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Value investing boils down to price and value: buying securities for less than their intrinsic worth. Stock prices may go up and down, but over the long term, the underlying value of the business counts.
By Susy Abbondi |April 1, 2012
4 min read
Industry
Emerging markets are dishing out healthy returns to investors—and a big slice of humble pie to detractors.
By Vikram Barhat |April 1, 2012
While the S&P 500 rose by a paltry 2.11% in 2011 (and the S&P/TSX 60 fell by 9.08%), these green sectors achieved double digit growth: smart grids (23%); renewable energy (21.8%); energy efficiency (13.9%); and green construction (10.1%).
By Timothy Nash |April 1, 2012
3 min read
The Toronto stock market was higher Friday morning as traders bought up stocks beaten down by three straight days of losses triggered by another round of concern about the pace of the global recovery.
March 30, 2012
The chips seem to be falling in favour of investors, with North American equity markets rebounding after a volatile 2011 and the S&P 500 reaching its highest close in almost 4 years this past Monday. But, the Canadian equity market continues to trail its global peers despite positive returns over the first half of 2012.
2 min read
There is no doubt that comments from the Federal Reserve, and Ben Bernanke in particular, influence the markets.
By Gareth Watson |March 30, 2012
6 min read
There’s no question, the biggest piece of news out of the federal budget is increased age at which Canadians will qualify for Old Age Security payments. The good news is that the government has given plenty of notice.
By Staff |March 29, 2012
Despite the European sovereign debt crisis and growing concerns about China, recent independent surveys have revealed that business executives are showing greater confidence in the U.S. economic outlook.
By Chip Brian |March 28, 2012
North America’s chief financial officers were feeling more optimistic in the first quarter, marking a rebound from six months of declining sentiment, according to the latest CFO Signals survey from Deloitte.
By Staff |March 28, 2012
Despite declining growth data from China, emerging markets remain attractive to investors, seeing an upward swing of 25% in dollar terms since last October.
March 27, 2012
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