Toronto Money Show

I went down this year as I have always done. For my liking, there is too much on American stock and economy and too much on ETFs (Electronic Traded Fund). ETFs are basically a form of Mutual Fund, but often with much lower fees.

The Opening Ceremonies and Keynote Addresses is some of the best you will see at this show. I like, as always, the talk by Benjamin Tal, Deputy Chief Economist at CIBC.

In the opening remarks, Eric Nuttall speaking on Canadian Energy, said that the future is natural gas. He said that renewables cannot produce needed power. He said that US shale oil production has likely peaked and that non-OPEC production has peaked forever. He also thought there is a future for Uranium.

I went to hear Ryan Irvine of Key Stone Financial talk. Key Stone Financial are independent Equity Advisors. He talked about small cap stocks they have recommended. They were Boyd Group Services Inc (TSX-BYD), Water Furnace Renewable Energy (which was bought out in 2014), Janna Systems Inc (which was bought out in 2000). He said when these stocks were recommended, they all had revenue and all were profitable. He also recommended Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc (TSX-CPH).

He complained about Small Cap mutual funds. He talked about one put out by TD bank that had 111 stocks in it. He said if some do well, it will not affect the fund because it has too many stocks. With more than 100 stocks in a fund, you cannot beat the market because you own the market. He said you should have no more than 15 to 25 stocks.

He also talked about Crawford United Corp (US) (OTC-CRAWA), Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc (TSX-CPH), Polaris Infrastructure Inc (TSXPIF), Biosyent Inc (TSX Venture-RX-X), Dynacor Gold Mines Inc (TSX-DNG) and Propel Holdings Inc (TSX-PRL).

I also went to listen to Rob Carrick of the Globe and Mail. His was a good talk and he listed a number of important points on investing. I talk below on some of the things he said.

He says to enjoy the bull market because he cannot guarantee when the next bear market will be. He says you should keep an eye on the long term and that you are not an investor if you sell in a downdraft. He says that ETFs are the best products. You should have 4 pots of Canadian Stocks, US Stocks, International Stocks and Bonds. With your money for stocks divide it into 3 pots of Canadian, US and International stocks. (Note a number of speakers says the same think.) He says you should beware of new products. You should not use margin accounts. You should never put money into the stock market that you would need in the next 5 years. And, it is never different this time.

The notable thing for Saturday at the Money Show is the sessions put on my Canadian Money Saver. Their sessions are generally good and are especially geared towards new investors. The other noteworthy thing to mention is the Saturday started off with Keynote Presentations and an interesting one was a panel of 4 with a title for their session called “From Parents to prosperity: How to Pass Down Wealth that Lasts”. Another good session was a talk by Sue O’Reilly of the Positive Point. This is a Meetup Group and the link is here but you have to signed on to Meetup for this link to work.

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