Stock Selection

As a result of leaving my current job, I will be provided with the option to roll my current pension savings into my registered investment account. What happens is the pension provider, Manulife Financial, will send me a package within 4-6 weeks that outlines the procedures and includes all the necessary forms to transfer the money. As of right now, the money will be deposited into my CSA RSP account and I will need to decide where this money will be invested. This is going to be a perfect …

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I have been thinking that I 'need' to add some energy stocks in my portfolio, given the huge rise in commodity prices that have occurred over the past few years. I was listening to a radio show this morning and the topic of day was energy stocks and the guest spoke about the fact that energy stocks were only going to go up. Although he did not suggest any stocks in particular due to rules his compliance officer enforces, he did mention that he is bullish on the oil sands projects. Sidebar - …

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I read this article in the paper on the weekend and it struck me as one of those potentially good buying opportunities that come about every once in awhile: Teachers' Plan Sells Off Nexen CALGARY -- The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan is selling off 7.5 million of its shares in oil and gas company Nexen Inc. The block of shares currently held by Teachers will be sold at $54.25 per share "as part of a normal re-balancing of its portfolio." Nexen stock has traded in a 52-day range of between …

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