BAM is another stock that I had short listed as part of my initial screen for Fall of 2016. Let’s take a look at it some more. This stock is currently trading at its 52 week high. That may not be a bad thing, but I always hesitate to trade stocks that are trading near 52 week highs. It has a Yahoo one year target estimate of $43 dollars. This target may not be realized but it is a good…
Air Lease (AL) was a stock I had highlighted as one that I wanted to look into further. It was part of my initial list of stocks for analyses for 2016 Fall. Currently it has a price target of $73 USD dollars and it is currently trading at around $29.74 dollars. That is a very attractive gain forecast – It will provide a return of 145%. The target price is obtained from subscribed research reports. Yahoo has a target price…
I was contemplating buying this stock since it was on my initial list of stocks. However I came across this technical indicator analysis article on yahoo . “Brookdale senior living breached its 50 day moving average in a bearish manner” This made me hesitate. However on the same page this stock is highlighted as a undervalued possible momentum play. In my view undervalued is always good and any stock for which you can use momentum in your favor is a…
If I had $100 000 I would currently research the stocks below and make picks from this list. I started by reading multiple research papers to identify some potential stocks that I may invest in as part of my portfolio. Quick Notes: Air Lease Corporation ( NYSE:AL) – I don’t normally like to invest in the airline industry, however Air Lease is more of a financing company, and I expect air travel demand to continue to increase given the demographic…
This investopedia article lists out the major financial news sites : http://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/112514/top-sites-latest-stock-market-news.asp# I use Yahoo Finance . I recommend spending a bit of time on each site to see which one works for you.
As an independent contractor you have the option of being a Sole Proprietor or an owner of a Partnership. A friend of mine recently became a contractor, and he had the option of registering as a business and billing as a business. My friend and I decided to do some investigation to understand how this worked and what some of the processes involved are. Sole Proprietorship First Step, you must understand the benefits of registering as a sole proprietorship. This…
My job is filled with phone and in person meetings in the mornings. I don’t normally get a chance to check online till about 11 am EST. About an hour and half after the US and Canadian market opens. I am also rarely at my desk. I am more of a long term investor than a short term trader. So I don’t always need real time data during the day. I do however want to be able to receive alerts…
One of my goals for this year is to make $50k in addition to my income. Having a goal is nice, but like most people if you don’t have a plan you are not going to get there. There is only two ways I believe that I can get there. Starting a company or investing. I believe I don’t have enough passion to start a company. After spending some time understanding entrepreneurs and what drives them to start companies I…
I read an interesting article. Here are my thoughts on it. Source/Issue: “The 20-minute financial expert” , (MoneySense , www.canadianbusiness.com ) Written by: By Ian McGugan and Duncan Hood Key points from the Article: 1. This article attempts to give the reader a good basis on personal finance related topics such as how to save, smart ways to invest, tax tips, how to use leverage for benefit, insurance, will , how to find a financial adviser, and how to retire….
RRSP’s are a very well known product, and there is countless amount of information about it. However, I always find I have to dig through various resources to the find the information I need. So I have made an attempt to summarize some of the key and useful points about RRSPs. 1. RRSP stands for registered retirement savings plan. You can set up an RRSP at a bank. You can set it up as a savings account or as a…