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Are You Bullish or Bearish – Does it Really Matter?

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    Some companies are doing great right now (Coke, Disney, Apple, Toyota, Magna International, etc) while others have disappointed investors in this recent earning season. The Greek saga is probably the best show you can see on TV right now (unless you are watching the Quebec university boycott saga!). Obama wants to kill dividends, the Fed keeps promoting a bullish feeling on Wall Street by keeping interest rates low until 2014 (will they ever have the guts to raise it one …

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What You Don’t Know about the Housing Bubble in Canada – That Will Scare You…

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    It’s been 4 years now since we were told it was upon us. And we are still waiting…   Since we witnessed a huge housing crash in theUSAback in 2008, Canadians are praying to avoid this mess on their side of the border (as if you could avoid 200 elephants running towards you!). But so far, prayers have been heard by the mortgage lords and the Canadian housing market has been spared from a crash. In fact, besides a few heated markets that ran cold for a few months …

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Dividend Bubble? Think Again!

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  I’m sure you have heard of the Wall Street Journal claiming that the Dividend Bubble is going to burst soon. If you haven’t, trust me, you are not missing much! The rationale behind a growing dividend bubble is that most investors are leaving the equity market for bonds while the most courageous are putting their “risk” within dividend paying stocks.   Do I have to tell you that 43% of the S&P500's annualized return comes from Dividend stocks?   That dividend …

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How to Tell the Difference Between a Ride in the Markets and When You are About to Lose Serious Money

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  First things first, I must say that right before I wrote this article, I had just read on Bloomberg that the Greeks would ask for a referendum on the bailout (that was Tuesday morning, November 1st). At that specific time, there was not a better time to talk about how to tell the difference between market fluctuations and when you are about to lose money that will never be seen again.   When the storm is only wind and showers When you see your portfolio going up and down, …

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6 Reasons Why You Should Panic and 1 Reason Why You Should Keep Investing

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Since its peak back at the end of April and beginning of May, the stock market has gone down 20%. Regardless if we are looking at the US stock market, Canadian or International markets, they are all in the red. During the summer, we had front pages telling us that one or another government was going to collapse under the weight of their debt. Is it the time to panic yet? If you listen to Joe-Investor, you have 6 reasons to panic right now... but I think you still have 1 reason to invest …

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3 Hidden Truths about Market Crashes – Why They Crash When They Are Handled By Professionals

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  When you go to a doctor, you expect him to examine you, make reasonable tests and tell you what you have. And if you are suffering from cancer, you expect him to explain each possible treatment option and their chances of success. You certainly don’t expect him to run around the office with his arms up in the air screaming: “it’s terrible! You are going to DIE!!!!”. You all expect this from a doctor simply because he is a professional; he knows what he is doing. Wall Street big guys …

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