toronto was down 0.6%. It could be a big week for the U.S. bank
Bank of America is added to our list above as a Speculative Strong Buy at $8.05. For a variety of
Friday was a good day in the markets and our stock picks are pretty close to their high for the
Boston Pizza Royalty Income Trust raised its distribution by 6.5%. The units are now at $16.50 to yield 7.1%. Growth
A partial recovery today of yesterday’s losses… After the close Canadian Western Bank came out with earnings. The report looked
Well, as you will have noticed markets were down today (DOW down 1.6%, Toronto down 1.8%). It’s been a number
U.S. markets were down modestly today but Toronto fell almost 1%. I hold out high hopes for Wells Fargo. The
Strange Real Estate Developments On Friday we had the news that Sears Canada has agreed to vacate the premises of
My article on the valuation of the Dow Jones Industrial Average is updated and suggests that the DOW is probably
I noticed today that TD Waterhouse has an issue of Firm Capital for sale. What caught my interest is that
We are into bank reporting season in Canada. It was interesting to read in today’s paper that analysts were having
Markets were a bit weak today with the Dow down 0.4% and the TSX down 0.8%. Nevertheless we had some
In accordance with my note yesterday, I did buy some Canadian Western bank today and added to my Shaw Communications.
Regarding Melcor. I mentioned under January 31 that I had entered an order to sell what amounted to 18% of
My popular article on the valuation of the S&P 500 index has been updated. With the surge in stock prices
Markers were moderately positive today. Very soon, I will be updating the report on the valuation of the S&P 500.
The Canadian market was up 0.6% today but the U.S. markets were down modestly. Some of our key stock picks
U.S. markets finished only moderately higher but the Canadian market did very well today. It’s enough to make a person
A Greek debt debt deal was worked of late Monday (early Tuesday in Europe). The next major step is to
The week ended nicely for stocks. I have posted a new version of the free newsletter. However, due to system
The Dow and the TSX were both up 123 points today, or 1.0% each. Bank of America was up 4.0%,
Today’s markets ended to the down-side mostly. No one can say if this is the start of bigger decline. My
GREECE DEFAULT The financial world is holding its breath waiting for some kind of Greek bond swap deal. The negotiations
I mentioned several times recently my doubt that the Greek bond holders could possibly agree to a voluntary reduction in
Okay, I am back from my short vacation to Phoenix… Looks like the market took care of itself quite nicely
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Not too much happened in the markets today as we await some kind of a deal from Greece. As the
Stocks are off to a roaring start in in 2012. The Dow is up 5.3%, the Toronto Stock index is
U.S. markets were down modestly today while Canada was up modestly. RIM was up 2.9% today to $17.17. This is
A strong day in the markets… notable winners were Wells Fargo up 2.8% and Toll Brothers up 3.0%. Tomorrow is
Okay, I’m back from my cruise. Excellent weather sunny and just over 80 degrees Fahrenheit most of the time (day
There will not be any daily posts or updates here for the next ten days or so. I am off
I sold the 300 shares of RIM from my wife’s RRSP today at $17.42. I had bought these on December
Wells Fargo came out with earnings before the open today. I think the earnings were quite good and the company
I just made a few minor edits to the Dollarama report as I noticed a couple of cells were left
Dollarama is added to the list above as a Weak Buy at $43.49. This is a very nice business. It
Shaw Communications is updated and rated (higher) Buy at $19.83. Note the 4.9% yield. I will consider buying more Shaw
Markets were a bit weak today, but the week overall was good. The year has started off well for our
Shaw Communications reported earnings before the open today. The market was not excited by the earnings and the shares were
Markets overall were down a little today. However, our stock picks did well. In particular Toll Brothers was up 2%.
I may trim a few positions… It was a good day in the markets, Toll brothers was up 4.4%. Bank
It was not a bad day in the markets as U.S. bank stocks rose. We are now into earnings season.
I am taking a look at Dollarama right now. Perhaps I am two years too late, I should have looked
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Markets did not do much today. But some of our stock picks did quite well. Wells Fargo was up 1.6%
Of interest today, Toll Brothers up 2.9%. So hopefully that bodes well for the U.S. home building industry.
Markets got off to a very strong start for 2012. Most everything was up. I sold what amounted to 9%
The composition of my own portfolio has been updated. It includes mainly Strong Buys and (higher) Buys from the list
Walgreen Company inc., the largest U.S. drugstore chain is updated and rated (higher) Buy at $33.06. It’s price has dropped