The Canadian federal election is coming up soon. And after that the U.S. presidential race will be in full swing for the 2020 election. Will the incumbent Donald Trump stay for another 4 years? It’s hard to make that call at this point. But perhaps there are some investment opportunities we can look at in the meantime. Unfortunately… Read More »
A Shift in Focus Money can’t buy happiness. But it can help us look for it quicker, in a BMW. 😉 In order to maximize our chances to earn more money we have to reassess our investment strategies from time to time and be flexible to changing market conditions. Currently the price to earnings (P/E) multiple for the S&P 500 is around 25… Read More »
Sherritt Restructures its Debt Earlier this year Sherritt International, a Canadian mining company, announced plans to extend its debt maturity by 3 years in order to weather the current commodity downturn. Out of the $720,000,000 debt that will get the extension, $5,000 of it is owned by me. 😀 A couple of years ago I purchased some Sherritt… Read More »
The basic concept of debt is simple. It’s when someone borrows money from another person. But once we start looking at different forms of debt such as sovereign debt, treasury bonds, mortgage-backed securities, demand loans, etc, it can start to sound like a different language to many of us. 😕 Even the money in your wallet right now is… Read More »