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- Loblaws 5 year stock history
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Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:01:41 +0000 - Loblaw Conclusion
Summary: All indications are that informed investors would consider this an under valued stock. ...continued at Stock trading information...
Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:56:51 +0000 - Nortel-A Case Study from Inside the Technology Bubble
In other themes on this site, we have focused considerable attention upon the importance of proper financial statement analysis and share price analysis to aid prospective investors in their decision making processes. There are many examples of the perils of placing hard earned cash into unsound investments. Sometimes the risk is obvious and at other times it may be well disguised. Widely accepted attitude in the market insists the math of a 50-50 chance to earn 20% or 0% is a better investment than a 100% chance to earn 10%. In many of these instances, the allure of earning wealthy returns overshadows the truths of risk management, causing many an investor to quickly turn his attention from hopes of prosperity to minimization of loses....continued at Stock trading information...
Sun, 22 Apr 2007 15:44:30 +0000 - What happened and how did it all go wrong?
Nortel experienced much of its corporate expansion and nearly all its share price growth during the time of an exuberant bull market. This was a period in time when companies engaged in the business of new communications technologies in general and internet business in particular, ran through a five to six year period of fevered expansion and wildly escalating stock prices that seemed destined to continue without end. It came to be known as the “technology bubble” or “dot-com bubble”....continued at Stock trading information...
Sun, 22 Apr 2007 15:34:14 +0000 - Expanding through acquisition
What ever did happen to financial statement analysis during this market? Health of a company somehow became interpreted as the percentage of market or market share the company possessed. There is not any quantitative, financially correct value to place on such a figure, but in a time when consensus had it that the entire market sector would expand uninterrupted for an infinite period of time, owning almost anything in that market would eventually be a good thing. Much of Nortel’s growth was accomplished through acquisitions paid for with over valued shares. In 2000 alone, Nortel bought out 11 companies for $20 billion. The simple objective was acquisition of market share. Keep in mind management was carrying on with this course even at the same time BCE was offloading Nortel. ...continued at Stock trading information...
Sun, 22 Apr 2007 15:25:46 +0000 - Most Commonly Used Comparative Ratios in Share Price Analysis
Price/Earnings Ratio (P/E). This ratio gives an indication of how expensive or cheap a stock is, by comparing stock earnings relative to the stock price. The P/E ratio takes the stock price and divides it by the last four quarters' worth of earnings. A company stock currently trading at $10 a share with $1.00 of earnings per share (EPS), has a P/E of 10. High P/E suggests that investors are expecting higher earnings growth in the future compared to companies with a lower P/E. It is usually most useful to compare the P/E ratios of one company to other companies in the same industry, to the market in general or against the company's own historical P/E....continued at Stock trading information...
Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:07:19 +0000 - Share Price Analysis
There are many ways to categorize investors and their strategy, so in order to determine what appears most appropriate for your personal market goals and personality it helps to start out this section with a brief description of the five most commonly used. Knowing what you are seeking in your investment portfolio allows the investor to make better sense of evaluation processes he deems appropriate. ...continued at Stock trading information...
Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:34:25 +0000 - Market Analysis
Every day, serious and curious investors are bombarded with thousands of newsletters, analytical market reports, radio and television investor programs and segments, newspaper articles, and friendly tips, all based upon the same thing – study of the supply and demand in a market in an attempt to predict what direction or trend will continue into the future – despite all the impressively fancy tools they employ....continued at Stock trading information...
Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:22:10 +0000 - Financial Statement Analysis
The first part of this tutorial gives you an insight important financial report documents – income statements and cash flow statements – readily available to all investors. Financial statements are a disclosure of a company’s financial performance. Understanding the meaning of these financial reports and interpreting important components of the data will help identify the quantitative strengths and weaknesses of the company being investigated. All investors need to be able to pick out the strong warning signs and uncover the not-so-obvious strengths hidden in the pages of a financial report. ...continued at Stock trading information...
Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:10:40 +0000 - Income Statement Analysis
To a diligent investor, income statement analysis provides important insights into how effectively management is controlling expenses. Ratios are used to make rate comparisons of elements and data recorded on the statement....continued at Stock trading information...
Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:05:28 +0000 - Cash Flow Statement Analysis
Cash flow statements start with net income and then add back non-cash expenses such as depreciation, which deduct from net income but don’t result in cash changing hands. Cash flow statements consist of three sections:...continued at Stock trading information...
Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:30:23 +0000 - Stocks vs Bonds
Many people beginning to invest ask the question, should I invest in stocks or bonds? The answer to this generic question is almost always, yes. That meaning investing your money is precisely what you should be doing to make it work for you and grow. However, to truly answer whether investing in either is better than the other it is important to understand the differences between the two. ...continued at Stock trading information...
Sun, 01 Apr 2007 13:40:00 +0000 - Mutual Funds and Fixed-income Investments
Many RRSPs are simply registered mutual funds or registered fixed-income instruments such as a GIC. The type of mutual fund or fixed income investments and their mix as a percentage of the total investment portfolio are choices of the investor, so these are known as self-directed RRSPs....continued at Stock trading information...
Thu, 29 Mar 2007 11:25:08 +0000 - Registered Retirement Savings Plan Limits and Strategies
RRSPs are a savings trust account that is registered with the Canada Revenue Agency as a vehicle to be used for securing some of the financial needs of retirement. No one is obligated to participate in a Registered Retirement Savings Plan but, as an incentive to do so, the Canada Revenue Agency offers very attractive income tax advantages to those income earners who do. There are some legal restrictions and guidelines which must be adhered to and numerous investment options such as stocks, bonds, Guaranteed Investment Certificates, mutual funds and equity backed mortgage funds that qualify for use....continued at Stock trading information...
Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:03:09 +0000 - LIRAs and Annuities
Annuities are contracts between the purchaser and an insurance company, under which the purchaser makes a lump-sum payment and the insurer agrees to make periodic payments beginning on a fixed date. The payment amount is determined using payment frequency, the original investment, the type of annuity option and the age/sex of the annuitant/beneficiary....continued at Stock trading information...
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