Archive for January, 2012

Many bank advisers tell you the complete opposite of what the title of this article states. They tell you that mutual funds are better than stocks, and they use the following myths as arguments: Myth #1: Mutual funds are safer than stocks: Bank...

January 30, 2012 | In: General

Why Is Insider Trading Illegal?

"The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government." - Gaius Cornelius Tacitu, Roman Senator Well, first let me start by saying that the title of this post is wrong, insider trading is not illegal. Executives in any company can buy or sell...

I probably have mentioned before that I really love making these lists (so that's why I'm making another one)! My previous list on the top 100 companies with the largest market cap is now outdated... So, for those of you wanting to know who are the top...

January 25, 2012 | In: Technology

Is IMAX Overvalued?

One of the stocks that I made a lot of money with is IMAX. IMAX, in case you don't know, is a Canadian company which provides a unique theatrical experience (I wasn't impressed myself, and I thought watching an IMAX movie was painful, regardless on how...

It's that time of the year again, where everyone is closing the previous year (financially) and preparing for the tax season. As stock investors, we know that we have to pay taxes on our capital gains from our stock trading. In this post, I will explain...

January 23, 2012 | In: Financial

Beware Bank of America

Unless you are still in holiday mood, you would have probably noticed that Bank of America's stock has skyrocketed since the beginning of the year. BAC is up about 31% this year so far and the month of January is not even over yet. So, what's the deal?...

Now that Android has the lion's share in the smartphone market, I think a very valid question for any investor would be "Does Google charge for Android?", "And if it does, how much?" Clearly, the reason why an investor would want to know if Google...

I think whoever is going to read this article is going to immediately ask 2 questions: How can this have anything to do with stocks? Huh? The answer to the first question that while on the short term it has nothing to do with stocks, on the long...

As Canadian consultants, it is fact of life for our main income to come from the US. Of course, there are many ways that our US clients can use to pay for our services/products (but, as you can see from the below, the only ideal way to get money is...

January 15, 2012 | In: General

Top 5 Worst CEOs of 2011

2011 has ended, and many companies that were good are now bad - really, really bad! Now we all know the main reason of why good companies go bad: incompetent management, and by management here I mean top level executives, as in CEOs. But who were the...

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