Calendar spreads in earnings season
Here's a unique options strategy with a great appeal: The certainty of time value erosion
- By: Richard Croft
- December 14, 2012 October 31, 2019
- 00:00
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IMF move to have big impact
The Canadian dollar's classification as a "reserve currency" will enhance the visibility of Canada's government bonds
- By: Andrew Allentuck
- December 14, 2012 October 31, 2019
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Automakers off the bumpy road
Two of North America's Big Three automakers are selling fewer cars but are benefiting from being more efficient
- By: Catherine Harris
- December 14, 2012 October 31, 2019
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Home-renovation retailers have upside
But the prospects for two major U.S. firms and one prominent Canadian player differ quite significantly
- By: Catherine Harris
- December 4, 2012 October 31, 2019
- 11:45
Do dividend-paying stocks pay off?
There’s mounting evidence that a portfolio laden with dividend-paying stocks does indeed pay off. Around 2006, indexing portfolios to dividend payments rather than market capitalization…
- By: Carlyle Dunbar
- December 4, 2012 October 31, 2019
- 11:39
Gauging the volatility skew
This short-term forecasting tool can
- By: Richard Croft
- December 4, 2012 October 31, 2019
- 11:36
Profiting from liquidity crises
The prices of solid bond issues can fall precipitously during market downturns, as they did during the recent stock market collapse of 2008
- By: Andrew Allentuck
- December 4, 2012 October 31, 2019
- 11:06
U.S. “fiscal cliff” will hit bond market
How the U.S. government will cope with its fiscal cliff is speculation. Go with short bonds to be safe
- By: Andrew Allentuck
- November 9, 2012 October 31, 2019
- 00:00
U.S. banks rise from the ashes
Although four of the big U.S. banks still face significant challenges, there are several reasons to be optimistic about them
- By: Catherine Harris
- November 9, 2012 October 31, 2019
- 00:00
A worrying trend in the bond market
There has been an absence of upgraded credit ratings, while defaults and downgraded credit ratings have persisted
- By: Andrew Allentuck
- October 25, 2012 October 31, 2019
- 23:00
Will U.S. earnings continue to grow?
Corporate earnings in the U.S. will rise strongly again next year, analysts say. But how likely is it that this will happen? The consensus from…
- By: Carlyle Dunbar
- October 25, 2012 October 31, 2019
- 23:00
A play on American consumer spending
Three major U.S. big-box retailers are expecting to see gradual improvement as more Americans get back to work
- By: Catherine Harris
- October 25, 2012 October 31, 2019
- 23:00
A closer look at dividends
Clients may now be receiving insufficient yields, given that dividends have risen by half as much as the S&P/TSX composite index since 2009
- By: Carlyle Dunbar
- October 11, 2012 October 31, 2019
- 23:00
Do bonds still make sense?
In spite of the low yields on bonds, there remains a rationale for holding them: they stabilize portfolios and pay back face value
- By: Andrew Allentuck
- October 11, 2012 October 31, 2019
- 23:00
India’s economy to continue growing
The rise of India as a key emerging economy presents opportunities in banking, IT and automobiles, among other sectors
- By: Catherine Harris
- October 11, 2012 October 31, 2019
- 23:00
Look to corporates for security
The prolonged crisis has inverted the assumption that public debt is in the top tier of the bond market
- By: Andrew Allentuck
- September 19, 2012 October 31, 2019
- 23:00
Gauging performance
Relying on relative strength analysis can keep your clients out of sectors that look good but are losing their way
- By: Carlyle Dunbar
- September 19, 2012 October 31, 2019
- 23:00
Airline stocks to see slow ascent
Canada's two major airlines - Air Canada and WestJet - face turbulent times, but their increased discipline should help
- By: Catherine Harris
- September 19, 2012 October 31, 2019
- 23:00
Are straddles the ultimate hedge?
The optimal equities/straddle strategy arises when the return assumption approximates the frequency of the potential for profit
- By: Richard Croft
- August 23, 2012 October 31, 2019
- 23:00
Hedging bets on the future with RRBs
Real-return bonds have had a good run over the past five years. But they have become expensive
- By: Andrew Allentuck
- August 23, 2012 October 31, 2019
- 23:00
Few changes in most stable stocks
The most stable stocks have provided an average total return of 37% in the past five years. The list is laden with utilities, banks and…
- By: Carlyle Dunbar
- August 23, 2012 October 31, 2019
- 23:00
Gluskin Sheff and Sprott worth a look
Long-term investment performance track records and a history of increasing dividends make these firms well worth considering
- By: Catherine Harris
- August 23, 2012 October 31, 2019
- 23:00