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The shares of Canada’s big five banks have moved down recently, mainly due to fears that a slowing economy and rising interest rates will cut demand for new loans. However, each of the five continue to lower their costs and expand outside of Canada. That should spur their future earnings and dividends.
TORONTO-DOMINION BANK $68 (Toronto symbol TD; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $122.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.4; Dividend yield: 3.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.td.com) gets 56% of its earnings from its Canadian retail business....
As an investor, you will always find someone forecasting widespread financial calamity. Recessions come and go and the market rises and falls (but mostly rises, at least over long periods). But the dreaded financial calamities always seem to fizzle, like the Y2K computer scare of the late 1990s (or the great California earthquake, or the Swine Flu pandemic, and so on)....
The year turned out to be tough globally for most asset classes.
The Vanguard Total Bond Index ETF (BND) lost 3% over the year while the Vanguard Total World Stocks ETF (VT) lost 12.5% after big final quarter losses. Real Estate, as measured by the iShares Global REIT ETF (REET), lost 9.8%....
The Vanguard Total Bond Index ETF (BND) lost 3% over the year while the Vanguard Total World Stocks ETF (VT) lost 12.5% after big final quarter losses. Real Estate, as measured by the iShares Global REIT ETF (REET), lost 9.8%....
Russia has a huge economy, considerable natural resources, especially oil and gas, and a large labour force. Its emergence from communist rule in 1990 and the large-scale privatization of government-owned entities raised hopes that it would become one of the top-performing emerging economies.
Despite the strong performance of Russian between 1996 and 2008, it has faltered over the past decade....
Despite the strong performance of Russian between 1996 and 2008, it has faltered over the past decade....
The best cannabis stocks may still have gains ahead. But the odds are very much against finding another boom
“I’m a very old man and I’ve worried a great deal about a lot of things in my life, most of which never happened.”
—Attributed to Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson, and various other historical figures
The stock market has gone through sharp up-and-down moves in the past few weeks....
—Attributed to Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson, and various other historical figures
The stock market has gone through sharp up-and-down moves in the past few weeks....
Prospects for all three of these companies from our Aggressive Growth Portfolio continue to improve, either through acquisitions or cost cuts. Still, each stock fell sharply in 2018 and will likely remain depressed in 2019.
Instead of selling, however, we continue to recommend investors hold their shares....
Instead of selling, however, we continue to recommend investors hold their shares....
Some investors rely on technical analysis (basically, chart reading) when they choose stocks. This seems simpler than researching a company’s fundamentals.
That analysis just zeroes in on how stock prices have behaved in the past and any clues that patterns may offer about future price movements.
The appeal of reading charts is the approach often seems to work, at least in small ways....
That analysis just zeroes in on how stock prices have behaved in the past and any clues that patterns may offer about future price movements.
The appeal of reading charts is the approach often seems to work, at least in small ways....
A: A range of factors—both industry-wide and company specific—affect pipeline stocks.
In general, pipelines have dropped lately along with the market. But their stock prices have also been hurt by investor concerns over rising interest rates. As rates rise, utilities are perceived to suffer because they have a lot of debt, and higher rates make it more expensive for them to raise money and refinance their existing debt....
In general, pipelines have dropped lately along with the market. But their stock prices have also been hurt by investor concerns over rising interest rates. As rates rise, utilities are perceived to suffer because they have a lot of debt, and higher rates make it more expensive for them to raise money and refinance their existing debt....
Stocks are a better capital gain investment choice than either real estate or bonds—and you can use them to minimize the tax burden on your portfolio