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    Recap of 2008 predictions

    will start a new thread in 2009 since 2008 was rough especially for the resource sector in the final three months. personally will probably be +5% or -5%, have to count some options that expire in Jan. will be close to zero, was up over 20% but made some dumb trading mistakes still could have...
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    Oil trusts were so great 10 years ago!

    Recently someone I know from Vancouver sent me info on a US oil income trust. He does some investment deals of small caps, and also some PR. most of the companies (all 4) he has told me about have gone down, and are tied to jr. mining companies. not following any of these are they are small...
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    nba

    bucks over 192.5 posted record 1-1 thanks selkirk
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    Enbridge very good results,

    sometime will list the stocks I have in my DRIP/SPP (dividend reinvestment plan and share purchase plans.) most of them have fallen though still like them except for two that....well later Enbridge is a company I have owned for more than 10 years, probably 15. it is a pipeline company based...
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    pulling on a string

    to come out of the economic mess, and help solve the credit crisis and debt problem faced by indivuals and corporations. the govt. will try to make credit easier to get and debt not seem as important. they will lower the rates, worldwide rates will head towards zero, and in many countires...
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    a market update and some trades, good and bad

    best wishes on the holdidays, thanksgiving is big in cnd. but believe even bigger in the US. however both the US and cdn. market were in full rally mode. when the US govt. stepped in to buy preferreds that signal to the market that C would not go to zero and the US govt. would backstop the...
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    nba

    going to play Dallas indy over 199. thanks selkirk
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    Canada savings bonds, convertible debentures, HP good news and no one cares

    Canada Saving Bonds was at a bank at picked up the rates on the Canada Savings bonds, these are sold by the government to retail cdn. customers. a great savings vehicle in the past, ie. 70, 80s, where the rate you got was locked in, and sometimes that rate was very good. also you could cash...
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    Resource Fund and hospitals

    Was going to update the resource fund and do some trades and some updates (no longer own UYG-how to lose 18% on double etf), was worth a shot. also own 25% of WFC, every US holding has a covered call against it, energy portfolio was at 60% now at 40%. for example CNQ (cnd $) went from 50-60...
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    Shareclub meeting october notes:hospital visit and Patience

    One week ago Friday had my latest shareclub, these are monthly gatherings. everyone talked abot their losses and some gains not to many. some trades worked but most long positions were off down. a little surprised that some did not have stops, or buy puts (though they are expensive, now)...
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    selling some stocks: energy after the brief rebound

    as I write this oil is below 78. it hit over 80 on Monday and even climbed over 83 on Tuesday, however at the end of trading it fell to just over 78. not a good sign when it can not hold 80, on a sharp equity rally, and it might be a sign of things to come. many stocks rallied in Canada, just...
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    share club meeting notes from September

    have belong to a shareclub for around 14 years (time does fly) anyways in september I was to make a presentation or going over a couple of article in cdn. moneysaver. the two in sept that caught my attention were Preparing for the Bear by Wynn Quon and Investment Products to Avoid by Gail...
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    happy thanksgiving, and yes be thankfull, UYG

    first of all happy thanksgiving, okay for everyone down south best wishes in nov...in cdn. it is in October, makes sense, I mean a holiday in -40 is not much fun.... anyways turned on the TV and saw a clip of J. Cramer being bearish, said something to the effect do not have to own stocks for...
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    some new lows

    will make a list of new lows, some of the stocks I watch on a daily basis hit new lows, especially in the morning, when you wonder if something happened to the company... (note the times have done these lists they have done good, except for the last time, there was some small gains, but they...
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    GE gives Warren a deal..should break it up, avoid jr. resource plays

    GE gave Warren Buffet a deal, then again there are not that many people who will invest 3-5 billion quickly. Warren gets 3 billion of preffered stock payiing 10%. he also gets a 3 billion in warrants at $22.25. there is also a 10% premium if GE wants to buy them back. the average GE...
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    wnba saturday

    washington over 149.5 have played a few in the wnba, with mixed results. thanks selkirk
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    baseball total 8.5under philly

    both pitchers have been pitching well lately, especially myers. the one problem is both team often find themselves in high scoring affairs. baseball record totals 1-1 cfl record 3-1 thanks selkirk
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    energy stocks and ag stocks roasted

    this has happened before a large hedge fund that was making large bets on commodities, in this case oil/gas stocks (leveraged, leveraged...extreme) blows up. so they blow out positons and other funds also sell, and then soon it is the case of who wants to own these lousy stocks that go down 5%...
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    Red River Resource Fund

    someone I talk about investing from time to time, has a small account that is very focussed on oil. told him last week that it would be a good idea to write sell covered calls, and maybe get a few more stocks in the portfolio, not sure if he did this.... so let us see how much this type a...
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    a outlook from a cdn. hedge fund

    these are some of the views of Salida Capital a money manager in cdn. they have averaged 35% over three years, though this year they are down around 23%. volatile. still they have some people running the funds/great experience. do not own the fund, glad this year though they did great...
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