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Past Topics (Most topics are not
specific to the time period when written) |
| May
4, 2008 |
MicroSoft and Yahoo bid |
Finding Hidden Earnings |
Car prices dropping |
| April 5,
2008 |
It All Starts With Saving Money |
Law of Unintended Consequences |
Corrupted IPO practices |
| March
29, 2008 |
Competitive Advantage |
Regression to the Mean |
Market Outlook |
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March
2, 2008 |
Warren Buffett's 2008 letter |
Characteristics of Attractive Businesses |
Realistic Market Expectations |
| February
9, 2008 |
Buy Stocks Now? |
Stock Index Valuations |
Mortgage Life Insurance |
| January
20, 2008 |
Revenge of the Procrastinators |
Off-Balance Sheet liability is Oxymoron? |
Price to Book Value
Ratio |
| January
6, 2008 |
Outlook for 2008 |
Companies that grow like snowballs |
Stupid Banker Tricks |
| November
3, 2007 |
High Dollar Emergency |
Buy U.S. Dollars? |
Sell Manufacturers? |
| October
21, 2007 |
Build Your Portfolio like Buffett |
Information is more valuable than products |
Are we leaving debts to
the next generation? |
| October
7, 2007 |
Realistic Returns from Stocks |
High Canadian Dollar |
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| September
23, 2007 |
Bank Exchange Rate fees excessive? |
Canadians are now way richer in U.S.
dollars |
Can't Beat this Market Down
with a Stick? |
| September
18, 2007 |
Canadian Dollar soars! |
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| September
1, 2007 |
In praise of eBay |
Look for toll-booth businesses |
Invest like Warren
Buffett |
| August
12, 2007 |
Market Direction? |
The long-term arbitrage |
Exchange rates and
implications |
| July 29,
2007 |
A lulu LEMON of a Stock? |
Price Differentiation |
A Rapidly Aging Canada |
| July 14,
2007 |
Getting Rich in Stocks is Simple, but not
Easy |
Conrad Black |
True Independence |
| July 2,
2007 |
Stock Market Direction |
Canadian dollar fluctuations |
Pension versus a
self-managed pot of money |
| May 27,
2007 |
Don't hope to Get Rich, Plan for it |
Magic of Compound Interest and Returns |
Impact of Higher Dollar |
| May 13,
2007 |
Are you Getting Enough Return? |
Asset Allocation and the all-stocks
approach |
Non-GAAP or Non-Sense? |
| April 3,
2007 |
Is Preservation of Capital dangerous to
your Wealth? |
Does Asset Allocation really Explain 90% of
returns? |
At what rate will Your Money
Grow? |
| March 4,
2007 |
Risk Tolerance |
Insurance Needs |
Mutual Funds versus ETFs |
| February
4, 2007 |
3 words of Investing
Advice of incredible value |
Can You Take the Heat of
being in Stocks? |
Scams to Avoid |
| January
13, 2007 |
Goal Achievement |
Lottery Mentality |
Income Trusts and taxes |
| December
21, 2006 |
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Your Net Worth |
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| November
12, 2006 |
Is Competition Working? |
Don't accept mediocre
returns |
Great Companies Of Canada |
| October 6,
2006 |
Back to Basics (ROE,
P/E) |
Paradoxes of the Market |
Interest Rates |
| Sept 10,
2006 |
Return to expect on
stock indexes |
Return versus GDP |
Earnings versus GDP |
| August
16, 2006 |
Making Money in Flat
Markets |
Compound Returns |
Why there are few Sell
Ratings |
| July 29,
2006 |
Get rich in stocks |
Make Time Your Friend |
Compound Growth |
| June 28,
2006 |
Buffett gives away $37 billion |
Beware
hidden commissions on U.S. stocks |
Accepting higher volatility may increase
returns |
| June 9,
2006 |
High dollar |
Dealing with a market decline |
Gasoline taxes |
| April 16, 2006 |
Interest Rates |
Stock Option Expenses |
The Abundance Mentality |
| April 8, 2006 |
Financial Engineering |
Boring can be good... |
Subscription based businesses |
| March 8, 2006 |
Trust |
Warren Buffett's annual letter to shareholders |
Why your return matters more in later years |
| February 15,
2006 |
Dual Class Shares |
A dollar worth $20? |
The Value Trap |
| January 15, 2006 |
Strange interest rates |
Mortgage strategy |
Will stocks increase in 2006? |
| December 17, 2005 |
Copy from the Best |
Outlook for 2006 |
Pension Problems |
| November 20, 2005 |
TSX Segment Analysis |
Behavioral Finance |
Should you invest in stocks? |
| November 8, 2005 |
Stock Market versus Casino |
Strategy to Get Rich |
Avoid the Victim Mentality |
| October 23,
2005 |
Income Trusts |
Proxy Voting Problem |
Finance/ Accounting Education -
value for money |
| September
29, 2005 |
Good Industry characteristics and bad |
Stop Loss Orders |
Regression to the Mean |
| September 4, 2005 |
Hurricane Impact |
Impact of currency fluctuations |
Earnings often not correlated with share price |
| August 20, 2005 |
Income Trusts |
Investment Approaches |
No-brainer Investing |
| August 4, 2005 |
Brand Power |
Risk Adjusted Returns? |
Capital gains on bonds signal lower returns
ahead |
| July 18, 2005 |
Free Trade |
Floating Currencies |
Paper Currency worry? |
| June 30, 2005 |
Historic stock versus bond returns |
Are stocks riskier than bonds? |
Are stock indexes overvalued at this time? |
| May 30, 2005 |
Exchange Traded Funds |
Not all Commodity businesses are bad |
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| May 2005 |
The Only Two Sources of Money in the Market
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The Folly of Ethical Investing |
The Joy of Owning Familiar Companies |
| April 2005 |
How to Get Started |
Investing in Bonds |
Thinly Traded Stocks |
| February 2005 |
Investing in Bonds |
Convertible Bonds |
Free Trade |
| January 2005 |
Successful Investing |
Corporate Charity |
Advisor Conflict of Interest |
| December 2004 |
One Up on Wall Street |
Understanding IPOs |
Currency Risk |
| October 2004 |
How to Lose money thru trading |
Gold is no Inflation Hedge |
Sports and Capitalism |
| September |
To Succeeding in Life
- Copy from the Best |
Trading Tips |
How to Pick Stocks |
| August |
The Insurance Industry |
Understanding P/E Ratio |
Short Selling |
| July |
Casual Dining Industry |
American Responsiveness |
Politics and Business Editorial |
| June |
Uncommon Profits |
Fantastic Business Model |
Lock in profits? |
| April |
Insider Trading |
Future business Trends |
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| March |
Be Rich, not just Right |
Exchange traded Funds |
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| February |
Low risk, high return |
Income Trust Phenomena |
Trading Psychology |
| January |
Conservation of wealth |
Why RIM was smart to issue shares |
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| Dec 2003 |
Time-specific material only |
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| Nov 22 2003 |
Beware Greedy Managers |
Beware Bankruptcy candidates |
Pension Concerns |
| Nov 2 2003 |
Financial Services - the world's best
industry? |
Trading Strategies |
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| October 2003 |
Time-specific material only |
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| September 2003 |
Time-specific material only |
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| August 22 2003 |
Time-specific material only |
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| August 3 2003 |
Warren Buffett and the Washington Post (129
Bagger and counting!) |
How to Invest in Stocks |
Don't be a "Ninny" |
| July 2003 |
Time-specific material only |
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| June 4 2003 |
Time-specific material only |
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| June 21 2003 |
Warren Buffett investing style |
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| May 10 2003 |
Warren Buffett investing |
How earnings can be manipulated |
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| March 2003 |
Time-specific material only |
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| February 16 2003 |
Investments goals and risk |
Fixed Income versus Growth in RRSP |
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| January 11 2003 |
Time-specific material only |
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| January 25 2003 |
Time-specific material only |
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| Nov 30 2002 |
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| Nov 21 2002 |
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| Nov 10 2002 |
Portfolio Management |
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| October 27 2002 |
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| August 2002 |
Cash-flow definition |
Quality of assets |
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| July 7 2002 |
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| May 24 02 |
How to succeed in business and life |
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| May 11 02 |
Smarter company growth strategy |
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| April 2002 |
Growth and Stock price |
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| June 22 02 |
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| June 8 2002 |
Nortel |
Income tax |
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| Feb 23 2002 |
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| Jan 26 2002 |
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| Jan 11 2002 |
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| Dec 27 2001 |
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| Dec 8 2001 |
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| Nov 24 2001 |
How the market creates and destroys wealth |
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| Nov 11 2001 |
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