Over the past few weeks, a number of major online stock brokers, including TD Ameritrade and Charles Schwab, have announced that they will be adopting a zero-commission model. Robin Hood populariz...
I hear it all the time. People will look at Warren Buffett's returns over the past decade or so (via Berkshire Hathaway) and shrug their shoulders. "What's so special about those returns?", th...
Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are racing to capture the votes of the left heading into the 2020 election season, and Sanders' latest proposal is clear evidence of that. Bernie Sanders - who ...
On October 21st, 2019, Canadians will take to the polls to vote in their federal election. 338 seats in the House of Commons are up for grabs, and the parties will need 170 seats in order to form ...
Did you know that Netflix still maintains a DVD/Blu-Ray membership service under the name of DVD.com? In 1998, Netflix started their DVD-by-mail rental service. The service, which eventually offere...
As a 10-year plus bull market continues to rage on, investors have gotten accustomed to snapping up shares in newly listed companies that have flimsy business models or unsure paths to profitability. ...
It has often been said that President Donald Trump thrives in chaotic situations. In fact, those who have followed Trump closely over the course of his career say that he purposely manufactures ch...
It is a legitimate question - if the United States economy so strong, why is the market pricing in multiple interest rate cuts in 2019 and 2020? After all, shouldn't interest rates (which are stil...
President Trump will enjoy a significant advantage over his opponent when he runs for re-election in 2020. This advantage is known as the "Incumbent's advantage" and can be very hard to overcome, ...
Over the past few days, you have likely heard the term "inverted yield curve" if you read a publication like the Wall Street Journal or watch any type of business news. Inverted yield curves fill ...
There are many people out there who believe that short selling should be against the law. One of those people is Elon Musk, who has not tried to hide the fact that he has a particular disdain for ...
In this day and age, in a world where people are as polarized as ever, it can be hard to imagine a Presidential election where one side would thoroughly embarrass the other. In this day and age, t...
With the next US Presidential election just around the corner, many people are suddenly interested in the results of previous US Presidential elections. Many people want to know the biggest blowou...
There is only one word that can be used to describe the Vancouver real estate market over the past 10 years or so - ridiculous. In July of 2001, a single family dwelling in Vancouver cost, on aver...
The world of stock market options can be either quite simple or ridiculously complicated. At its core, options boil down to just two things: calls and puts. A call is an option to buy somethin...