Act like you own the company. Think about it. You’ve got the information about the company at your fingertips. Look it over, and figure out how you’d run the company.   Read More

Some new investors, when the time comes to actually buy stocks, practically need a straight jacket. They want it all, now. It must be how a gambling binge feels. They   Read More

Branch Rickey was a cigar-chomping Methodist who changed the face of baseball forever. He invented the farm system. He broke the colour barrier by bringing Jackie Robinson to the Dodgers.   Read More

Your best long term strategic investment plan is to balance your portfolio across the five main sectors of the economy: finance, utilities, consumer products and services, manufacturing and resources. Each   Read More

Ken Norquay is a Chartered Market Technician, author of the behavioural finance book Beyond the Bull and a regular contributor to The MoneyLetter. He is currently on a European reconnaissance   Read More

To maximize your risk-adjusted returns, don’t mix investments and emotions. Toronto-based Craig Jerusalim, a portfolio manager at CIBC Global Asset Management, identifies five desirable traits of high-quality companies including defendable   Read More