Gold and Silver Outshine the Equities Market Stock markets fell in August across North America and Europe in general. 🙁 But there is a silver lining. Precious metal companies managed to do quite well. A couple of months ago I explained why silver is a great investment for 2019, and how it’s more undervalued than gold. I disclosed… Read More »
Much like raising horses, financial markets are at their best when they are in a stable environment. 😀 But when the economy starts to show signs of weakness, officials may step in to ease the situation. One way they do this is by making money cheaper to borrow. July was an okay month for stocks. But the bond… Read More »
Happy Canada Day! Since the beginning of the year my net worth has climbed by $172,000. 🙂 I have read many books and online articles on how to get rich. But I didn’t expect implementing those strategies I learned would be so effective. The whole idea of buying undervalued assets and holding them for many years really does… Read More »
There’s an old saying about sell in May and go away that highlights the historical underperformance of the stock market during the summer months compared to the generally better performance during the other half of the year. If investors use the sell and May and go away strategy, they would sell their stock portfolio in May, and reinvest… Read More »
Another Strong Month for Stocks The age of monetary tightening is on pause, at least for now. Central banks have pumped the brakes on increasing interest rates. This has been great for the U.S. and Canadian stock markets, which have both hit new highs in April. But does that mean it’s time to sell and take profits? Probably… Read More »
Getting out of 21st Century Fox Five years ago I wrote about purchasing 26 FOXA shares for $34 USD each. At that time the stock was trading at 20 times earnings, so it wasn’t exactly cheap. However I saw great potential in this company because it had a lot of popular brands and intellectual properties. I had planned… Read More »