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.... 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... 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... 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.... 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... 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...