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    another portfollio and gold, railways, oil, nat gas, rim

    will start another portfolio similar to Mr. GIC, this did very well, over 3 years doubled the orginal investment. only one stock was a loser, CAE, (Toronto ) sold to early as later it doubled. sold some covered calls, and long stocks. then tried to show that covered calls could help a...
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    High risk trades for a Beginner...or is it?

    Have a good friend who asked me about TransCanada over the summer. just told him it was a good stable company and not a bad stock to have in a stock portfolio, also listed FTS and enb. these are safe defensive pipeline utility stocks. advance a few months ahead and guess what he is trading...
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    3 etf simple portfolio

    for my shareclub make monthly small presentations, there is not that many volunteers so I got the job...lol so made a presentation, read this is in the globe, also there are other sites that have simple portfolios. 20 something investor asset mix 20% bonds (ishare cdn. bond index XBB) 60%...
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    update on some recent trades, avoid double etfs and a good cause

    would like to update some recent trades on some stocks I have mentioned here: YRI Yamana Gold (trade in US and Cdn.) 11.52 have owned this since nov 2008, by the way it went down almost 40% after I bought it, good market timing. still stated over 10 cdn. would have a nice profit, have since...
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    investing does not have to be complicated!

    Fortis is listed on Toronto. thanks selkirk Fortis Inc. Dividend Paid ($) Payout Ratio (%) 72 0.088 50.4 73 0.088 52.3 74 0.098 52.0 75 0.104 44.5 76 0.116 41.9 77 0.131 42.6 78 0.154 52.4 79 0.163 52.6 80 0.175 53.9 81 0.185 51.6 82 0.206 47.8 83 0.229 47.7 84 0.238 51.8 85 0.265...
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    CNBC it is not 1982

    I only watch a few minutes of cnbc a day, maybe less. for the most part critical of CNBC however their documentaries are good, at least some of them are....house of cards, cruise inc., McDonalds, ect. not all are good but for the most part they do a good job and hopefully they produce...
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    two profitbale mistakes

    since these have worked out close to how I wanted they turned out, however probably still mistakes, one is still open. 1. SLF back in May saw that SLF was going up almost everyday, so decided to buy some at $24.80-$24.90 cdn. and then sold a $25 covered call July for $2.40 shortly after. I...
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    lunch with Warren Buffet for 1.68 million

    This is old news but still interesting, this year it was won by a cdn. hedge fund company Salida Capital. the firm has just over 300 million dollars ( under management, a month ago). actually the 1.68 milliion is probably 10-15% of the firms earnings last year. the bid is lower than the 2.1...
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    a bad trade : uncover calls

    over the course of the year make on average over 300 trades, most of these have to do with options. anyways a bad trade is not just where you lose money....it is when you ignore general rules and lose more money than you should. acutally if a stock breaks down and I sell, then that is...
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    Madoff Scam what can be learned

    Watched a very good documentary on Madoff by Frontline /Passionate Eye. have also read many articles and a few things strike you. feel sorry for the victims one an 80 year old loss retirment savings and now makes his iving at Safeway in the meat dept, 32 hours a week. the media reported 50...
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    some market thoughts and never doubt a 79 year old

    currently not bearish or bullish, could see us trade in a range. the market is not cheap but the end of the economic world is not at our doorstep either. for myself will know where I stand after July have about a page and a half of options come due...most of them look good. a small correction...
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    1.4 million per cdn. auto worker, one over paid ceo,

    well the province of Ontario and federal government in Canada will own just over 12% of the new GM. they have also gave money to Chrysler, it works out to around 1.4 million per auto worker. of coarse this does not count the spin off job (these are well paying manufacturing jobs, or jobs from...
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    agree and disagree

    there are some good blogs and good articles that have read recently here are some of my thought on some. 1. oil/resources will perform better if the market corrects. actually believe oil, base metals would drop at the same pace or faster. you want to own oil and resources since they will go...
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    a little soccer game

    well see no thread, but there is a little soccer game going on today, will take under 2.5 man u barc, just hope for a good game. small amount. as both teams can strike quickly...though both have good denfenses. thanks selkirk
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    Green Shoots, GM Ford, cdn. mutual funds costs

    Green Shoots, have heard this term daily, many times. have not watched CNBC this week, however they ussually mention it about 5-10 times and hour. so is the economy in recovery, it no longer seems to be going off of a cliff. however the last retail numbers were down .4%. the more important...
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    NAE.un oil trust on Toronto

    I have slowly been adding to my oil/gas holdings, for the most part just been selling puts, at far lower prices, and collecting premiums. on some have bought some and sold covered calls just above I purchased them, ie. bought TLM 14.90 cdn. sold 15 july call for 1.45. will take 10% in just...
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    various picks....

    bolton hull under 2.5 -123 good line, scary pick as I have seen these two play defense...still also seen them play offense. thanks selkirk
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    various picks...

    last thread various picks went soccer totals 2-1, loss on Arsenal under 2.5. was correct man u could shut them down could not believe how bad the arsenal defense and goaltending was.... loss baseball total Jays under 10 it was 2-0 in the seventh, and 4-3 top of the ninth, and guess what loss...
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    various picks..

    stoke /west ham under 2.5 -155 actually this line this morning was -145 to -149, also Wigan under was at -145 now both are higher. so smaller play since never got -145. played the manu under this morning so lucky win....so will play some of the winnings on this game. will update record from...
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    GM shares, Swine flu, selling 36% to early

    GM closed on Monday at 2.04 up on the restructing news, not sure why? the plan may work not proven yet, the unions and the bond holders still have to accept some large concessions. heard from some experts that the bond holders would except the plan since it will be the best they could hope...
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