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Warren Buffett (Berkshire Hathaway) Stock Portfolio – Update 2011...

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway stock holdings for Q4 2011 was filed on 2/12012. There...

Workforce Reduction Announcements – A Useful Unemployment Indicator

Job cut announcements made by large corporations are a useful and perhaps better indicator...

10 Book Ideas As Gifts For Investors [2011]

Here are 10 gift ideas for an investor, or someone who likes to invest....

The Investment Blogger Origami Frog $50 CDN

Have You Prepared For A Market Crash? Be Ready,...

Unfortunately, we’ve finally come to a point where given the pace of things, the...

MARKETS

Have You Prepared For A Market Crash? Be Ready, Not Worried

By The Investment Blogger

November 23, 2011

Unfortunately, we’ve finally come to a point where given the pace of things, the conditions have deteriorated to a point where a major global economic crisis may no longer be containable and a severe stock market downturn...

Insights & Highlights From Liz Claman’s Interview With CEOs of Intel, DreamWorks, & Electronic Arts

By The Investment Blogger

October 28, 2011

Last week FOX Business Network’s (FBN) Liz Claman spoke with tech sector CEOs in Silicon Valley for the fourth annual “Three Days in the Valley” summit. The exclusive interviews gave some insights into the high-tech industry trends...

2011 Mid-Year M&A Summary Notes File Download

By The Investment Blogger

August 12, 2011

DESCRIPTION: - Summary notes of significant M&A deals and takeovers for first half of the year, detailing specific transactions. - List is not exhaustive, but I’ve attempted to capture significant deals, that are representative of the overall...

Investor Considerations On The Recent Market Decline

By The Investment Blogger

August 8, 2011

In recent weeks major stock market indices around the world have declined leaving investors worried and many wondering what to do (buy, sell, or hold). Panic in the stock markets have been triggered by the ongoing euro...

ECONOMY

Workforce Reduction Announcements – A Useful Unemployment Indicator

By The Investment Blogger

January 25, 2012

Job cut announcements made by large corporations are a useful and perhaps better indicator of unemployment than government released labour data. While official unemployment data provided by Statscan in...

Bank of Canada Maintains Rate At 1% – 10/25/2011

By The Investment Blogger

October 25, 2011

On 10/25/2011, The Bank of Canada (BoC) announced it is maintaining its overnight interest rate at 1%. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1.25% (1 1/4 percent) and the deposit...

Operation Twist 2 – Federal Reserve Shifts Bonds

By The Investment Blogger

September 21, 2011

On 9/21/2011 the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced it will: • Extend the average maturity of its existing holdings of Treasuries. • Swap $400 billion worth...

Recommendations For Investors On U.S. Debt Deal Uncertainty

By The Investment Blogger

July 31, 2011

With just two days left for the U.S. to raise the debt ceiling, investors are unsure of what to do about the situation and a potential U.S. debt default.

WARREN BUFFETT

Warren Buffett (Berkshire Hathaway) Stock Portfolio – Update 2011 Q4

By The Investment Blogger

February 16, 2012

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway stock holdings for Q4 2011 was filed on 2/12012. There was a lot of activity this quarter as well, with new stakes in DaVita Inc...

Warren Buffett (Berkshire Hathaway) Stock Portfolio – Update 2011 Q3

By The Investment Blogger

November 16, 2011

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway stock holdings for Q3 2011 was filed on 11/14/2011 (and amended 11/15/2011). There was a lot of activity this quarter with new stakes in CVS...

INVESTMENT KNOWLEDGE

Merger & Acquisition Considerations For Investors & Shareholders

By The Investment Blogger

September 6, 2011

With merger & acquisition activity intensifying and remaining strong this year, the situation may arise where a company you invest in may be involved in a takeover deal. There...

How To Find Good Investment Ideas

By The Investment Blogger

April 1, 2011

For many beginners, the process of finding investment ideas can be confusing and overwhelming, especially in the stock market. Everyone wants to pick stocks of successful companies, or companies...

Successful Investing Series [Issue #01] – Holding Cash

By The Investment Blogger

February 4, 2011

Many investors tend to avoid holding cash. Most investors prefer to have their money generate higher returns, rather than sitting idle in a low return cash account or cashable...

The Successful Investing Series [Issue #00] – Introduction

By The Investment Blogger

February 4, 2011

The Successful Investing series will focus on personally tested & proven KEY ideas, concepts, techniques, methods, strategies, investments, and tools that I believe will truly help the investor improve...