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Life Settlements in Difficulty in Canada
I have seen some ads in the Calgary Herald advertising life settlements yielding 10%. The ads definitely peaked my interest as this was something different than real estate, commodities, equities or e… more →
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Life Settlements in Difficulty in Canada
Robert Rothenberg wrote 2 months ago: I have seen some ads in the Calgary Herald advertising life settlements yielding 10%. The ads defini … more →
Headline Deflation Number Not Worth Reporting
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Robert Rothenberg wrote 4 months ago: Media outlets have been reporting that inflation was -0.9% for the last 12 months in Canada. Many pe … more →
Jobs Numbers Better Than Headlines Suggest
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Robert Rothenberg wrote 4 months ago: The latest monthly job numbers in Canada showed a 44,500 decline while the economic consensus was a … more →
Buffett Hits Home Run with Goldman Sachs
Robert Rothenberg wrote 5 months ago: A short eight months ago, the media was asking whether Warren Buffett, the worlds most astute invest … more →
The Week Ahead
Robert Rothenberg wrote 5 months ago: It will be a busy reporting week on the economic front with month over month Producer Price Index an … more →
General Motors IPO....Any Takers?
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Robert Rothenberg wrote 5 months ago: As GM gets ready to emerge from bankruptcy protection a much leaner organization with less debt and … more →
CPP Changes on the Horizon
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Robert Rothenberg wrote 6 months ago: The federal government announced some proposed changes to CPP making it more onerous to take CPP ear … more →
The Week Ahead - June 8, 2009
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Robert Rothenberg wrote 6 months ago: The economic calendar and earnings announcements in Canada are relatively slow. Housing starts in Ca … more →
Real Estate L.P.'s Gone Bad
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Robert Rothenberg wrote 6 months ago: Last August, I wrote a post titled “Are you a Sub-Prime Lender?” which you can revisit b … more →
Consumer Confidence Index...What is it?
Robert Rothenberg wrote 7 months ago: Market in North America rallied after the consumer confidence index was materially higher than expec … more →
Why This Market Upturn May Have Legs
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Robert Rothenberg wrote 7 months ago: The TSX has moved from its low of 7479 to over 10,000 in less than two months. Market sentiment has … more →
Look for Value in Convertible Debt
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Robert Rothenberg wrote 8 months ago: In some of my previous posts, I discussed the value available in the Canadian preferred share and in … more →
Quebec Stock Savings Plan II Should Be Copied
Robert Rothenberg wrote 9 months ago: The Quebec government announced plans of introducing a revamped stock savings plan allowing small to … more →
Steps Being Taken to Prevent Another Meltdown
Robert Rothenberg wrote 9 months ago: One of the most difficult things for investors both professional and amateur to do is analyze some o … more →
Actively Managed ETF's Coming to Canada
Robert Rothenberg wrote 9 months ago: Up until now, Canadians have had access to Exhange Traded Funds known as ETF’s that give expos … more →
Bank Rate Down...Line of Credit Rate Up
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Robert Rothenberg wrote 9 months ago: Most Canadians with a personal line of credit (PLC) or Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) are rejoic … more →
Canadian Banks: Don't Invest for Yield Alone
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Robert Rothenberg wrote 10 months ago: Canadian bank stocks have become extremely tempting with dividend yields at levels that I cant remem … more →
Tax-Free Savings Accounts (TFSA) Misconceptions
Robert Rothenberg wrote 10 months ago: The tax-free savings account started January 2nd, 2009 in Canada and I have seen some consistent mi … more →
Some Positives on US Housing
Robert Rothenberg wrote 10 months ago: US Housing starts dropped to their lowest level ever at an annualized rate of 466,000 which would in … more →
