U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 index outperformed Canadian stocks last year. This was because the S&P 500 has a heavy concentration of IT stocks. This sector accounted for some 40% of the out-performance of the index last year against Canada’s benchmark S&P/TSX Composite index according to a research report by CIBC World …
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The long-running battle between Argentina and some U.S. hedge funds took a turn for the worst yesterday when Argentina defaulted on its debt. Argentina has always been a basket case of economic and political mismanagement and hence this default is not a shock to most investors. Since the country is not a major economy at a global …
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Stocks from the Household & Personal Goods industry are attractive to add during any market condition for some of the following reasons: They offer stability to a portfolio when markets are volatile. These stocks pay decent and consistent dividends.Many of them also tend to increase dividends periodically. Consumers rely on products produced by these companies …
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Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), one of the two major railroads in Canada, has outperformed Canadian National (CNI) in the past few years. The former CEO of CN, Hunter Harrison became the CEO of CP in mid 2012. In the past two years CP has soared by over 161% in terms of price appreciation alone while CNI is …
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The sectors to benefit from the Japanese revival (FE Trustnet) Americans go into debt to buy food, gas (MarketWatch) Five mutual fund lessons learned over 25 years (The Star) How a 2% fee adds up to $350,000 over time: Mayers (The Star) A world run for shareholders (Le Monde) Britain took more out of India that it put in – …
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