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Entries from January 2008

Canadian economy online

January 11th, 2008 · No Comments

The Government of Canada has a good summary page of various statistics at http://www.canadianeconomy.gc.ca/. From the site: “This one-stop guide to the national economy lets you check out statistics, access a wealth of federal government information and learn more about economic concepts and events.”

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Tags: Data Links

EDGAR Company Search

January 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The EDGAR company search tool on the US SEC website allows you to search SEC filings by company name or ticker symbol. This tool gives you access to all the basic information you need to start researching a company for investment. Here are some common filings and examples of what I like to [...]

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Tags: Data Links · Investor Education

Income Trusts Revisited

January 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Diane Francis at the National Post wrote (Dec 9) that “not a single objective announced by Flaherty and Harper was achieved” from the income trust debacle–also pointing out that Mark Carney was instrumental in the government’s policy decision. Whatever you believe about the quantum of the ‘tax leakage’ issue, the intense acquisitions in the [...]

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