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One of the biggest copper/gold deposits in the world.

Western Copper And Gold – Small Company With Huge Deposit In a previous article (published in February) I suggested it’s wise to invest in copper highlighting two names. I discussed one large company, Freeport-McMoRan and a small Canadian exploration company developing … Continue reading

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Time to Buy Canadian Energy Stocks

Oil and Gas is a Cyclical Business It’s no secret that oil demand has been demolished by the novel coronavirus and coincident recession, but in my experience the best indicator of supply adjusting to the downside is activity in the … Continue reading

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Nutrien: A Diversified And Strong Leader In The Fertilizer Industry

Summary: Nutrien (NTR) is a diversified global supplier of fertilizer. An amalgam of two major companies – Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan and Agrium – the company will provide more stable earnings than its peers and the decline in valuations caused … Continue reading

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Nuclear is best solution to lower carbon emissions – and Cameco is dirt cheap!

I was inspired to have a look at Cameco, one of the world’s largest miners of uranium, when I saw this news from the Energy Information Administration (EIA): Nuclear power plants play an important role in U.S. electricity generation, consistently … Continue reading

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Time again for tech stocks? Yes!

On February 28th, I posted an article entitled “Technology Stocks – when to get in again!”  I looked at a Canadian focused ETF and a U.S. one to determine the potential downside – or rather what prices I’d consider good … Continue reading

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The Market Conundrum: Buy or Wait!

From a Harvard Business Review Article: Researchers have identified a whole series of such flaws in the way we think in making decisions. Some, like the heuristic for clarity, are sensory misperceptions. Others take the form of biases. Others appear … Continue reading

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RIM – stock-picking shame and salvation!

Finally RIM is getting some respect.  Today ScotiaCapital upgraded the stock to a sector outperform rating: “In our view RIM does not need to deliver the best selling smartphone in order to deliver an upside EPS surprise. And we believe … Continue reading

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Is stock market going to tumble over the fiscal cliff?

I saw the following comment/question just the other day and was surprised since it was in response to a posting I initiated way back in August 2011 entitled “Is the market on thin ice?” The theme of the original commentary … Continue reading

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Hiring…..? Go for the older guys! Part deux.

In an earlier but extremely popular posting entitled –Hiring Portfolio Managers? Go for the older guys! – I hinted that age discrimination, at least when it comes to the investment industry is a bad idea, even if it is endemic.  I have no supporting … Continue reading

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Goldman Sachs advice scares the beejeebies out of me!

“We think it’s time to say a ‘long good-bye’ to bonds, and embrace the ‘long good buy’ for equities” announces Goldman Sachs! This sort of pronouncement has the ability to turn someone who’s been a diehard bull since 2010 into … Continue reading

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