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Research in Motion TOP PICK? Is the guy whacko?

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Mal Spooner

Who in their right mind would suggest Research in Motion as their TOP PICK for 2012? There’s no shortage of controversy to be sure surrounding the company. Yesterday I sat with good friends, man and wife, and SHE (Rayla) thought … Continue reading →

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What every investment advisor WISHES he could say to clients!

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Mal Spooner

If you don’t have a sense of humour, you should not be in the investment business. I created the following video purely for your enjoyment. You might be the investment advisor, or you might be the client, but in either … Continue reading →

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Encana: it’s a gas! Good Management 101

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Mal Spooner

Encana has been under fire from the investment community for some time now. In the past I’ve been critical of the pressure public companies have to suffer nowadays (see past posts on short selling, a short term obsession with ‘growth‘ … Continue reading →

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Is Linkedin (IPO) really tuned in? Is there a tech disconnect?

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Mal Spooner

LinkedIn Corp’s <LNKD.N> shares more than doubled on their first day of trade last month. The hype seems to have worn off some since the IPO. There are some cynics who figure that it was just a big one-off shenanigan – nostalgia for the … Continue reading →

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Research In Motion, Short Selling & Slavery!

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Mal Spooner

I’d like to begin by highlighting an excellent comment that was recently posted by Richard – the comment was concerning an older post entitled “Short sellers are the muggers of the financial industry.” “cheers Mal – hey your comments on … Continue reading →

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Apple iPad2 vs Blackberry Playbook, Apple vs RIM, Commodities, Supply & Demand

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Mal Spooner

What makes these crazy people lineup for a new iPad2 when they absolutely KNOW it will sell out before they get to the counter? I’ve a few lessons to share in today’s commentary. People (like yours truly) are nuts. I … Continue reading →