Using Norbert’s Gambit is a Good Idea for Many Canadian Investors
Canadian investors need to be especially observant of their broker fees. In my opinion, 90% of do it yourself investors … Read more
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A First Hand Look at Toronto’s Housing Bubble
By Hardcore Value I was walking in Toronto yesterday and I started thinking about Prem’s 2011 Fairfax Letter: “Canada has benefitted greatly … Read more
Stop Loss Orders Make No Sense for Investors
By Hardcore Value With investing, I’m not sure there is another industry where you can do so many irrational things and … Read more
Urbana Corporation: A Net-Net Value Trap?
By: hardcorevalue Urbana Corporation (TSE:URB) (TSE:URB.A) is a closed-end investment company that has been discussed many times on this site. It trades … Read more
A Look at the Busiest Stores in Downtown Toronto
By Hardcore Value It was a beautiful sunny Friday afternoon in Toronto. I walked up Yonge street to the Eaton Centre to pick … Read more
Goldman Sachs (GS), Cheap at 76% of Tangible Book Value
Since 2007, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) has struggled to return to an acceptable ROE figure. The days of 30+% ROEs … Read more
Mohnish Pabrai Bets Big on Bank of America Corp (BAC)
Mohnish Pabrai, one of my favourite investors, released his Q1 13F filing (it now seems to be released under Dalal Street … Read more
Microsoft Facing the Toughest Battle of its Corporate Life
Microsoft is throwing its weight around trying to catch up in the mobile market. However, the mobile market is far … Read more
Research In Motion Earnings – Candor From CEO Thorsten Heins
First off, there’s no way to try and spin earnings results fromyesterday’s Research In Motion Limited (USA) (NYSE:RIMM) positively. Revenue is … Read more
Canadian Real Estate Bubble Finally Popping?
By Hardcore Value Ok, so far I’ve been wrong on my view of the Canadian residential real estate market. My first article, the Canadian Real … Read more
GM’s Pension and European Problems
I sold my GM position recently. The stock is up about 20% since where I bought it in late 2011. … Read more
Seeking Alpha is SOO Much Better Than Motley Fool
Just a random thought, but I really admire Seeking Alpha‘s cost structure over traditional content publishers like the Motley Fool. Their … Read more
Value Investing: Buying at 52 Week High
Warren Buffett looks at the company first and then compares it to the price, something most investors (including myself) rarely do. If … Read more
Bill Ackman: Rim Too Risky To Invest In
I don’t want to doubt Prem Watsa who recently doubled his stake in RIM, but I have to side with … Read more
Canada Vs US Home Prices
Obviously there are differences but I think the general point is correct. H/T @BenRabidoux Francis Chou had this to say on Canadian real … Read more