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Special Series: Dalbar Canada’s Direct Brokerage Service Award – Part 1

Published June 7, 2013
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When searching for the right discount brokerage, a lot of information can be obtained online about the pricing of discount brokerage accounts, commissions and services.  Some features, such as customer service, require more work to learn about. After knowing what it costs to be a client of a discount brokerage many self-directed investors value knowing […]

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Outlook on the Junior Mining & Exploration Sectors from WRIC 2013

Published June 3, 2013
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With speakers, analysts, exhibitors and investors all converging in the same space, the World Resource Investment Conference (WRIC) is a great opportunity to gauge the pulse of the Canadian junior mining and exploration sectors.  Of course, with a year that has unfolded the way it has for the junior mining and exploration space, many attendees […]

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Questrade vs Virtual Brokers – A Comprehensive Pricing Comparison of Their Lowest Commission Plans

Published April 15, 2013
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Canadian Discount Brokerages Cut Commissions Canadian discount brokerages are in the midst of a price war.  The newer entrants to the Canadian discount brokerage market, such as Questrade and Virtual Brokers, have driven prices for equity trade commissions to below the $1 per trade mark.  With Questrade’s recently announced $0.95 commission per trade offering, they […]

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Social Media and Investing – LinkedIn

Published April 1, 2013
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Introduction As part of our special series on social media and investing, we take a look at the professional social network, LinkedIn. What is LinkedIn LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD) was launched in 2003 and is a social networking website for professionals.  As of January 2013 the site boasts more than 200 million users in more than 200 […]

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Social Media and Investing – StumbleUpon

Published February 28, 2013
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Introduction As part of our special series on social media and investing, we take a look at the discovery engine and social network, StumbleUpon. What is StumbleUpon? StumbleUpon, founded in 2001, is primarily a discovery engine.  Unlike search-based engines (such as Google), discovery engines are useful for when you don’t know exactly what you’re looking […]

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Uncovering Junior Miner & Exploration Value and Acquisition Targets – An Interview with Sid Rajeev

Published February 25, 2013
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At the 2013 Cambridge House Vancouver Resource Investment Conference (VRIC), Sid Rajeev, the head of research at Fundamental Research Corporation, presented his outlook on 2013 and why mergers and acquisitions (M&A) might be something investors want to put on their radar for the upcoming year.  In particular, Rajeev focused on the mining and exploration sectors […]

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Social Media and Investing – Tumblr

Published February 19, 2013
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Introduction There are various resources one can use when researching investing information or investment opportunities. Social media is increasingly becoming one of those channels. We continue our series on using social media tools to discover or learn about investment opportunities, strategies or resources, by focusing on the microblogging platform and social network Tumblr. What is it? […]

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The Mindless Investor Chapter 8 – You Should Not Do Fundamental Analysis

Published February 18, 2013
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In chapter 8 of The Mindless Investor, the spotlight is on a popular approach to investing – fundamental analysis and why, according to Tyler Bollhorn, it is an inefficient approach for most small investors/traders to take when evaluating opportunities to invest in. The apparent popularity of fundamental analysis might not be driven by whether or […]

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Social Media and Investing – Pinterest

Published February 13, 2013
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Pin-vesting Social media is increasingly becoming a channel that people are turning to online in order to learn and research when investing. As part of our series on using  social media tools to discover or learn about investment opportunities, strategies or resources, we start by focusing on the third largest social network known as Pinterest. […]

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Social Media and Investing – Series Introduction

Published February 12, 2013
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Investors are always on the hunt for information that will put them one step ahead of everyone else in the market. In the past, the sources of information for investors included newspapers and television news programs, company annual reports, investment advisors and brokers, the stock exchange itself as well as investor conferences and tradeshows just […]

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The Mindless Investor Chapter 7 – Don’t Be Average

Published February 5, 2013
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Chapter 7 of The Mindless Investor focuses on the idea that aiming to be average is only going to get you average results.  In order to outperform the market, individual investors have to be willing to use tools and strategies that are different from “conventional” approaches.  It is important to remember that trading involves one […]

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Digging for Opportunities with a Mercenary Geologist – An Interview with Mickey Fulp

Published January 30, 2013
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If there’s one truth about a mercenary – it’s that they mean business. In a resource conference filled with stories, opinions and “potential”, it’s a challenge for professionals and novices alike to identify real opportunities from the pipe dreams.  Enter a mercenary geologist. We had a chance to speak to Mickey Fulp, otherwise known as […]

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3 Tips For Do It Yourself Investors Researching Online

Published January 29, 2013
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In another discount brokerage survey confirming that Canadian do it yourself investors are turning to online resources to help manage their financial futures, TD Direct Investing recently released results of a survey it commissioned in December 2012 that explored the online habits of Canadians.   According to the TD Direct Investing survey, convenience, control and content […]

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