The Canadian banks reported quarterly earnings this week, and as the Go-Go’s sang “we got the beat”. The banks were beating on earnings and revenues in every which way. A beat means that they surpassed the expectations of the earnings analysts who price the stocks. So perhaps it is not that the banks beat, but […]
Looking to the year ahead on Weekend Reads.
Welcome to the first Weekend Reads post of 2021. Who knows what the year 2021 has in store for us? In January of 2020 we didn’t have a clue. It’s human nature to think that we at least have some sense of where things are going. In early 2021 we are planning our escape from […]
The Canadian comeback on Weekend Reads.
The Canadian economy and Canadian stock markets have taken it on the chin thanks to the pandemic. Canadian stocks have lagged US stocks. But some market prognosticators feel that better days and months are ahead for the Canadian economy and Canadian stock markets. While Canada is in the midst of a troubling COVID wave, we […]
The stock markets predicted the US election, on Weekend Reads.
What else could we write about? The news and stock market news and social media was just swamped with election fever and fervour. Yes the elections in the US stole the spotlight. There was not much light left for any other topic. And election predictions were everywhere. The predictions mostly got it right as they […]
Thanksgiving weekend reads.
Yes, it might feel like a challenge to give thanks these days. We’re in the midst of a pandemic that brings fresh rounds of fear and uncertainty each week. Cases of COVID-19 are surging in many parts of Canada, the US and around the Globe. Yes we are in that second wave of the pandemic. […]
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. […]