Ryan Wall

Rising Loonie Could Make For Ugly Q2 Canadian Earnings

Is there a way to profit from the appreciation of one's domestic currency? Better put; how would I as a Canadian profit from the appreciation of our currency? Is there a quasi hedging technique that would allow to profit from a rising loonie while investing in U.S companies? This question has been on my mind a lot lately as individually from the consumer level I don't feel any richer than I did in 2002. (Aside from the awesome runup in the Canadian market. (in C$ terms))

I ask this all with a view to the past as I can't imagine a situation in which our dollar could repeat the gains of the last three years anytime soon. I don't know if I would want it to.

Bullish on Gold, Bearish on Everything Else

Why favor the miners which might find gold?

If gold if the way to go, why not buy actual gold?

Real Inflation Measurement: The Core/CPI Spread

It is clear that John is either an investment Guru or that he simply doesn't care. There is a lot more that could be said but I don't like to watch myself type.

Why I Disagree With Bernanke

Where would one find a chart/survey showing the U.S economy to be the 6th largest in the world?

Manulife Financial: Analysts Mixed Following Record Quarter

Manulife introduced "Income Plus" seg funds here in Canada halfway through 2006. The popularity of which became quite a surprise to many brokers. The marketing machine was out in heavy force. Although other insurers will follow, this market leading position was quite a boon to their profit this year and should be for many years into the future as these products are marketed towards baby boomers who fear losing their money. To top it off the investments will be made into balanced and asset allocation funds that have nearly no chance of losing money over the next 10 years. Should make for a tidy profit.

buy lots of Manulife