Now there’s a headline. That headline might grab your attention and perhaps your investor wallet. I’ll leave that up to you. According to Scotia Capital analyst Hugo Ste-Marie the Canadian banks now trade at 10.5 times forward earnings, versus 18.7 times for the broader TSX. When you buy the Canadian banks (compared to market) you […]
Do you have enough tech in your portfolio?
And perhaps that headline could read – do you have enough growth in your portfolio? Of course tech is where they keep much of the growth these days. And certainly those tech companies have been driving the returns of the S&P 500 and other US stock index funds. For investors who create their own stock […]
On Weekend Reads – how Shopify helped Great Lakes Brewery pivot.
My favourite read of the week was an inspiring post that showed how Shopify helped Great Lakes Brewery pivot in the pandemic. Now this certainly brings together two of my favourite subjects – investing and craft beer. What is inspiring is how these two Canadian success stories came together to create opportunity out of despair. […]
The Canadian tech sector roars, on Weekend Reads.
The Canadian tech sector has been delivering stellar returns for Canadian investors. It’s certainly a shame that the sector is underrepresented in the main indices. That said, an investor can shade to tech by way of a sector ETF. For those who hold individual stocks, they can skim a few from the top holdings. And […]
Is the stock market going to crash? On Weekend Reads.
It’s the million dollar question. Because you could make a million and more if you knew which way the stock market was heading. But as they say, predictions are hard to make – especially about the future. Is the stock market going to crash? We have no idea. But yet, it’s a common question according […]
Why the Coronavirus Crisis Doesn’t Scare Retail Investors.
Seemingly everywhere we look, we see reasons to be pessimistic. Be it an all-time-high new jobless claims number in the U.S., or the Canadian unemployment rate in rising to 11% of the labour force. But the coronavirus crisis doesn’t scare retail investors; alongside record bearish news, we see a skyrocketing market and a new peculiar […]