Model Oil Portfolio

Oil Portfolio Breaks Out

The outlook for the energy sector has improved during December with positive catalysts including the OPEC+ cartel agreeing to cut production in Q1/2020, the successful IPO of Saudi Aramco, and crude oil price gains. [more]

Model Oil Portfolio

Oil Portfolio Just Below Break-Even

The outlook for the energy sector, and particularly for the oil component, was given a boost on Friday as the OPEC+ cartel agreed to cut oil production in Q1/2020. Our Portfolio continues to perform relatively well but is still struggling to gain much traction in positive territory. [more]

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eCommerce/Retail

Seasonality Trends: For December 2019

As 2019 starts to draw to a close, investors will be assessing their portfolio performance. Results should be good as most major indexes in North America did well. Our December Seasonality Trends Report highlights what indexes/sectors are currently going-in/going-out of expected strength. [more]

Oil & Gas

Striking for the Climate

Greta Thunberg and her fellow climate-change activists vow to do whatever they can at the up-coming United Nations climate-change conference to get world leaders to act quickly and decisively to tackle the world’s growing climate-change problem. [more]

eCommerce/Retail

Top Ten Portfolio Back Above $600,000

Our Top Ten Portfolio performed well of late and regained the $600,000 level. Including dividends and trading profits, the Portfolio is up 20.4% YTD and exactly matches this year’s gain by the S&P/TSX Composite Index. We think that we should be able to do better than the general index. [more]

Agriculture & Fertilizer Companies

Seasonality Trends: For November 2019

October traditionally marks the start of a seven month positive period for the general market. Of course, there are always exceptions. However, this year, October has been exceptional with the S&P 500 Index beginning the month of November at an all-time high. [more]