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Canadian stocks that are under $5 – Discovered from BNN

Canadian stocks that are under $5 – Discovered from BNN

I was interested in finding stocks trading on a Canadian exchange that is trading under $5. I used BNN.ca to identify some stocks that were currently trending on BNN.ca, that was under $5. Below are my thoughts on such stocks: FTG-T – Circuit boards for airplanes. Small company, small volume. Has a one year target of $3.38 and the current price is $3.08. That will give me a 9% return which is decent but I am going to keep on…

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Brookfield Asset Management INC [ BAM-A.TO]

Brookfield Asset Management INC [ BAM-A.TO]

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…

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Air Lease Corporation – [AL:NYSE]

Air Lease Corporation – [AL:NYSE]

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…

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Brookdale Senior Living [BKD: NYSE] – To buy or not to buy?

Brookdale Senior Living [BKD: NYSE] – To buy or not to buy?

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…

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Stock Picks – Fall of 2016

Stock Picks – Fall of 2016

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…

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Toronto – Salad King for a Year

Toronto – Salad King for a Year

One lovely Thursday, I decided to treat one of my co-worker to some spicy lunch. We work fairly close to Salad King (Thai restaurant) and walked over there for lunch.  They had these contest ballots at our table. I never pass up filling out a contest entry!  So I filled mine out without any sort of expectation. I never win anything, but you know can’t give up hope. Went on to have a lovely lunch. The next day – I…

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Greece Trip – Planning Tips –Santorini

Greece Trip – Planning Tips –Santorini

We reached Santorini from Athens by a Ryanair flight. Please see the following link if you need details on how to get to Santorini from Athens or more details on Athens itself: Athens Tips We had arranged a minivan to pick us up through our hotel by email ahead of time. When we arrived at the airport (Santorini airport is really small) – there was our van driver waiting for us with a sign with our names. He was very…

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Greece Trip – Planning Tips – Athens

Greece Trip – Planning Tips – Athens

One of my cousin always wanted to go to Greece. She has not been on vacation in some time and her request was to go to Greece. I was helping them plan the trip – I enjoy planning trips! The places she wanted to go to in Greece were Athens, Santorini and Mykonos.  Athens is the mainland of Greece connected to Europe, and the rest of Greece is thousands of islands scattered throughout the Aegean Sea. Santorini is one such…

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Paris, France – A City that I Love!

Paris, France – A City that I Love!

A friend recently asked for recommendations of places to see in Paris, France. Usually I pass on my blog postings on specific cities when people ask me for travel suggestions. At the time I visited Paris, I wasn’t blogging about my travels. Paris was a place I loved too much, and as such I decided to write about it before my memory became foggy! I stayed for 10 days in Paris! I was there from Dec 13th 2014 to Dec…

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Wednesday – June 16, 2016 – Thoughts on the Market

Wednesday – June 16, 2016 – Thoughts on the Market

Stephen Poloz sees signs of ‘real progress’ in Canada’s economy .  – Stephen Poloz – Bank of Canada Governor is predicting Oil prices may stagnate around $50 . I own ENB and have made a decent gain on it to date. This makes me wonder if I should maybe sell. I will hold till I find another opportunity and then I will sell. US Fed keeps Rates Steady –  Initially they had predicted last year that they will be raising…

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