I guess because I have a blog and my email address is on it, I get all sorts of unwanted emails. The worse probably are the ones saying that they can make you 1000% for 2000% return by investing the way they will tell you to. Probably the only ones making money off such offers is the people who offer you products to tell you how to do this.
Here is one such offer I got. If you look at the end of the advertisement part, he is offering you his newsletter at half is regular price of $1,495 or for $697 for a subscription. He says it is risk-free. I think not. Even if it is true he will give you back your money if you are unsatisfied. You could end up shelling out thousands of dollars on a trade you lose on.
It is very hard to make big returns on stock, especially consistently. Going for big returns can be fun and I have indulged myself into this. You can make some good returns with momentum buying or bottom feeding. However, this is risky and you should never use money you cannot afford to lose in such endeavors.
I made quite a bit of money on RIM, now Blackberry. I used what is called momentum buying to do this. The theory is that a fast rising stock tends to continue to rise fast. However, once it is no longer a fast rising stock it is time to get out. I also sold half my shares once the price was up 4 times what I paid for it just to ensure I did make a profit. I also know a lot of people who lost money on this stock.
On my other blog I am today writing about Computer Modelling Group Ltd. (TSX-CMG, OTC-CMDXF) ... continue...
This blog is meant for educational purposes only, and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.
See my site for an index to these blog entries and for stocks followed. Follow me on Twitter.
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Monday, July 14, 2014
Kiva
What can I say? I am a capitalist. I believe in capitalism. It has dragged lots of people out of poverty and we in the Western World especially are living a very good life because of capitalism. We bitch and complain a lot, but the average person has never had it so good. We live well but talk about what more we want. However, if you look at history at all, you will see that we so much better off than our ancestors were.
I think that having the rest of the world catch up to what we have is a great idea. That is why I support Kiva. I put money into this organization and I never plan to take it out. I consider it one of my charities. In practice I loan money to people who pay me back and then I reloan the same money to someone else. Kiva also asks for money to keep their organization going.
I figure I am supporting capitalism and hopefully making life a bit easier for someone else.
It is also too bad we do not have a micro-loaning company in Canada. There are several Kiva field partners for the United States. We have failed our poor. We have welfare, but people do not seem to be able to get off welfare once on welfare. We have families where generations have been on welfare. Look at the bad shape our natives are in and they are by and large on welfare. I think that the main problem with welfare is that we still have poor schools in poor area.
On my other blog I am today writing about TMX Group Ltd. (TSX-X, OTC-TMXXF) ... continue...
This blog is meant for educational purposes only, and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.
See my site for an index to these blog entries and for stocks followed. Follow me on Twitter.
I think that having the rest of the world catch up to what we have is a great idea. That is why I support Kiva. I put money into this organization and I never plan to take it out. I consider it one of my charities. In practice I loan money to people who pay me back and then I reloan the same money to someone else. Kiva also asks for money to keep their organization going.
I figure I am supporting capitalism and hopefully making life a bit easier for someone else.
It is also too bad we do not have a micro-loaning company in Canada. There are several Kiva field partners for the United States. We have failed our poor. We have welfare, but people do not seem to be able to get off welfare once on welfare. We have families where generations have been on welfare. Look at the bad shape our natives are in and they are by and large on welfare. I think that the main problem with welfare is that we still have poor schools in poor area.
On my other blog I am today writing about TMX Group Ltd. (TSX-X, OTC-TMXXF) ... continue...
This blog is meant for educational purposes only, and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.
See my site for an index to these blog entries and for stocks followed. Follow me on Twitter.
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Something to Buy July 2014
There is always something to buy in the stock market. On Monday, I put out a list of the stocks that I covered and showed what stock might be a good deal based on dividend yield. Now I am trying to categorize what sorts of stocks may be a good deal based on dividend yield.
Categorizing stocks is not as simple as it might seem. Every site you go to has categorized stocks a bit differently. I try to keep this as simple as possible. See my spreadsheet at here. As in other spreadsheets, you can highlight a line or a number of lines for better viewing.
Of the consumer discretionary stocks, Canadian Tire is still looking cheap. A number of Consumer Staple stocks seem to be cheap. Examples would be Dorel Industries (TSX-DII.B A) and Metro Inc. (TSX-MRU).
In Real Estate, only Granite Real Estate (TSX-GRT) looks to be at a good price. Brookfield Properties Corp (TSX-BPO) has been bought out.
Some of the banks still seem to be cheap. These would be National Bank (TSX-NA), Royal Bank (TSX-RY) and TD Bank (TSX-TD). There are some others in finance that deserves to be cheap, like AGF Management (TSX-AGF). However, CI Financial (TSX-CIX) and IGM Financial have good prices. Both Power Corp (TSX-POW) and Power Financial (TSX-PWF) are looking cheap.
There are a few cheap Industrial stocks like Finning International Inc. (TSX-TFF) and SNC-Lavalin (TSX-SNC). I just read a recent analysts report saying that now may be a good time to buy Bombardier Inc. (TSX-BBD.B) and the price looks cheap. However, the problem with this testing and Bombardier, is that Bombardier is not a dividend growth stock. Dividend are usually flat with this stock.
There are not many companies cheap in the Tech sector except for small companies like Calian Technologies Ltd (TSX-CTY) and Evertz Technologies (TSX-ET).
A number of energy stocks also seem cheap. Examples are Canadian Natural Resources (TSX-CNQ); Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX-CVE) and Suncor Energy (TSX-SU). Both CNQ and SU is showing up as cheap on historical basis, whereas CVE is just cheaper than average.
The infrastructure type utility companies are not cheap. Of the utilities companies, only Just Energy is showing as cheaper than average, and it may be there for a good reason.
Of the Telecom Stocks BCE (TSX-BCE) and Shaw Communications Inc. (TSX-SJR.B) still seem on the cheap side. I think that Manitoba Telecom (TSX-MBT) is cheap for a good reason.
On my other blog I am today writing about Penn West Petroleum Ltd. (TSX-PWT, NYSE-PWE)...continue...
This blog is meant for educational purposes only, and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.
See my site for an index to these blog entries and for stocks followed. Follow me on Twitter.
Categorizing stocks is not as simple as it might seem. Every site you go to has categorized stocks a bit differently. I try to keep this as simple as possible. See my spreadsheet at here. As in other spreadsheets, you can highlight a line or a number of lines for better viewing.
Of the consumer discretionary stocks, Canadian Tire is still looking cheap. A number of Consumer Staple stocks seem to be cheap. Examples would be Dorel Industries (TSX-DII.B A) and Metro Inc. (TSX-MRU).
In Real Estate, only Granite Real Estate (TSX-GRT) looks to be at a good price. Brookfield Properties Corp (TSX-BPO) has been bought out.
Some of the banks still seem to be cheap. These would be National Bank (TSX-NA), Royal Bank (TSX-RY) and TD Bank (TSX-TD). There are some others in finance that deserves to be cheap, like AGF Management (TSX-AGF). However, CI Financial (TSX-CIX) and IGM Financial have good prices. Both Power Corp (TSX-POW) and Power Financial (TSX-PWF) are looking cheap.
There are a few cheap Industrial stocks like Finning International Inc. (TSX-TFF) and SNC-Lavalin (TSX-SNC). I just read a recent analysts report saying that now may be a good time to buy Bombardier Inc. (TSX-BBD.B) and the price looks cheap. However, the problem with this testing and Bombardier, is that Bombardier is not a dividend growth stock. Dividend are usually flat with this stock.
There are not many companies cheap in the Tech sector except for small companies like Calian Technologies Ltd (TSX-CTY) and Evertz Technologies (TSX-ET).
A number of energy stocks also seem cheap. Examples are Canadian Natural Resources (TSX-CNQ); Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX-CVE) and Suncor Energy (TSX-SU). Both CNQ and SU is showing up as cheap on historical basis, whereas CVE is just cheaper than average.
The infrastructure type utility companies are not cheap. Of the utilities companies, only Just Energy is showing as cheaper than average, and it may be there for a good reason.
Of the Telecom Stocks BCE (TSX-BCE) and Shaw Communications Inc. (TSX-SJR.B) still seem on the cheap side. I think that Manitoba Telecom (TSX-MBT) is cheap for a good reason.
On my other blog I am today writing about Penn West Petroleum Ltd. (TSX-PWT, NYSE-PWE)...continue...
This blog is meant for educational purposes only, and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.
See my site for an index to these blog entries and for stocks followed. Follow me on Twitter.
Monday, July 7, 2014
Dividend Stocks July 2014
On this list,
I am showing whether a stock is relatively cheap based on historical high dividend yields (P/Hi), historical average dividend yields (P/Ave) or on 5 year median dividend yields (P/5Yr). See these fields on the right side of the file. You can highlight a particular stock using your cursor to highlight the appropriate line.
There are always some stocks to buy because they are priced reasonably. There are always stocks to currently avoid because they are overpriced. Looking at dividend growth stocks that are selling at stock prices that give them a dividend yield above the historical average dividend yield are probably the best bet.
The stocks that are selling at prices that give them a dividend yield above the historical high yield could be good stocks to buy. However, these stocks may be selling so cheap because of current troubles, especially financial troubles and should be treated with caution. Do not forget that I have all the stocks I follow on this spreadsheet and some are much better investments than others.
However, you should always investigate a stock before you buy. Sometimes different stocks in certain sectors are just out of favour or the stock market is just in one of its declines. However, a stock may be relatively cheap because it has problems. That is why you should always investigate a stock before buying.
Looking at stock this way is equivalent to a stock filter. A main problem I know of is for the old income trusts. These companies have generally lowered their dividend yields forever and they will probably never get back to the old dividend yield highs they made as an income trust company. For these stocks, you might be better comparing the current dividend yield to the 5 year median dividend yield.
Also, on some stocks I have a lot more information years in my spreadsheets than for other stocks. So, finding a stock on the list as "cheap" is only the first step in finding a stock to buy. This is the same with any other sort of stock filters that you can use.
The last thing to remember is that I have entering figures into a spreadsheet. I could put them in incorrectly, I can transpose figures and I can misread figures. This is another great reason why you should check a stock out before investing. As this is just a filter, it works better on some stocks than on others.
See my entry on my methodology in establishing the historical dividend yield highs and lows for the stocks that I cover. I have an entry on my introduction to Dividend Growth Stocks . You might want to look at my original entry on Dividend Growth Stocks. I have also written about why I like Dividend Growth companies .
On my other blog I am today writing about Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX-SU, NYSE-SU) ...continue...
This blog is meant for educational purposes only, and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.
See my site for an index to these blog entries and for stocks followed. Follow me on Twitter.
- I have 6 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the historical high dividend yield,
- I have 39 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the historical average dividend yield and
- 42 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the 5 year average dividend yield.
- I have 6 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the historical high dividend yield,
- I have 44 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the historical average dividend yield and
- 42 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the 5 year average dividend yield.
- I had 9 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the historical high dividend yield,
- I had 45 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the historical average dividend yield and
- 39 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the 5 year average dividend yield.
I am showing whether a stock is relatively cheap based on historical high dividend yields (P/Hi), historical average dividend yields (P/Ave) or on 5 year median dividend yields (P/5Yr). See these fields on the right side of the file. You can highlight a particular stock using your cursor to highlight the appropriate line.
There are always some stocks to buy because they are priced reasonably. There are always stocks to currently avoid because they are overpriced. Looking at dividend growth stocks that are selling at stock prices that give them a dividend yield above the historical average dividend yield are probably the best bet.
The stocks that are selling at prices that give them a dividend yield above the historical high yield could be good stocks to buy. However, these stocks may be selling so cheap because of current troubles, especially financial troubles and should be treated with caution. Do not forget that I have all the stocks I follow on this spreadsheet and some are much better investments than others.
However, you should always investigate a stock before you buy. Sometimes different stocks in certain sectors are just out of favour or the stock market is just in one of its declines. However, a stock may be relatively cheap because it has problems. That is why you should always investigate a stock before buying.
Looking at stock this way is equivalent to a stock filter. A main problem I know of is for the old income trusts. These companies have generally lowered their dividend yields forever and they will probably never get back to the old dividend yield highs they made as an income trust company. For these stocks, you might be better comparing the current dividend yield to the 5 year median dividend yield.
Also, on some stocks I have a lot more information years in my spreadsheets than for other stocks. So, finding a stock on the list as "cheap" is only the first step in finding a stock to buy. This is the same with any other sort of stock filters that you can use.
The last thing to remember is that I have entering figures into a spreadsheet. I could put them in incorrectly, I can transpose figures and I can misread figures. This is another great reason why you should check a stock out before investing. As this is just a filter, it works better on some stocks than on others.
See my entry on my methodology in establishing the historical dividend yield highs and lows for the stocks that I cover. I have an entry on my introduction to Dividend Growth Stocks . You might want to look at my original entry on Dividend Growth Stocks. I have also written about why I like Dividend Growth companies .
On my other blog I am today writing about Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX-SU, NYSE-SU) ...continue...
This blog is meant for educational purposes only, and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.
See my site for an index to these blog entries and for stocks followed. Follow me on Twitter.
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Investment Reporter Picks
For the month of July 2014, MPL Communications Investment Reporter newsletter had picks for best buys for income and best buys for growth.
Best buys for income
BCE INC. $48.99 (Quality rating: Very Conservative; TSX-BCE; Sector: Utilities; T: 800-339-6353) yields five per cent and raises your dividend every year.
CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE $97.40 (Quality: rating: Very Conservative; TSX-CM; Sector: Financial; T: 416-960-8691) yields 4.1 per cent, the highest of our Key stock banks.
CORUS ENTERTAINMENT $24.97 (Quality rating: Very Conservative; TSX-CJR.B; Sector: Consumer; T: 416-479-6107) yields 4.4 per cent and is profiting from the acquisitions of assets from Key stocks BCE Inc. and Shaw Communications.
EMERA INC. $34.00 (Quality rating: Very Conservative; TSX-EMA; Sector: Utilities; T: 902-428-6486) yields 4.3 per cent and has diversified utility operations.
IGM FINANCIAL $50.74 (Quality rating: Very Conservative; TSX-IGM; Sector: Financial; T: 416-979-4198) yields 4.2 per cent. The company operates lucrative mutual fund firms.
TRANSCONTINENTAL INC. $15.20 (Quality rating: Conservative; TSX-TCL.A; Sector: Consumer; T: 514-954-4000) yields 4.2 per cent and raises its dividends.
Best buys for growth
ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD $29.45 (Quality rating: Very Conservative; TSX-ATD.B; Sector: Consumer; T: 450-662-6632 ext. 4607) runs convenience stores across Canada, the U.S. and Northern Europe.
CCL INDUSTRIES $101.61 (Quality rating: Conservative; TSX-CCL.B; Sector: Manufacturing; T: 416-756-8526) is profiting from integrating acquired businesses.
CGI GROUP $36.54 (Quality rating: Very Conservative; TSX-GIB.A; Sector: Multi; T: 514-841-3355) has a customer base diversified globally and by service requirements.
FINNING INTERNATIONAL $29.60 (Quality rating: Conservative; TSX-FTT; Sector: Resources; T: 604-331-4934) profits from resource and infrastructure projects in Western Canada, Latin America and Britain.
HIGH LINER FOODS $25.19 (Quality rating: Average TSX-HLF; Sector: Consumer; T: 902-421-7100) has significantly expanded its earnings per share in recent years.
OPEN TEXT CORP. $50.89 (Quality rating: Conservative; TSX-OTC; Sector: Multi; T: 519-888-7111) profits from Enterprise Content Management and Business Process Management.
All these stocks are currently from their list of Key Stocks. See this email newsletter here. You can sign up for their free newsletter here.
On my other blog I am today writing about Intact Financial Corp. (TSX-IFC, OTC-IFCZF) ... continue...
This blog is meant for educational purposes only, and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.
See my site for an index to these blog entries and for stocks followed. Follow me on Twitter.
Best buys for income
BCE INC. $48.99 (Quality rating: Very Conservative; TSX-BCE; Sector: Utilities; T: 800-339-6353) yields five per cent and raises your dividend every year.
CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE $97.40 (Quality: rating: Very Conservative; TSX-CM; Sector: Financial; T: 416-960-8691) yields 4.1 per cent, the highest of our Key stock banks.
CORUS ENTERTAINMENT $24.97 (Quality rating: Very Conservative; TSX-CJR.B; Sector: Consumer; T: 416-479-6107) yields 4.4 per cent and is profiting from the acquisitions of assets from Key stocks BCE Inc. and Shaw Communications.
EMERA INC. $34.00 (Quality rating: Very Conservative; TSX-EMA; Sector: Utilities; T: 902-428-6486) yields 4.3 per cent and has diversified utility operations.
IGM FINANCIAL $50.74 (Quality rating: Very Conservative; TSX-IGM; Sector: Financial; T: 416-979-4198) yields 4.2 per cent. The company operates lucrative mutual fund firms.
TRANSCONTINENTAL INC. $15.20 (Quality rating: Conservative; TSX-TCL.A; Sector: Consumer; T: 514-954-4000) yields 4.2 per cent and raises its dividends.
Best buys for growth
ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD $29.45 (Quality rating: Very Conservative; TSX-ATD.B; Sector: Consumer; T: 450-662-6632 ext. 4607) runs convenience stores across Canada, the U.S. and Northern Europe.
CCL INDUSTRIES $101.61 (Quality rating: Conservative; TSX-CCL.B; Sector: Manufacturing; T: 416-756-8526) is profiting from integrating acquired businesses.
CGI GROUP $36.54 (Quality rating: Very Conservative; TSX-GIB.A; Sector: Multi; T: 514-841-3355) has a customer base diversified globally and by service requirements.
FINNING INTERNATIONAL $29.60 (Quality rating: Conservative; TSX-FTT; Sector: Resources; T: 604-331-4934) profits from resource and infrastructure projects in Western Canada, Latin America and Britain.
HIGH LINER FOODS $25.19 (Quality rating: Average TSX-HLF; Sector: Consumer; T: 902-421-7100) has significantly expanded its earnings per share in recent years.
OPEN TEXT CORP. $50.89 (Quality rating: Conservative; TSX-OTC; Sector: Multi; T: 519-888-7111) profits from Enterprise Content Management and Business Process Management.
All these stocks are currently from their list of Key Stocks. See this email newsletter here. You can sign up for their free newsletter here.
On my other blog I am today writing about Intact Financial Corp. (TSX-IFC, OTC-IFCZF) ... continue...
This blog is meant for educational purposes only, and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.
See my site for an index to these blog entries and for stocks followed. Follow me on Twitter.
Monday, June 30, 2014
Ticket Pricing Lies
I bought tickets for the Wine and Spirit Festival for last weekend. They advertised that you could get a ticket ahead of time for $21.90. However, it is impossible to actually get any ticket for $21.90. You go to their site and you have to buy the ticket through an agency and that agency charges a fee. My ticket cost me $25.24. Is this not lying in advertising?
The other thing I hate about purchasing tickets online is that they give you an 8 and one-half by 11 very colorful page to print, when all they need to do is have you print the bar code. This wastes a lot of my ink for no purpose. They could easily just have you print the name of the event and bar code. It might take a page of paper, but would only use a little black ink.
On my other blog I am today writing about Alliance Grain Traders Inc. (TSX-AGT, OTC-AGXXF)... continue...
This blog is meant for educational purposes only, and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.
See my site for an index to these blog entries and for stocks followed. Follow me on Twitter.
The other thing I hate about purchasing tickets online is that they give you an 8 and one-half by 11 very colorful page to print, when all they need to do is have you print the bar code. This wastes a lot of my ink for no purpose. They could easily just have you print the name of the event and bar code. It might take a page of paper, but would only use a little black ink.
On my other blog I am today writing about Alliance Grain Traders Inc. (TSX-AGT, OTC-AGXXF)... continue...
This blog is meant for educational purposes only, and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.
See my site for an index to these blog entries and for stocks followed. Follow me on Twitter.
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Pipelines, a Red Herring?
I note that people are again protesting about Canadian Pipelines. The whole idea is if there are no new pipelines then the oils sands would have to be shut down. This is another red herring.
If people really wanted to stop global warming or help the environment then what we need to do is to get off coal. Mining and burning coal is far, far more harmful. Why do you think that the US and China are the global big producers of greenhouse gases? There is one big answer and that is burning coal for electricity.
If I would be cynical I could say that the US does not want to get off coal or bring this problem to anyone's attention because they might have to do something about all the coal it burns to produce electricity. It might affect their economy. However, it is fine to bully Canada and damage our economy by trying to shut down the oil sands.
However, the one thing that Canadian really needs to do is to make peace with our native Indians. Their education is a disgrace.
On my other blog I am today writing about CI Financial (TSX-CIX, OTC-CIFAF) ...continue...
This blog is meant for educational purposes only, and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.
See my site for an index to these blog entries and for stocks followed. Follow me on Twitter.
If people really wanted to stop global warming or help the environment then what we need to do is to get off coal. Mining and burning coal is far, far more harmful. Why do you think that the US and China are the global big producers of greenhouse gases? There is one big answer and that is burning coal for electricity.
If I would be cynical I could say that the US does not want to get off coal or bring this problem to anyone's attention because they might have to do something about all the coal it burns to produce electricity. It might affect their economy. However, it is fine to bully Canada and damage our economy by trying to shut down the oil sands.
However, the one thing that Canadian really needs to do is to make peace with our native Indians. Their education is a disgrace.
On my other blog I am today writing about CI Financial (TSX-CIX, OTC-CIFAF) ...continue...
This blog is meant for educational purposes only, and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.
See my site for an index to these blog entries and for stocks followed. Follow me on Twitter.
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