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Renegotiating mortgage? Get extra to buy bank stocks and collect dividends.

Between trips to Costco to stock up on supplies, or while working from home you may want to consider doing something given the market meltdown rather than just sitting on your haunches and letting opportunities slip by.  Don’t get me … Continue reading

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China will be the next big surprise!

China was all the rage for a short while, but despite chugging along at a premium growth rate to the rest of the world, investors have pretty much focussed on other markets – the U.S. of course but Japan as well of … Continue reading

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Rising i-rates: More than bonds will get hammered!

In a recent “Investor Alert” the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) warned the investing public: If you have money in a bond fund that holds primarily long-term bonds, expect the value of that fund to decline, perhaps significantly, when interest … Continue reading

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Where to shove your Risk Budget!

I was watching business television and an articulate gentleman, the top dog for a rather large retirement fund, was the guest. Perhaps I’ve been living too long in a cocoon, but while discussing the current investment strategy of this large … Continue reading

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Global Markets, Commodities? – Disaster of Biblical Proportions?

There’s no shortage of examples in recent months (last few years actually) that everything ‘financial’ has gone topsy turvy. The flurry of gold companies introducing dividends is a case in point. After all, interest rates in North America are so … Continue reading

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