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2013 Kicked Off Well, But Wait For The Second Half To Fall Apart

by Michael Barton | Economics, Investing Strategy, Portfolio Strategy

It’s been an incredible start to 2013 for equity investors. The New Year rally, which really started back in November, has seen the Dow Jones Industrial Index touch 14,000. That’s a rise of over 11% in just a couple of months, and around 7% since the end of December....

Canada’s Economy: After Steaming Ahead, Should You Go On The Defense?

by Michael Barton | Economics, Investing Strategy

Compared to the other seven members of the G7, Canada’s economy has been fairly steaming ahead, but that may be about to change. The collapsing European economy, now with both the German and French economies retracting as well as their neighbors, is beginning to weigh...

3 Steps to a Winning Portfolio

by Michael Barton | Investing 101, Investing Strategy, Portfolio Strategy

Why investors miss the mark Investors often get mired in the detail of managing a portfolio. Actively self-managed portfolios are often over traded as profits are chased and real opportunities missed. Passively managed portfolios are often under traded as asset...

Why A Strong Dollar Will Be Bad For Your Portfolio

by Michael Barton | Economics, Portfolio Strategy

The Fed has been weakening the dollar for a decade… Interest rates are low. Quantitative easing measures, pumping hundreds of millions of dollars into the American economy, are high. The fed has, for years, been following a course of flushing the dollar down the pan....

Why You Should Prepare For An Equity Sell Off in 2013

by Michael Barton | Economics, Investing Strategy

Forget the Fiscal Cliff; there are bigger worries for investors Having examined the current markets, and what has led us to today’s stock market levels, it’s clear to me that 2013 could be a pivotal year for investors. It’s going to be a year in which markets could...

Is a Stock Repurchase Better than a Dividend?

by Michael Barton | Dividend Investing, Stock Investing

When we invest, it is generally to benefit from either capital growth or income. In the case of shares, that income is provided by way of a dividend payment. How the payment of a dividend benefits us as shareholders is pretty straightforward to understand, but when a...
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