In an earlier article I wrote about why Canadian stocks are projected to offer the best returns this year based on a research report by CIBC. In this post, lets take a quick look at some of the top Canadian stocks as identified by MoneySense magazine in the beginning of this year. 1) Top Value …
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Canada offers unique advantages over other developed countries. For example, unlike most European countries the country is blessed with many natural resources that emerging markets like China need, a stable banking system, democratic political system and proximity to the U.S., the world’s largest consumer market. An article in the Financial Times notes that the Canadian …
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In 2009 the U.S. conducted stress tests on the largest banks in the country. The results of these tests were widely published. These tests were merely a huge PR exercise to boost confidence of the investing public in the banking system. The government succeeded in that effort as there was no widespread panic expressing doubts …
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In an article earlier this year, I wrote that Canadian banks’ equity is the third worst in the world based on assets to equity ratio quoting a McKinsey Global Institute study. A new research report by Deutsche Bank Research shows that Canadian banks are in worse shape compared to other developed markets’ banks based on …
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Earlier this year Murray Leith of Odlum Brown, a British Columbia,Canada-based financial services firm made a presentation in which he suggested the theory that Canada is a play on China. He stated that”the Canadian stock market really hangs on China’s fortunes.” I wondered if his theory is indeed correct. Murray noted that the Canadian stock …