Category Archives: Updates

Another positive week for the markets and all the Portfolios. Each of the portfolios can report new additions, while Portfolio 1 had a busy week increasing ownership in existing companies in the portfolio. Yes, I know the ownership is extremely small, but I can say I do own a bigger piece of them. 😊 Lots […]

As I was in a buying position, the week started off going in the right direction – down. Figuring I had let the prices of a few companies come down to the price I wanted to pay, I decided to sit out one more day. Ooops, bad move. Not only did the markets head up, […]

Market News After a very rough start to the week with all 4 indexes down significantly on Monday, the markets recovered throughout the week as investors bought the dip. The potential of reduced economic stimulus and fears of rising energy prices that could boost inflation caused the volatility in the markets throughout the week. On […]

Market News Beginning on a positive note, the Toronto Composite 300 (TSX 300), S&P 500,  Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), and the Nasdaq Composite (Nasdaq) all opened the new quarter (October through December) on a positive note. Of the 11 major sectors in the S&P 500, all but healthcare stocks ended higher. However, looking back […]

Market News The TSX 300 Composite ended the week lower than it started, but the S&P 500, DJIA both ended higher than they started while the NASDAQ 100 essentially ended where it started. The TSX was down on worries about a slowdown in the post-pandemic economic recovery and fears over the fate of debt-ridden China […]

Market News The TSX 300 Composite, S&P 500, DJIA and the NASDAQ 100 all ended the week lower than they started. The TSX closed at its lowest since Aug. 23, 2021, likely a combination of it being a seasonally weak time for the market and the federal election on September 23, 2021. The 3 major […]