1998 Features...
12/21/98 -
Monthly Mutuals Analysis
Asian funds continue to shine, as do American and High Tech
funds. Our sample portfolios are one year old and we add a new
monthly chart and start a new portfolio.
12/15/98 -
Carnuck Revisited
In January I made some predictions for 1998. Now we check back to
see how we did.
12/07/98 -
The Top Ten List: Part 3
This installment of my Top Ten list looks at the best Canadian
mutual fund sites.
11/30/98 -
Hail to the Chief!
How important is a good CEO to the shareholder value of a
company? Very!!!
11/23/98 -
Monthly Mutuals Analysis
Every dog has its day, and every asset class has its day
as we discover in this week's feature article.
11/16/98 -
Tulipmaniacs or Visionaries?
Are people investing in Internet stocks, with low or no profits
and grossly inflated valuations nuts? Or they smarter than you
think?
11/09/98 -
Researching a Stock on the Net
We take you step by step in researching a stock on the Internet,
using CIBC as our example.
11/02/98 -
The Top Ten List: Part 2
Move over Letterman! The Top Ten List is back - this time looking
at the Top Ten Canadian Brokerage Websites.
10/26/98 -
Value Investor's Worksheet
Here's a useful annotated worksheet you can print out and then
use to evaluate a stock to see if it is undervalued.
10/19/98 -
Monthly Mutuals Analysis
Bond funds continue to dominate the three month performers while
precious metals had a power house one month performance for
September.
10/12/98 -
Book Review: The Millionaire Next Door
This best seller is a superb read and highly recommended.
10/05/98 -
The Top Ten List: Part 1
Our collection of the Top Ten Gold, Precious Metals & Mining
sites on the Internet, as well as the Top Ten Ways to Tell if
You're a Gold Bug.
09/28/98 -
New Zealand is for Lovers
(of opportunity that is!) - we take a look at the Switzerland of
the South Pacific.
09/21/98 -
Monthly Mutuals Analysis
This month we take a look at the funds of currency speculator
Albert Friedberg which were flying high in August.
09/14/98 -
Smoke & Mirrors
Does your stock reflect its true value? Or is it just a whisp of
smoke?
09/07/98 -
Grin & Bear It!
In the wake of this week's market turmoil we take another look at
the bearish view.
08/31/98 -
Extra! Extra! Read All About It!
A look at some magazines and newsletters covering investing in
general and mutual funds in particular.
08/24/98 -
Monthly Mutuals Analysis
Our Power Performers and our portfolios took a beating this
month.
08/17/98 -
Canadian High Tech
An overview of the Canadian High Tech industry and resources to
find out more.
08/01/98 -
Quick Survey
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survey.
07/27/98 -
Loonie Tunes
The loonie's taking a swan dive - so what can you do to protect
your investments?
07/20/98 -
Monthly Mutuals Analysis
This week we review the performance of Canada's mutual funds for
the first six months of 1998.
07/13/98 -
The Billionaires Club
Investing in Bill Gates or Warren Buffett is a smart move and
could be an effective retirement plan.
07/06/98 -
Stock Profile: ATI Technologies
We take a close look at one of Canada's hottest stocks - ATI
Technologies.
06/29/98 -
Bear Market Hedging
Here's an interesting way to hedge against a flat or bear market
using convertible debentures and short selling.
06/22/98 -
Euros Still Rolling!
There seems to be no let up in the performance of the European
funds as we conduct our Monthly Mutuals Analysis.
06/15/98 -
Win a Book Contest
Win an autographed copy of Michael Campbell's Cooking the
Books With Mike
06/08/98 -
Book Review: Cooking the Books With Mike
A review of Michael Campbell's excellent financial cookbook. Some
tasty recipes in this one!
06/01/98 -
The Gorilla Game
A review of The Gorilla Game, Geoffrey Moore's superb book
on high tech investing.
05/25/98 -
King Kong
We attack the government's immoral attack on Microsoft.
05/18/98 -
Monthly Mutuals Analysis
Our monthly look at mutual funds performance.
05/11/98 -
The Bad News Bears: Part 2
How to cope with a bear!
05/04/98 -
The Bad News Bears: Part 1
A look back at bear markets through history and speculation on a
possible bear happening now.
04/27/98 -
Guide to i|money
Our guide to i|money, one of Canada's best financial websites.
04/20/98 -
Risky Business: Part 2
Along with our regular Monthly Mutuals Analysis we look at risk
assessment the Duff Young way.
04/13/98 -
Sophisticated Slavery
Taxation is philosophically no different than slavery says your
Guide. What do you think?
04/07/98 -
Silver Threads & Golden Needles
We take a look at the current situation for gold and silver.
03/30/98 -
The Tout Sheets: Part 2
We look at the track records of two more websites that analyse
and recommend specific stocks.
03/23/98 -
Risky Business: Part 1
This installment of our Monthly Mutuals Analysis takes a look at
the concept of risk.
03/16/98 -
An Interview With David Carlson
We talk to the man behind Carlson Online, one of the best stock
research tools on the Internet.
03/09/98 -
The Tout Sheets: Part 1
We look at a couple of websites that make specific stock
recommendations to see how they've done.
03/02/98 -
Financial Forum Quick Tour
Your Guide reviews some of the finds at the recent Financial
Forum in Vancouver.
02/23/98 -
More Bang for the Eurobuck!
Our Monthly Mutuals Analysis looks at the high flying European
funds.
02/16/98 -
The Kid, the Tycoon & the Lawnmower: A Fable
The kid knows about compounding. Do you?
02/09/98 -
Caveat Emptor: Investment Fraud & Misinformation on the
Internet
Some common pitfalls to using the Net as an investment resource
are discussed as well as a set of links to fraud advisories.
02/02/98 -
An Interview With Trevor Newton
We talk to the 28 year old whizkid behind Stockscape, one of the
Internet's best mining and precious metals sites.
01/26/98 -
Monthly Mutuals Analysis
This week we review the performance of Canada's mutual funds for
the latter half of 1997.
01/19/98 -
Contrarian Tax Strategies
Are RRSPs really the greatest thing since sliced bread? Or is
there a better investment vehicle?
01/12/98 - The Cure for
Overtaxitis
A look at online resources for Canadians on RRSPs and Financial
Planners.
01/05/98 -
The Taxman Cometh
With tax time fast approaching we check out all the places on the
Internet where Canadians can get advice and help.
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