Predicting the course of the stock market generally is a mug’s game. Very few, in fact almost…
Canada’s Business
Confusing signals
Reliable economic forecasts have proved to be very unusual. That is one reason why economists as a…
An upward move
For more than a year now gold’s price has been in a correction phase, never surpassing last…
Market Nonsense
Recently the press, notably magazine covers, have featured stories stating that we are on the…
A wish list
It is about time that we prepared a wish list of changes that should occur to put our economy back…
Bad advice
Many people are looking for help to manage their finances. Many unsophisticated turn to financial…
More needs to change
Recently, there have been heated discussions about women’s experience in the workplace and in…
Not really dead
Based on misleading data, inflation seems to be almost non-existent. One should not dismiss the…
Hoarding cash
A perplexing problem is the huge hoard of cash that corporations are sitting on and why. The…
Shaking up the economy
What is underway is the rise of the “sharing economy” that will shake up our financial…
A rude awakening
A few decades ago George Santayana, a philosopher, wrote, “Those who forget the past are…
What to do
The greatest problem confronting the investment community is what to do. Investment advisors, if…
Timing is everything
In so many things timing is everything. Too early leads to perplexity and too late can mean…
Cyclical recovery, secular decline
The most surprising event of the North America business recovery is the robust auto market. It is…
Government and gambling don’t mix
Controversies have been raging across Canada about the introduction of more gambling casinos, most…