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Weekly Update for the week ending February 3, 2023

Items that may only interest or educate me …. US interest rates, European interest rates, Huge job growth int the US, Slowing Canadian GDP, Big tech earnings’ misses … As expected, in a unanimous decision by members of the US Federal Reserve System’s (Fed) Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), they increased the US benchmark interest […]

The week ending October 14, 2022

Items that may only interest me …. For some analysts, semiconductor (chips) manufacturers are considered a proxy for economic growth. That is not good news as lately chipmakers have issued ominous warnings about the economy. Last week, AMD and Samsung both revealed that demand for their chips has plunged — a bad omen for the entire […]

The week ending October 7, 2022

Fractional shares…. With the start of a new quarter, comes an update of all three Portfolios as of September 30. Check out the latest holdings and gains for Portfolio 1, Portfolio 2, and Portfolio 3. After a terrible third quarter, investor sentiment is definitely bearish. However, with very low expectations its possible the fourth quarter […]

The week ending September 30, 2022

Fractional shares…. And so ends the third quarter of 2022. After a rally to start the quarter, the markets ended with a thud! The Toronto Stock Exchange Composite Index (TSX) is doing the best of the four major North American Indexes, and it is in a market correction (down more than 10% from recent highs). […]