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On Friday the S&P 500 was up 0.2% while Toronto was up 0.6%. On Thursday and continuing somewhat on Friday

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December 20, 2023

Markets turned noticeably lower in the last couple of hours of trading on Wednesday. The S&P 500 ended the day

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December 19, 2023

Markets powered ahead some more on Tuesday with the S&P 500 up 0.6% and Toronto up 1.05%. West Fraser Timber

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December 16, 2023

On Friday markets curbed their recent enthusiasm a bit as the S&P 500 was about unchanged on the day and

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December 14, 2024

An interesting day in the markets on Thursday. The S&P 500 was up 0.3% and Toronto was up 0.7%. Shopify

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December 13, 2023

On Wednesday, the Fed delivered quite the Christmas Present indicating that the rate increases are over and that its likely

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December 12, 2023

On Tuesday, after a slow start, the S&P 500 ended the day up 0.5% while Toronto was down 0.4%. Oil

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December 11, 2023

On Monday the S&P 500 was up 0.4% while Toronto was down 0.1%. Costco was up another 2.1%. I have

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December 9, 2023

On Friday, the S&P 500 was up 0.4% and Toronto was up 0.3%. lululemon was up 5.4% as the market

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December 7, 2023

On Thursday the S&P 500 was up 0.8% while the Toronto stock index was about unchanged. Toll Brothers was up

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December 6, 2023

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 was down 0.4% and Toronto was down 0.5% Shopify was down 4.8%. After the close

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December 4, 2023

On Monday the S&P 500 was down 0.5% and Toronto was down 0.2%. This comes after very strong recent gains.

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December 1, 2023

Markets ended the week with strong growth on Friday as bond interest yields fell even as the Fed Chair tried

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November 30, 2023

On Thursday, the S&P 500 was up 0.4% and Toronto was up 0.6%. Bank stocks were mostly higher today except

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November 29, 2023

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 was down 0.1% but Toronto was up 0.4% and most of the stocks on our

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November 28, 2023

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 was up 0.2% while Toronto was about unchanged. The market appears to be increasingly convinced

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November 27, 2023

On Monday the S&P 500 was down 0.2% and Toronto was down 0.35%. Shopify was up 4.1% after reporting strong

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November 26, 2023

On Friday, markets were little changed with the S&P 500 up 0.1% and Toronto down 0.1%. The rate reset preferred

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November 22, 2023

On Wednesday the S&P 500 was up 0.4% while Toronto was about unchanged. Most stocks on our list were up

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November 20, 2023

On Monday, the S&P 500 was up 0.7% and Toronto was up 0.35%. I plan to add TransAlta Corporation to

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November 19, 2023

On Friday, the S&P 500 edged up 0.1% while Toronto was up 0.6% as oil recovered somewhat. Canadian Tire was

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November 16, 2023

On Thursday, the S&P 500 was up 0.1% while Toronto was about unchanged despite a noticeable drop in oil prices.

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November 15, 2023

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 and Toronto wee each up 0.2% Notable gainers included: Shopify up another 3.4%, Linamar up

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November 14, 2023

Wow, markets jumped on Tuesday after U.S. inflation came in lower-than-expected giving further hope to the idea that the FED’s

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November 13, 2023

On Monday, the S&P 500 edged down 0.1% while Toronto was up 0.3%. (I understand oil prices were slightly higher)

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November 12, 2023

On Friday, the S&P 500 rose through the day and ended the day up a stout 1.6%. Toronto was up

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November 9, 2023

On Thursday, the S&P 500 was down 0.8% and Toronto was up 0.3%. Last week markets got a strong boost

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November 8, 2023

Wednesday’s action saw the S&P 500 edged up another 0.1% while Toronto was down 0.2% likely due to softer oil

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November 7, 2023

On Tuesday the S&P 500 was up 0.3% but Toronto was down 0.85%. Bond interest rates were down moderately but

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November 6, 2023

On Monday, the S&P 500 edged up another 0.2% while Toronto as down 0.4%. Bond yields were up moderately following

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November 5, 2023

On Friday, the markets capped off a very strong week as the S&P 500 gained 0.9% and Toronto gained 1.0%.

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November 2, 2023

Stocks accelerated their rebound on Thursday. The S&P 500 was up a hefty 1.9% and Toronto was up a somewhat

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November 1, 2023

Wednesday’s markets were strong as the S&P 500 was up 1.05% and Toronto was up 1.1%. Shopify was up 3.3%.

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Comment on TransAlta

TransAlta Corporation in my opinion has been a horribly managed company over most of the past 25 years or so.

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October 31, 2023

Markets were up on Tuesday as the S&P 500 gained 0.65% while Toronto edged up 0.1%. Cameco was up 8.35%

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October 30, 2023

Markets rebounded somewhat on Monday as the S&P 500 rose 1.2% and Toronto rose 0.6% (in spite of oil being

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October 28, 2023

On Friday the S&P 500 was down 0.5% and Toronto was down 0.7%. Year to date, the S&P 500 is

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October 26, 2023

Thursday was another negative day in the markets with the S&P 500 down 1.2% and Toronto down 0.4%. Shopify was

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October 25, 2023

On Tuesday the S&P 500 fell a hefty 1.4% while Toronto was down 0.2% Shopify was down 6.9%. Most stocks

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October 24, 2023

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 was up 0.7% while Toronto was down 0.3%. TFI was down 8.3% due to its

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October 23, 2023

On Monday, markets ended the down moderately although they had been up moderately for much of the day. The ten

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October 20, 2023

Markets were down once again on Friday. The S&P 500 was down 1.3% and Toronto was down 1.2%. Longer term

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October 19, 2023

Markets were down on Thursday as the S&P 500 declined 0.85% and Toronto was down 0.5%. Restaurant Brands was one

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October 18, 2023

On Wednesday the S&P 500 was down 1.3% and Toronto was down 1.2%. Interest rates on the bond markets rose

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October 17, 2023

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 was unchanged while Toronto was up 0.4%. AutoCanada was strong with a 3.7% gain Canadian

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October 16, 2023

Markets were strong on Monday with the S&P 500 up 1.1% and Toronto up 0.8%. lululemon jumped 10.3% on news

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October 13, 2023

On Friday, markets were initially higher after several banks “beat expectations”. But at the end of the day the S&P

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October 12, 2023

Markets were down on Thursday after U.S. inflation came in a little high and led to expectations that the FED

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October 11, 2023

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 was up 0.4% and Toronto was up 0.8%. AutoCanada was up 3.2%. Alimentation Couche-Tard announced

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October 10, 2023

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 was up 0.5% and Toronto was up a hefty 1.3% – partly due to playing

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October 9, 2023

On Monday the S&P 500 rose 0.6% despite the events in Israel. U.S Treasury bond yields declined slightly as there

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October 5, 2023

On Thursday the S&P 500 was down 0.1% while Toronto managed a 0.5% gain. I notice PepsiCo was down 5.2%

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October 3, 2023

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 was down 1.4% and Toronto was down 0.8%. A lot of the stocks on our

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October 3, 2023

On Monday, the S&P 500 was unchanged on the day while Toronto was down 1.9%. Oil has retreated to $88

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September 30, 2023

Friday was also the end of the third quarter. Within a couple of weeks we start to get U.S. Q3

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September 27, 2023

Wednesday’s session saw the S&P 500 unchanged and Toronto down 0.6%. The big news this week is that bond interest

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September 25, 2023

On Monday, the S&P 500 was up 0.4% and Toronto was up 0.1%. Cameco was up 3.6%. TD Bank announced

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September 19, 2023

Markets were negative on Tuesday with the S&P 500 down 0.2% and Toronto down 1.3% even though West Texas Intermediate

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September 18, 2023

Monday’s action saw the S&P 500 almost unchanged with a 0.1% gain while Toronto was down 0.6%. Shopify was down

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September 17, 2023

On Friday, the S&P 500 was down 1.2% but Toronto was up 0.3%. The Melcor REIT fell 4.5% to $4.48.

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September 14, 2023

You never know which day in the markets will offer an out-sized gain or an unexpectedly large loss. This morning

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September 13, 2023

Markets were modestly higher on Wednesday with the S&P 500 up 0.1% and Toronto up 0.3%. The big winner today

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September 12, 2023

Markets were somewhat mixed on Tuesday with the S&P 500 down 0.7% and Toronto up 0.2%. There were’nt any particularly

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September 11, 2023

Monday was a strong day in the markets with the S&P 500 up 0.7% and Toronto up 0.5%. Tesla was

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September 7, 2023

On Thursday, markets were down modestly with the S&P 500 losing 0.3% and Toronto losing 0.5%. The government of Canada

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September 6, 2023

On Wednesday the S&P 500 was down 0.7% and Toronto was down 0.9%. Enbridge was down 5.9% to $45.31. That

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September 5, 2023

On Tuesday, markets were generally to the downside. The S&P 500 was down 0.4% and Toronto was down 0.6%. Toll

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September 3, 2023

On Friday the S&P 500 was up 0.2% while Toronto was up 1.25%. Canadian Western Bank jumped 11.4% after releasing

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August 31, 2023

On Thursday, the S&P 500 and the Toronto stock index were each down a modest 0.2%. Shopify was a big

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August 30, 2023

Wednesday was another day when simply holding a diversified portfolio and doing nothing at all resulted in a capital gain.

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August 29, 2023

Markets were very strong on Tuesday as the S&P 500 rose 1.45% and Toronto rose 1.3%. Shopify was up 4.1%. 

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August 27, 2023

On Friday, the S&P 500 was up 0.7% and Toronto was up 0.3%. The FED chair Jerome Powell reiterated that

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August 24, 2023

On Thursday, the S&P 500 was down 1.35% and Toronto was down 0.5%. The great majority of stocks that I

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August 23, 2023

On Wednesday markets were strong as the S&P 500 rose 1.1% and Toronto rose 1.0%. Shopify was up 5.0%.  Toll

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August 22, 2023

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 was down 0.3% and Toronto was down 0.5%. There were no unusual moves in the

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August 21, 2023

On Monday, the S&P 500 was up 0.7% . The gains came in the afternoon, as this market trended lower

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August 20, 2023

On Friday, the S&P 500 and Toronto were each about unchanged. And there were no individual gainers or losers of

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August 12, 2023

Friday’s action saw the S&P 500 down 0.1% and Toronto up 0.3%. Canadian Tire was down another 5.5% adding to

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August 11, 2023

On Thursday, the S&P 500 was about unchanged while Toronto was up 0.3%. Canadian Tire was down 4.5% after the

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August 8, 2023

On Monday, the S&P 500 was up 0.9% while Toronto was closed for the civic holiday. (And people wonder why

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August 6, 2023

Friday saw the S&P 500 down 0.5% and Toronto up 0.6% Amazon was up 8.3%. Wow! AutoCanada was down 4.9%.

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August 2, 2023

Tuesday saw the S&P 500 down 0.3% and Toronto down 0.45%. I was surprised that TFI International was up 3.1%

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July 29, 2023

Markets were higher on Friday with the S&P 500 up 1.0% and Toronto up 0.7%. Meta was up another 4.4%.

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July 22, 2023

On Friday the S&P 500 was about unchanged while Toronto was up 0.5%. American Express was down 3.9% and AutoCanada

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July 19, 2023

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 was up 0.2% and Toronto was up 0.4%. TFI International was up another 4.0%. Other

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July 18, 2023

Markets were strong on Tuesday with the S&P 500 and Toronto each up 0.7% TFI International was up 5.9%. What

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July 17, 2023

On Monday the S&P 500 was up 0.4% while Toronto was down 0.2% Constellation Software was up 2.0% after announcing

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July 16, 2023

On Friday, the S&P 500 and Toronto were each down 0.1%. Stantec was up 2.7%. Dollarama, WSP Global and Metro

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July 13, 2023

On Thursday the S&P 500 was up another 0.85% and Toronto was up 1.0%. Apparently, investors are in an optimistic

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July 12, 2023

Markets were strong on Wednesday after U.S. core inflation came in a little lower than expected fueling hopes that the

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July 11, 2023

On Tuesday the S&P 500 was up 0.7% and Toronto was up 0.3%. Aecon Group showed some life gaining 4.3%.

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July 10, 2023

On Monday the S&P 500 was up 0.2% and Toronto was roughly unchanged. Starbucks was up 3.2%. Toll Brothers was

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July 8, 2023

On Friday, the S&P 500 was down 0.3% while Toronto was up 0.1%. Next week’s excitement will be whether or

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July 6, 2023

Thursday was a negative day for markets as the market (finally) starts to believe that at least one more (and

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July 5, 2023

  On Wednesday, markets were down modestly as the S&P 500 was down 0.2% and Toronto was down 0.5% despite

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July 4, 2023

On Tuesday, the Toronto stock exchange rose 0.25%. See the update for Boston Pizza just below. I bought a few

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July 3, 2023

On Monday the S&P 500 was up a scant 0.1% while Toronto was closed in lieu of Canada Day. Tesla

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July 2, 2023

Earlier today I emailed out the latest edition of our free newsletter. If you did not receive you could try

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June 28, 2023

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 was about unchanged while Toronto was up 0.4%. Couche-Tard was up 4.0% after releasing earnings.

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June 27, 2023

Markets were positive on Tuesday as the S&P 500 gained 1.15% and Toronto gained 0.7%. TFI International was up almost

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June 23, 2023

On Friday the S&P 500 and Toronto were each down 0.8%. In part, this is as markets continue to adjust

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June 22, 2023

Thursday saw the S&P 500 up 0.4% while Toronto was down 0.6%. Canadian Western Bank was down 2.5%. One thing

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June 21, 2023

Markets were down on Wednesday as investors start to accept the reality that interest rates will be “higher for longer”.

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June 20, 2023

Stocks were down on Tuesday ad the S&P 500 fell 0.5% and Toronto fell 0.9%. With higher interest rates stocks

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June 19, 2023

On Monday, Toronto was down 0.2% while U.S. markets were closed for a holiday. Interest rates continue to go up.

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June 18, 2023

On Friday, the S&P 500 was down 0.4% and Toronto was down 0.3%. Shopify (see update just below) was down

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June 15, 2023

On Thursday the S&P 500 was up an impressive 1.2% while Toronto was almost flat with just a 0.1% gain.

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June 14, 2023

The market today was waiting nervously to see if the FED would pause or continue to raise rates with its

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June 13, 2023

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 was up another 0.7%. This was apparently because the latest U.S. inflation report out this

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June 12, 2023

Monday’s action saw the S&P 500 up 0.9% and Toronto up 0.15% Cameco was up 4.0% as nuclear and uranium

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June 9, 2023

On Friday the S&P 500 was up 0.1% and Toronto was down 0.25%. Shopify was the biggest gainer on my

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June 8, 2023

On Thursday, the S&P 500 was up 0.6% and Toronto was down 0.2%. There were no particularly notable moves in

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June 7, 2023

On Wednesday the S&P 500 was down 0.4%. And Toronto took the news of the Bank of Canada increase in

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June 6, 2023

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 was up 0.2% and Toronto was up 0.6%. Shopify was up 6.0%. Toll Brothers was

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June 5, 2023

Stocks ended the day on Monday slightly lower with the S&P 500 down 0.2% and Toronto down 0.5%. AutoCanada was

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May 31, 2023

Markets were weak on Wednesday apparently due to fears that the the US debt ceiling deal might not pass congress

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May 30, 2023

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 was unchanged on the day while Toronto was down 1.1% as oil prices fell. Canadian

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May 29, 2023

As of the close on Monday, with U.S. stock markets closed Toronto was up 0.2%. When it comes to interest

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May 24, 2023

On Wednesday markets continued to be negative due to concerns about the U.S. debt ceiling negotiations. The S&P 500 was

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May 23, 2023

Markets declined on Tuesday due to fears that the U.S. debt ceiling would not be raised in time to avoid

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May 22, 2023

On Monday the S&P 500 ended the day about unchanged while Toronto was closed for the Victoria Day holiday. Shopify

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May 21, 2023

On Friday the S&P 500 was down 0.1% and Toronto was up 0.3%. Constellation Software was up 3.2%. This week

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May 18, 2023

On Thursday the S&P 500 was up 0.9% while Toronto was unchanged. Toll Brothers was up 2.5%. My next update

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May 17, 2023

Markets rebounded on Wednesday with the S&P 500 up 1.2% – although Toronto was up only 0.3%. AutoCanada was up

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May 16, 2023

Stocks were mostly lower on Tuesday as the S&P 500 was down 0.6% and Toronto was down 1.45%. Enbridge was

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May 15, 2023

Monday’s market saw the S&P 500 gain 0.3% and Toronto gain 0.6%. Constellation Software was up 3.8%. I so regret

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May 14, 2023

On Friday the S&P 500 was down 0.2% while Toronto was essentially unchanged. Aecon Group was up a modest 2.65%

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May 11, 2023

Thursday’s action saw the S&P 500 down 0.2% and Toronto down 0.4%. Canadian Tire was down 2.5% which was a

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April 5, 2023

Just when markets seemed particularly gloomy they offered up a strong day on Friday as the S&P 500 rose 1.85%

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May 3, 2023

Wednesday was an eventful day in the markets. The FED raised interest rates by another 0.25% to “approximately 5.1%”. It’s

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May 2, 2023

Markets were weak on Tuesday with the S&P 500 down 1.2% and Toronto down 1.0%. Restaurant Brands International was strong

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May 1, 2023

Markets were little changed on Monday with the S&P 500 about unchanged and Toronto up 0.1%. First Republic Bank which

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April 30, 2023

Most of you will have received emails from me this year as I sent out editions of the free newsletter. 

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April 27, 2023

Markets staged a strong rebound on Thursday with the S&P 500 up a hefty 2.0% and Toronto up 0.8%. Almost

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April 26, 2023

Wednesday was another negative day in the markets with the S&P 500 and Toronto both down 0.4%. TFI International was

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April 25, 2023

Markets were down noticeably on Tuesday with the S&P 500 down 1.6% and Toronto was down 1.15%. The great majority

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April 24, 2023

On Monday, the major stock market indexes were little changed with the S&P 500 up 0.1% and Toronto down 0.1%.

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April 23, 2023

On Friday the S&P 500 was up 0.1% and Toronto was up 0.3%. The great majority of the stocks that

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April 20, 2023

On Thursday the S&P 500 was down 0.6% and Toronto was down 0.2%. Stantec was up 2.1%.  Costco was up

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April 19, 2023

Both the S&P 500 and the Toronto exchange closed about unchanged on Wednesday. After the close, Costco increased its dividend

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April 18, 2023

Markets were not much changed on Tuesday with the S&P 500 up 0.1% and Toronto up 0.2%. AutoCanada was up

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April 17, 2023

Stocks mostly moved somewhat higher on Monday as the S&P 500 and the Toronto stock excahnge were each up 0.3%.

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April 15, 2023

Markets were mixed on Friday as the S&P 500 was down 0.1% while Toronto was up 0.1%. Linamar was up

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April 13, 2023

Markets were solidly higher on Thursday with the S&P 500 up 1.3% and Toronto up 0.5%. Amazon was up 4.7%

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April 12, 2023

U.S. markets had been higher most of the day on Wednesday but ended the day moderately lower. The S&P 500

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April 11, 2023

The Toronto stock exchange index was up 0.7% on Tuesday as oil prices rose. The S&P 500 was  unchanged. The

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April 10, 2023

On Monday the S&P 500 was up 0.1% and Toronto was up 0.4%. The Boston Pizza Income Trust units were

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April 6, 2023

On Thursday markets were quiet as we head into the Easter long weekend.  The S&P 500 was up 0.4% and

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April 5, 2023

Markets were down moderately on Wednesday as the S&P 500 fell 0.25% and Toronto fell 0.6%. Shopify was down 5.0%.

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April 4, 2023

Markets were generally down on Tuesday with the S&P 500 down 0.6% although Toronto was about unchanged. The great majority

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April 3, 2023

On Monday the S&P 50 was up 0.4% while Toronto, benefiting from the OPEC announced production cut, was up 0.9%.

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April 2, 2023

Friday’s session saw the S&P 500 up a strong 1.4% and Toronto up 0.8%. Almost all the stocks on my

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March 30, 2023

On Thursday, the S&P 500 was up 0.6% and Toronto was up 0.5%. Constellation Software was up 2.4%. After the

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March 29, 2023

Markets were strong on Wednesday as the S&P 500 rose 1.4% and Toronto rose 0.9%. lululemon was up 12.1% after

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March 27, 2023

Markets rose modestly on Tuesday as the banking crisis seems to be getting better. The S&P 500 was up 0.2%

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March 25, 2023

On Friday, the S&P 500 was up 0.6% and Toronto was up 0.2%. Aecon Group which had been strong lately

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March 23, 2023

Apparently, nothing major happened in the financial markets today. And that’s a good thing. The S&P 500 was up 0.3%

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March 21, 2023

On Tuesday, markets rose for the second day in a row. The S&P 500 was up 1.3% and Toronto was

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March 20, 2023

Markets were up modestly on Monday as the S&P 500 was up 0.9% and Toronto was up 0.7%. It’s not

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March 18, 2023

Friday continued a pattern of one day up and next day down for the markets. Friday’s turn was down. The

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March 16, 2023

Markets bounced higher on Thursday with the S&P 500 up 1.8% and Toronto up 0.8%. After the close, Melcor Developments

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March 15, 2023

On Wednesday the markets continued a yoyo reaction to the developing bank issues. With Swiss bank Credit Suisse apparently in

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March 13, 2023

Markets on Monday survived the first day after the Silicon Valley Bank failure and the related Signature Bank failure. But

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March 11, 2023

On Friday the S&P 500 and the Toronto stock exchange were each down 1.5%. Markets reacted negatively to the strong

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March 9, 2023

Markets were pretty much a sea of red on Thursday with the S&P 500 down 1.85% and Toronto down 1.3%.

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March 8, 2023

Wednesday’s action saw the S&P 500 up 0.1% and Toronto up 0.35%. Constellation Software was up 3.2%. I’m not aware

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March 7, 2023

Markets crumbled somewhat on Tuesday ad the Fed chair signaled that the U.S. Fed funds rate would ultimately be going

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March 6, 2023

On Monday markets started out stronger but closed with the S&P 500 up 0.1% and Toronto down 0.3%. Aecon Group

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March 5, 2023

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March 2, 2023

On Thursday, the S&P 500 was up a healthy 0.8% and Toronto was up 0.4% Canadian Western Bank was down

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March 1, 2023

On Wednesday the S&P 500 was down 0.5% while Toronto was up 0.2%. Aecon was up 8.4% after announcing better

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February 28, 2023

Markets drifted lower on Tuesday with the S&P 500 down 0.3% and Toronto down 0.2%. Aecon Group (the big construction

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February 27, 2023

On Monday, the S&P 500 started off strong but ended the day up just 0.3% and Toronto was up a

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February 23, 2023

On Thursday, the S&P 500 ended the day up 0.5% while Toronto was about unchanged. Stantec was up 9.3% after

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February 22, 2023

Markets down but only quite modestly today. The S&P 500 was down 0.2% and Toronto was down 0.3%.  Toll Brothers

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February 21, 2023

Markets were quite weak on Tuesday as the S&P 500 fell 2.0% and Toronto fell 1.3%. For the reasons I

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February 18, 2023

Stocks edged lower on Friday on continued concerns about just how high interest rates will go as the FED and

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February 16, 2023

On Thursday markets fell as stock markets started to get the message that the interest rate hikes may go somewhat

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It’s RRSP Season!

It’s RRSP season until March 1. RRSP’s sometimes get a lot of bad press. But they are still a great

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February 15, 2023

Stocks managed a small gain on Wednesday with the S&P 500 up 0.3% and Toronto was up 0.1%. Shopify was

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February 14, 2022

Markets were a bit confused as to how to react to the U.S. inflation report that came out this morning.

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February 13, 2023

On Monday stock markets were strong. The S&P 500 was up 1.4% and Toronto was up 0.4%. It was another

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February 12, 2023

On Friday, the S&P 500 was up 0.2% and Toronto was up 0.1%. Fortis Inc. was up 3.3% after reporting

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February 9, 2023

On Thursday, the S&P 500 was down 0.9% and Toronto was down 0.4%. Earlier hopes that the end of the

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February 8, 2023

Markets declined on Wednesday with the S&P 500 down 1.1% and Toronto down 0.2%. Toll Brothers was down 2.6%. Toll

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February 7, 2023

Markets were initially lower on Tuesday but ended the day higher on talk that inflation might be heading down. The

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February 6, 2023

Markets declined modestly on Monday as long-term interest yields were on the rise.  The S&P 500 and Toronto were each

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February 3, 2023

On Friday, the S&P 500 was down 1.0% because the huge January job gains at 517,000 net new jobs stoked

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February 2, 2023

On Thursday, the S&P 500 was up 1.5% while Toronto was about unchanged. Meta (Facebook)rocketed up 23% after its earnings

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February 1, 2023

The Toronto stock index was down 0.1% on Wednesday. But the U.S. market rose after the FED raised interest rates

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January 31, 2023

Tuesday was a strong day in the markets. The S&P 500 was up 1.5% and Toronto was up 0.95%. AutoCanada

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January 30, 2023

On Monday, the S&P 500 was down 1.3% and Toronto was down 0.7%. It seems that most “tech” stocks were

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January 28, 2023

On Friday, the S&P 500 was up 0.25% and Toronto was up 0.1%. American Express ended the day up 10.5%

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January 26, 2023

Thursday’s session saw the S&P 500 up another 1.1% and Toronto up 0.5%. West Fraser Timber for whatever reason was

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January 25, 2023

First, a comment about spam and dangerous emails. I think we are all aware that the spammer are getting more

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January 24, 2023

Markets were Quiet on Tuesday with the S&P 500 up 0.1% and Toronto essentially unchanged. We are now in the

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January 23, 2023

Monday, was another strong day in the markets with the S&P 500 up 1.2% and Toronto up 0.6%. Shopify was

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January 22, 2023

Friday was a strong day in the markets  with the S&P 500 up a hefty 1.9% and Toronto up 0.8%.

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January 19, 2023

Thursday’s action saw the S&P 500 down 0.8% but Toronto was down only 0.2%. lululemon was down 3.2%. No surprise

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January 18, 2023

It seems I neglected to make my usual comment yesterday. Well, The S&P 500 was pretty flat yesterday and Toronto

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January 16, 2023

U.S. markets were closed on Monday for the martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Toronto was up just 0.15% on the

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VBAL rated Buy

I’ve been mentioning VBAL as a Buy including in the newsletter dated December 5. I therefore put it in the

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January 13, 2023

Markets edged up again on Friday. The S&P 500 was up 0.4% and Toronto was up 0.7%. Shopify was up

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January 12, 2023

Markets pushed a little higher once again today with the S&P 500 up 0.3% and Toronto up 0.9%. The optimism

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January 11, 2023

Wednesday was another positive day in the markets apparently based on hopes for or signs of (modestly) lower inflation.  This

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January 10, 2023

Markets crawled a little higher on Tuesday with the S&P 500 up 0.7% and Toronto up 0.2%. lululemon recovered somewhat

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January 9, 2023

Markets ended Monday relatively flat with the S&P 500 down 0.1% and Toronto up 0.2%. Rate reset preferred shares were

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January 7, 2023

Markets were very strong on Friday with the the S&P 500 up a hefty 2.3% and Toronto up 1.7%. A

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January 5, 2023

Thursday’s action saw the S&P 500 down 1.2% and Toronto down 0.4% Canadian Western Bank was up 2.8% and has

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January 4, 2023

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 and Toronto were each up 0.75%. Starbucks was up 3.8%. Rate reset preferred shares were

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January 3, 2023

On this first trading day of 2023 the S&P 500 was down 0.4% while Toronto was up 0.3%. Canadian Tire

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January 2, 2023

On Friday the S&P 500 was down 0.25% and Toronto was down 0.5%. For the year, the S&P 500 was

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