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As many of you know, I was the designer, builder, and the first CEO of Qtrade Investor, which became Canada’s top-rated online securities trading broker almost from inception and for about nine consecutive years was selected #1 by the rating agencies. That company was subsequently acquired by Desjardins Group and

(one part has been redacted as I am likely to start building a much larger position and wish to keep this information private for now) Client letter of 2021.02.01 6:15 am ET Dear Client I have attached here your January report, which as you probably know is not the best

Every trader should have a set of guidelines that directs how they interact with capital markets. I have mine. The Bill Cara Rules: Only trade the stocks of successful companies, which is like saying ‘choose your friends wisely’ Base all decisions on actual company and market data while ignoring market stories

For their 40th year anniversary, the MoneyShow editorial team “surveyed the nation’s leading newsletter advisors and investment experts asking for their favorite stocks for the year ahead. This year’s report—Top Picks 2021—features over 100 investment ideas for the new year”.   There were eleven Biotechs among the MoneyShow 2021 Top

Pat asked me today if everything is ok. She noted that for three days I have almost not touched the computer. In fact, on Sunday I didn’t. That is an all-time record, and she knew that something important was on my mind. After spending the past three days in deep

After a 50-plus year lifetime of independent investing, I can honestly say that I have been there and done that. I personally designed the electronic brokerage system that soon became the #1-rated system in Canada, beating out the platforms of all the major banks and brokers, and was #1 for

Go Gold Silver & Gold (TSX: GGD) (OTC: GLGDF) updated 12-28-2020 All figures in USD and as of 30 Sept 2020. Market Cap: $443.8 Million          Share Price: USD 1.68     CAD 1.95 Shares outstanding: 264,166,788 Cash:     $52.7 Mil Debt:     Lists $12.27 Mil total liabilities and no Long-term Debt. Current

Osisko Gold Royalties (NYSE: OR) (TSX: OR.TO) reviewed 12-12-2020 Market Cap:       $1.87 Billion (USD)          Share Price:        $11.26 (USD) Shares outstanding: 166,307,784 Cash: $160.7 M (CAD) Debt: $372.0 M (CAD) Current operations: Gold & silver royalty streams. Insider holdings: 1.67%                  Institutional:  288 hold approx. 80% Website: osiskogr.com https://osiskogr.com/app/uploads/2020/11/OR-Q3-2020-Results_final.pdf CEO: Sandeep Singh

Wesdome Gold (WDO.TO) (OTC: WDOFF) reviewed 12-12-2020 Market Cap:       $1.41 Billion (USD)          Share Price:        $8.00 Shares outstanding: 142,969,000 (FD) Cash on hand:    $73.5 M (CAD) as of 30 Sept 2020. Long-Term Debt: Nil.  Total Liabilities: $99.0 M (CAD). Current operations: Yes: 3 properties in Tier-1 jurisdictions Ontario and Quebec.

I will never forget an incident that happened in my first month of work at Dominion Securities (now RBC DS) in Jan 1981. I was a newbie on a three-month training pre-licensing program. One day the licensed broker I was working with had gone to lunch and a big client of