Scotiabank, Bank of Montreal earnings boosted by market surge

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Description: Improving markets gave Bank of Nova Scotia and Bank of Montreal a first-quarter profit boost, with the two Canadian financial giants reporting higher earnings in capital markets and wealth management. Source: BNNBloomberg.com – video report Date: Feb 26, 2020 Link: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/scotiabank-bank-of-montreal-earnings-boosted-by-market-surge-1.1395386 Questions for discussion: What were the financial results and what do they suggest… Read more »

How to make sense of the latest tech surge

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Description: In 2018 a new word entered Silicon Valley’s lexicon: the “techlash”, or the risk of a consumer and regulatory revolt against big tech. Today that threat seems empty. Even as regulators discuss new rules and activists fret about the right to privacy, the shares of the five biggest American tech firms have been on a… Read more »

Investors are flocking to the largest US growth stocks as concerns rise over the global economy

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Description: The way markets have been acting this year, treating high-quality American assets as a haven, makes sense. But even a sensible move can reach extremes and create distortions. Source: CNBC.com Date: Feb 15, 2020 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/15/investors-are-flocking-to-the-largest-us-growth-stocks-as-concerns-rise-over-the-global-economy.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.Mail Questions for discussion: What does the article suggest is driving stocks and investors’ decisions? What would snap this… Read more »

Opinion: 9 secrets of dividend investing, from a couple of stock pros who beat the market

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Description: Two winning fund managers pick some favorite cash-generating stocks Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Feb 20, 2020 Link: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/9-secrets-of-dividend-investing-from-a-couple-of-stock-pros-who-beat-the-market-2020-02-19?mod=home-page Questions for discussion: What are the key financial ratios considered by these analysts? Do you think their strategy still makes sense in today’s environment?

Why Charlie Munger’s ‘bulls–t earnings’ metric is used by so many tech companies

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Description: In Uber’s earnings report last week, the acronym EBITDA showed up 42 times. Pinterest used it 25 times the same day. The term showed up 33 times in Lyft’s report this week, while Yelp included it 39 times in its earnings release after the close of trading on Thursday. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Feb 15, 2020 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/15/why-ebitda-earnings-are-used-by-so-tech-companies-like-uber-and-yelp.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.Mail Questions for… Read more »

$700 and rising — why investors should stop looking at Shopify stock as a ‘tech darling’

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Description: Financial Post reporter James McLeod talks about Shopify’s earnings report and explains what the company’s revenue growth means. Source: FinancialPost.com – video report Date: Feb 20, 2020 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=14&v=FxxDTBUseWc&feature=emb_title Questions for discussion: What is the Shopify business model? Why do you think the stock value is rising so much and so quickly? Do you… Read more »

Roku CEO Anthony Wood

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Description: Roku CEO Anthony Wood talks about Roku’s business model, streaming technology and it’s relationship with content providers like Disney. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Feb 15, 2020 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/video/2020/02/14/watch-cnbcs-full-interview-with-roku-ceo-anthony-wood.html Questions for discussion: Summarize the key points made by Anthony Wood favouring the growth of streaming and Roku in particular. How is Roku complementing… Read more »

This Wall Street legend’s 10 rules for investing are very applicable to today’s bull market

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Description: For decades investing legend Bob Farrell was a top Wall Street strategist known for predicting changes in overall stock market direction. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Feb 11, 2020 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/11/this-wall-street-legends-10-rules-for-investing-are-very-applicable-to-this-bull-market.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.Mail Questions for discussion: What do you think about these rules and their significance at this time? What do they suggest to investors… Read more »

David Rosenberg: This turbocharged debt cycle will end miserably — it’s just a matter of when

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Description: There have probably never been as many characteristics of a top as we are experiencing today Source: FinancialPost.com Date: Feb 07, 2020 Link: https://business.financialpost.com/investing/investing-pro/david-rosenberg-this-turbocharged-debt-cycle-will-end-miserably-its-just-a-matter-of-when Questions for discussion: What does David Rosenberg say about markets and what investors should be prepared for? Do you agree?

Xerox sweetens its bid for HP Inc. to about $34 billion

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Description: Xerox boosted its offer to acquire HP Inc. to $24 a share, or about $34 billion, the company announced Monday. The new offer would be for $18.40 per share in cash and 0.149 Xerox share per share of HP. Shares of HP climbed as much as 2.7% in early trading on the news. Xerox’s stock was up 1.1%…. Read more »