If you are looking to invest in a Canadian bank then you have made a good decision. Of the five major Canadian banks (TD Bank, Royal Bank of Canada, BMO, Scotia Bank and CIBC) all of them are likely to be a good investment for the long term. Since the financial crisis in late 2008, [...]
Last night President Obama gave a speech to the nation about his new jobs plan. He had many ideas and policies, many of which seem good. Democrats and Independents will like this plan. Republicans will only like small parts of it here and there. The President knew this going in, but the speech made it [...]
A technology firm is planning to build a town or small city in New Mexico just for tests. According an AP article via the Roanoke Times (click here to read it), the town will have a capacity to hold 35,000 residents and will be complete with a highway system, various buildings and an electrical grid. [...]
Rogers Communications has announced that they are applying to become a bank. The company is looking for ways to grow and since they are already big in the telecom, TV service and sports (Toronto Blue Jays) industries in Canada, they must branch out into new industries to find growth. The Rogers strategy for success has [...]
Fear of Europe is apparently back in full effect. The European economy is not healthy and investors, traders, analysts, etc… Are making it very clear that you should be divested of Europe. Even some of the experts that I respect and value are saying that you should not invest in Europe or European companies. If [...]
Iran has achieved what they “say” they wanted to achieve with their nuclear program all along. They are successfully generating electricity into their grid from a nuclear plant. You would think this would be a surprise to the rest of the world, but it’s not because the U.S., Israel and other nations are watching their [...]
September is going to be a very important month for Palestinians. They are trying to persuade the world’s countries to vote for an independent Palestinian state at the UN. Some countries have already said that they will vote for them and some have said the opposite. The most important country on this vote, Israel, is [...]
One year ago this month Netflix launched their movie and TV show streaming service in Canada. With all the buzz being generated from the U.S., Canadians were excited about the prospect of being able to stream unlimited content on their TV for a reasonable flat monthly fee. Canadians are not used to content being anything [...]
This is a time of year that parents are happy that their kids are going back to school and will give them a bit of a break at home. It is also a time of stress for those parents because the back-to-school season means new expenses of $324 (in Canada), according to an article in [...]
There are still many people that despise mixed martial arts and the UFC. Some of these people hold influential positions in media which is very important for an up and coming sport. For this reason, many do not regard the UFC on par with other major sports leagues like the NBA, NFL, MLB, PGA, ATP, WTA, [...]
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