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Their investing heroes and stock picks
Winning streaks continue
Visa Inc.'s recent $19-billion (U.S.) initial public offering was a record breaker - the largest in U.S. history, coming at a time when the U.S. IPO market has been slow.
Both contestants solidly in the black
At the half-way point of Faceoff's year-long stock struggle, it's the age and experience of 65-year-old retired active do-it-yourself investor Murray Soupcoff prevailing so far over 24-year old financial consultant Lesley Scorgie. But just barely.
Is America Broken? More importantly for investors is the question: How can I make money if it is?
When Murray met Lesley stock picking faceoff
North American stock markets have given investors a rough ride over the past six months, but you wouldn't know that from the virtual portfolio performances of the Globe's Investor Faceoff contest. Both of them are in the black.
After the Second World War, Tokyo's stock market didn't reopen until May 16, 1949. The new Nikkei 225 index, meant to be a bellwether like New York's Dow Jones Industrial Average, closed at 176.2 that day. The Dow was almost a mirror image, closing at 175.8.
The Canadian Oil Sands Trust has nine billion barrels of black gold buried beneath the soil. In an era of dwindling oil supply and rising demand, it's been a great stock to own. But can you still make money on it?
As markets gyrate and 'sure things' no longer seem like safe bets, investors could be forgiven for sticking with dividend stocks. But which ones? We asked three market gurus, from across the country, to give us their pick for the one stock that can ride through the turmoil.
It's a crummy time to be positive. It's a crummy time to be a momentum investor.
The popularity of stock screens on the Internet continues to grow, giving individual investors more and more powerful stock picking tools.
What to make of the stock markets during their bipolar mood swings?
As with many real-world portfolios, the fantasy holdings of our Investor Faceoff contests have had a rough ride over the past few months.
Stock prices are a combination of supply, demand, mood, perception and actual financials.
Beating or matching the returns of the S&P 500 is hard. When markets are volatile, noise from the media and "talking heads" increases. If you do too much, you can miss the real opportunities. That's why you should simply do less.
She's a 24-year-old consultant who's into bank stocks and molybdenum. He's a 64-year-old trader who likes fertilizer and BlackBerrys. We "gave" them each $100,000 and one year to see who has the best strategy.
Calgary-based firm gets confirmation of major Axe Lake resource in Saskatchewan.
The auto parts industry faces turmoil, but acquisitions may help firm cope
If there's a company that appears to be in the midst of a perfect storm, it's auto parts maker Martinrea International Inc.
Hedge fund manager Hugh Cleland expects North American markets to recover from the recent downturn sparked by concerns about the fallout from the U.S. subprime mortgage mess.
Now called Harry Winston Diamond, company looks to back up its retail expansion with new mining properties.
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