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September 4, 2010 Market Outlook
06 September 2010 6:00 AM | No CommentsInterest rates have remained essentially unchanged over the past week. Economic indicators are appearing weaker than previously, so the likelihood of the Bank of Canada raising rates is much lower. Bonds have fallen back while stocks have surged ahead. Bonds are at the same level...
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Canfor Pulp CFX.UN
03 September 2010 6:00 AM | No CommentsThe Facts (as of August 25, 2010) Unit price: $13.85. Book value per unit: $15.35. Market cap: $492 million (medium). Distribution: $0.20 per month or $2.40 per year. Yield: 17.3%. P/E: 9.2x. Debt/equity ratio: 0.21. Payout ratio: 67%. The Story Artis REIT is focused on...
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Investment Risk
01 September 2010 6:00 AM | 1 CommentOver the next few weeks, I’m going to write about robustness. This is an idea that addresses risk in any type of planning. I have found that risk is particularly poorly addressed in market-related thinking. Investment plans discuss risk, but fail to control it. Particularly...
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Archive for March, 2010
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Predictions and Probability
Posted on March 31, 2010 | 1 CommentInvesting is as much art as science. The reason is that it involves the emotionally charged interaction of human beings, which science cannot model. Successfully investing is part good decision making and part not shooting yourself in the foot. The Little Book that Beats the... -
Early Retirement
Posted on March 24, 2010 | 1 CommentI ordered a book into the library and it finally arrived last week. To be honest, I didn’t remember requesting it, but it looked interesting. Stop working … start living : how I retired at 36, without winning the lottery by Dianne Nahirny. My guess... -
There’s More to Money
Posted on March 17, 2010 | No CommentsI’ve spent a lot of time in the personal finance section of the library, since it’s a subject that I am interested in and professionally involved in. Most of the books fall into one of two categories, and I can sum them each up in... -
Financial Self-Quiz
Posted on March 10, 2010 | No CommentsMy wife received the following financial self-quiz from a friend, by email. I think it means to be helpful. I’ve never really understood the attraction of a self-quiz, but it seems to sell magazines in supermarket checkout lines. I include it only for entertainment; what... -
Schools are not the right place
Posted on March 3, 2010 | No CommentsImagine standing in front of a classroom with a stack of Monopoly money. In this scenario, your goal is for the children to learn to manage money like an adult should. There are two questions that should be addressed. Is this the best thing you...