First half review After two years of the stock markets being dominated by Covid-19 related issues (inflation, supply chain, etc.), the first half of 2022 was the bumpiest first half ever for the markets. The four major North American Indexes look like the Canadian flag – lots of red. According to Bloomberg data, over $9 […]
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The week ending June 17, 2022
You would think a combination of a surging economy, low unemployment, strong corporate earnings, and people with money in their pockets would be enough to calm an unnerved market. You would be wrong! Inflation and the fight to drive inflation back to the desired 2% – 3% level continues to send the markets into a tailspin. […]
The week ending June 10, 2022
For the last few months, I have been trying to ignore the share price fluctuations, er, downwards trend, and instead, focus on the companies I own. Sometimes that is easier said than done. This week is no exception. It was almost like shooting fish in a barrel when it came to selecting technology companies in […]
The week ending June 3, 2022
Last week, I started discussing my process for identifying companies I would like to own, albeit a very, very, small piece of the company. I created a 4-stage process to eliminate companies from consideration relatively quickly while going through the process. These stages of the process are: Stage 1 – Radar Check Stage 2 – […]
The week ending May 27, 2022
“Sell in May and go away,” refers to the tendency of stocks to perform worse in May through October than during the rest of the year. I hope that is not the case this year given the decline in the stock markets. The S&P 500 Index and Dow Jones Industrial Average are both in market […]
The week ending May 20, 2022
Investing v Gambling Just when I thought the markets may have bottomed, they prove I have no idea what is going to happen day to day. 😊 Recently I was asked what the difference between investing and gambling is. As an investor, this intuitively seemed obvious but as I thought about it, I realized to […]