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Recently bought one of these, 23" with 2048 x 1152 resolution, was approx. $200CND. Excellent bang for the buck, effectively a cheap 24" monitor for the price of a 20-22" model, only downside is that some older video cards may not support this resolution via DVI (had to use analogue connection...

This doesn't really surprise me, furniture retailers are getting killed over the past year or so in Canada, so it's logical that other parts of the supply chain will also be hurting. It does kind of surprise me though that TPC will end up owning competing companies...perhaps they will...

My take on this is that the decay depends on the degree of leverage for the ETF that you are referring to....the larger the leverage, the greater the potential decay. For example, I have started to build a short position (with tight stops) in Horizon's new single inverse ETFs (Canadian product)...

Probably worth considering whether or not much of that wealth was legitimate prior to the fall. For example, the value of a commercial building or house can be determined by that of comparable units, but you cannot sell every commercial building or house in the city at the same time for that...

Having day traded in the past (two months), I will share the following bits of advice: - Do not expect to make money in the short-term to medium-term, and ensure that you have either savings or alternate income. This would apply to starting any form of self-employment. - You will see many...

I would agree that the US did some exceptionally bad things with their lending, causing the majority of the current global economic situation, but we are far from perfect in Canada. Canadian banks are exposed to some pretty questionable/risky assets, particularly in the commercial real estate...

I am surprised regarding the 90 credit vs. 120 credit item, I had to do 120 credits for my own degree, wasn't aware of the three year programs (are you referring to some form of co-op education?). More importantly, I personally feel that there is a great deal of pain coming down the pipeline...

Mortgage rates typically increase/decrease as bond yields increase/decrease. Good point that spread is also a factor. For example, mortgage rates recently plunged in Canada (many lenders offering 5 year rates around 3.75%, give or take a few bps), following a dramatic decline in the yield of...

Saw this a couple of months back in hard copy, glad that you posted it here, it is a good read.

EVGA has a product that may be what you are looking for....some positive reviews online, but I have not tried the product yet myself: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16815101001

Shale gas.

I partially agree with 2(b), and disagree with 1. I would argue that a trader with a target of .20 (ideally greater) should have a stop loss strategy that is substantially lower than .20, perhaps .05 or so. Implementing this type of strategy also requires spending some time locating the right...

I agree that Canadian banks look relatively good right now compared to historical prices, but their current stock prices, trend and yields tell a different story. I think it would be a very good idea to wait before investing, I suspect that things are about to look substantially worse very soon.

I'm actually looking at doing something similar, the time zone difference certainly makes this a possibility (perhaps not a full 2 hours for me). I would encourage you to give this a try as well. Just remember that you don't necessarily need to trade every day (i.e. don't burn yourself out)...

Good point - Alberta's real estate market is looking very weak, hasn't truly broken down just yet though. Kind of like a stock that looks weak/strong before a big downwards/upwards move.

I'm not exactly a Microsoft fan, but all this appears to be at this point is essentially social engineering. All operating systems are vulnerable to users with admin privileges allowing things to happen that should not.

I cannot really comment on the truly high levels of leverage, but I can say that intraday trading is not quite as risky for a firm as you might think, for the following reasons: - Risk control. A day trading firm will typically place limits on the allowable losses for a trader. This does not...

Good point, this is partially about effectively selling yourself. It is also worth noting that 99.99% of the corporate world tends to know absolutely zero about trading. Of course this is all impacted by your level of education and that nature of your previous experience. Someone departing...

Thanks for posting this link. The rudeness of the CNBC hosts amazes me. Props to Mr. Rogers for telling them off. I'm okay with intelligent debate, but the host was being a knob. This interview actually reminds me of another CNBC interview with Paul Van Eeden of Cranberry Capital (in my...

Canada is likely to encounter some serious real estate issues over the next few years, though I probably wouldn't use the "collapse" word to describe it. We are already beginning to see year over year declines in real estate prices for the first time in years, and our decline is just...