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Maximize Returns and Minimize Losses in a Recession

May 28, 2019
Bearish Outlook

Maximize Returns and Minimize Losses in a Recession


Jason Ayres

Canadian investors continue to watch both domestic and global economic data closely as fears of a recession loom. According to Statistics Canada in their March 1st , 2019 release “Growth in real gross domestic product (GDP) slowed to 0.1% in the fourth quarter, the slowest pace since the second quarter of 2016”   See...

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Cash Secured Puts: Benefits of Selling Puts
May 17, 2019
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Cash Secured Puts: Benefits of Selling Puts

Tony Zhang

Want to learn more about Cash Secured Puts and its...

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11 months ago
Writing Put Options on a Support Level
May 16, 2019
Concepts

Writing Put Options on a Support Level

Martin Noël

As the following chart shows, the price of shares in George Weston Limited (WN) is down slightly from its recent high of $102.30, and it could stabilize at a support level of around $98.00. This is close to the current level of its 34-day moving average (on April 29, 2019). Furthermore, we can see that the stock’s RSI 5...

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The Definitive and Practical Guide to Selling Covered Calls
May 08, 2019
Protection

The Definitive and Practical Guide to Selling Covered Calls

Tony Zhang

Many equity investors utilize options to generate income on their portfolio. A covered call is the single most popular options strategy to add income to the existing stocks and ETFs in your portfolio. This simple option strategy only requires 100 shares of a stock or ETF and selling a call option against it to generate yield....

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Monthly Option Insight
April 29, 2019
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Monthly Option Insight

Tony Zhang

Want to learn more about Generating Income using Covered Calls? Sign up for a free webinar May 7th 2019 @ 4:15pm ET....

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Renting the Upside of the Canadian Markets
April 12, 2019
Bullish Outlook

Renting the Upside of the Canadian Markets

Patrick Ceresna

The uncertainty for Canadian investors has everything to do with the confusing crosscurrents of a rising stock market but simultaneously a weakening Canadian economy. The outlook for the weakening economy comes right from the top, where the Bank of Canada came out with its rate statement on March 6. The BoC took a dovish...

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12 months ago
What do Cannabis, Nelson Peltz and Hedging Have in Common?
April 04, 2019
Protection

What do Cannabis, Nelson Peltz and Hedging Have in Common?

Jason Ayres

On March 13th, Aurora Cannabis Inc. (TSX: ACB) announced that they had appointed Nelson Peltz as a Strategic Advisor to help explore potential partnerships and advise on the company’s global expansion strategy. This is a big deal given Mr. Peltz’s business history and reputation for delivering results. For more details...

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Options for RRSP and TFSA
March 14, 2019
Concepts

Options for RRSP and TFSA

Jason Ayres

It’s that time of year again, where investors thoughts turn to RRSP and TFSA contributions and taking advantage of growing their portfolio in a tax-sheltered or tax-free way. There are many ways to approach portfolio management. Often, when you ask a cross section of self-directed investors their answers will vary. Some...

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