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Risks associated to ETFs
ETFs like Proshares and BetaPro in Canada have gotten more popular in the past year. Many of us have gotten rather concerned about the associated credit risk or counterparty risks when owning one of ...

Subprime Mortgage Crisis Explained
Most of us are still quite confused about the whole subprimed mortgage mess that got us into this global financial crisis today. Check out this presentation on Google Docs...it pretty much explains e...

Think the China market is big, wait till you see the Infrastructure!
“Macquarie Infrastructure Company estimates that global infra spending will reach $30 trillion in the next two decades. The increasing popularity of the group has made for a wild rise -- earlier thi...

Contrarion Buy - Dell
I am glad the market in general has been giving such a doom and gloom view on Dell. Its stock price halved from $40 to $20 just 3 years ago. I think it’s great because it simply gives me the opportun...

Warren Buffett's 4.5 billion bet on long-term index puts and what it means
Here's something interesting I found out in the 2007 Berkshire Hathaway annual report. By now, we all know Warren is a big bull in the stock market in the next 11 to 19 years. Looking by his actions,...

What turns Warren Buffett on and off?
As many know that it's an insightful experience to just read through Berkshire Hathaway's annual report. Not to mention, it's actually pleasant to read! I'm just reading through what the Warren Buffe...

Screaming Buys for Financials Stocks
It was just two years ago, I was telling everyone that banking and financial stocks were two expensive. Between 2002 and 2007, Price-to-Earnings were low at around 11-12 times for quality stocks like...

How Target Beats Walmart
In an industry as ultra competitive as merchandising, it's important that a company focuses and competes strongly in its niche. Target is a great example of how it beat Walmart to its own game. Walma...

Share Buybacks as Bullish long term Signals
Shareholders and investors of two blue-chip companies were treated to good news on Monday July 9, 2007, that carries potentially bullish long-term consequences. First, Johnson & Johnson announced ...

Mergers can ruin a Good Brand
Mergers Should Make Sense From A Brand Point of View. The business dynamics regulating the marketspace today mandate that organizations constantly move towards economies of scope and economies of sca...