Selecting companies for investment is the best part of investing. I thoroughly enjoy the process of analyzing stocks and wanted to demonstrate the process that I go through. I am not suggesting that my method is correct - it is just the way I do it. My analysis always begins with a real quick scan of the Mergent database to ensure that the company has been consistently increasing its dividend. In GE's case, it had. I then move to some headline scans to see what the news has been talking …
Innevitable Doom Coming – Call Our Investment Firm and Save Yourself
A recent article in The Globe and Mail (one of Canada's national newspapers) reports that RBC Dominion Securities Inc. (owned by the Royal Bank - I own this) is advising us that we are in for a rocky road ahead and that investors should take action to protect themselves. Ok fine, but just wait until you hear what they recommend: To protect themselves from an “absolute†stock market decline, RBC recommends that investors pare their equity exposure outright, either through the use of …
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It is Never Too Soon to Take Money Off of the Table
I have been doing a bunch of thinking about when a good time to sell an investment is. The reason is because I was speaking with an acquaintance about some stock options that he had with his company that he has only exercised once in his time with the company (7+ years). It was a few years ago and since that time, the stock has appreciated 5 times the price of his exercise. Essentially, he "lost" a lot of money because of selling too early. He therefore decided that he would never …
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