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Month: June 2017

Lululemon ( LULU ) Stock Position Update

Lululemon ( LULU ) Stock Position Update

I bought Lululemon stock when it took a beating after its earning reports  in end of March of 2017. See my rational behind buying the stock . I bought 145 stocks for $51.07 and currently the stock is trading at  $59.10.  That is a 15.7% return in three months. Which to me is a decent return for one of my trades for that time frame ! I was planning to hold on to it for longer – because I believed…

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Priceline – Review

Priceline – Review

I have never reviewed any companies, restaurants etc on my blog as a standalone post . My experience with Priceline was so terrible that I felt it needed a standalone post for review ! I have used their ‘Name your Own’ feature for both Montreal, Canada and Barcelona, Spain with the intention of saving some money. This is the feature where you pick the star level , location and other amenities and provide a price and priceline tries to match…

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Exchange Traded Fund Investing for Canadian Investors

Exchange Traded Fund Investing for Canadian Investors

Many people tend to hold their savings in cash . Most of the time this is because they are not sure what to invest it in. It may start as for a short time and that can easily turn into years ! Holding your savings in cash is bad !! The purchasing power of cash over time decreases due to inflation. So never a good idea to hold your savings in cash ! A lot of my friends and family…

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Saranac Lake Camping – Lake Placid

Saranac Lake Camping – Lake Placid

The long weekend of May 2017 I had a chance to camp at Lake Saranac on a Private Island ! It was a last minute event organized by my friend and I couldn’t pass up the chance to say I camped on a private island . You could only get to the islands using boats  – we were 8 people with two campsites rented on an island with two boats rented between us. How to book the campsite ? You…

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Snapchat – Short Term Trading

Snapchat – Short Term Trading

This is one of my favorite stocks to speculate in. I usually keep a few stocks on my watch list and keep track of the range the stock trades in. Whenever I notice a significant pull back – I will step in to buy.  Some stocks I keep only for a short time – others for long.  My short term trades are usually in my TFSA and longer term trades in my RRSP. I have previously done short term trading…

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My First Bitcoin Purchase !

My First Bitcoin Purchase !

Since I have heard of bitcoin ( cia 2010) I have wanted to own some. Just never managed to spend the time to buy any ! I lost my opportunity to buy it when it was at $10 and when it was over $100. So I decided I am going to buy some when it is around $3000 !  Hopefully, I don’t look back and cringe at this post. One of the reasons I want to buy bitcoin is that…

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My Food Experience In Chicago

My Food Experience In Chicago

On my five day trip to Chicago I was really looking forward to trying out some yummy food places.  Below are some of the places I visited and my ramblings about each place. Lou Malnati’s – I have always associated deep dish pizza with Chicago and was really excited to try it for the first time. Maybe my expectation was too high. I liked the deep dish pizza at Lou Malnati’s, but it wasn’t mind blowing as I was expecting…

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Bitcoin Investing Introduction

Bitcoin Investing Introduction

I been hearing lots about bitcoin lately – I remember hearing about in 2011 and thinking maybe I should buy some. Never followed through with it – procrastination is a bitch. This time I am going to spend some time to see if I can understand it, and if it makes sense for me to invest in it. Reddit has about good introductory post about bitcoin. I recommend you watch all the videos from the link. Coindesk has some good…

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