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AAFC to cut more than 600 staff
Avoid these thought traps when investing
Investing for Fun and Profit: Let’s review investor Peter Lynch’s list of the 10 most dangerous things investors can say
Investing for Fun and Profit: Let’s review a list, by renowned fund manager Peter Lynch, of the most dangerous things that stock market investors can say to themselves, or to others.
Larkin to step down as Grain Growers of Canada Executive Director
Kyle Larkin will step down as executive director of Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) at the end of December.
Managing through market or individual stock declines
Investing for Fun and Profit: Understanding how stocks behave should enhance our own behaviours
Even the best of public-traded companies can periodically experience significant drawdowns, and a successful investor should be prepared to react — or not react — accordingly, Herman VanGenderen writes.
How we combine stock and option strategies
Investing for Fun and Profit: Options are not an option for the novice investor
Options can enhance an investor’s returns — but should only be considered after significant and successful experiences with stocks, including a vicious bear market, Herman VanGenderen writes.
Consider new ideas on the farm with a learner mindset
Farm Family Coach: It’s still wise, though, to seek mentors’ wisdom rather than have to relive past mistakes
When people want some influence and agency to try something new, and are faced with “This is the way the grandparents always did it,” enthusiasm and creativity can be dampened.
AgraCity says it is unable to fill orders
AgraCity has told customers it will be unable to deliver outstanding product in a timely manner this spring due to cash flowproblems
AgraCity has told customers it will be unable to deliver outstanding product in a timely manner this spring due to cash flowproblems
Let’s revisit the basics of investing in stocks
Investing for Fun and Profit: Three ways to invest, three culprits for poor performance — and three antidotes
This week we’re looking at the advantages and disadvantages of the three main ways to invest in stocks, as a path to achieve higher returns compared to cash, GICs or bonds. As investment vehicles go, pension funds are out of control of their individual investors, so let’s quickly move the discussion to areas where we have control.
ADM quarterly profit falls on weak crush margins, announces layoffs
Chicago | Reuters – Grains merchant Archer-Daniels-Midland ADM.N reported a drop in fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday, pressured by weak oilseed crush margins and uncertainty over U.S. biofuel policy, and said it would be laying off up to 700 employees globally this year. Chicago-based ADM said it aimed to cut costs by $500 million to $750 […] Read more
Tyson Foods shares sink on worries over consumer demand, third quarter
Reuters – Tyson Foods TSN.N shares were on track for their worst one-day decline in a year on Monday after the U.S. meatpacker warned that consumers are under pressure from persistent inflation and high commodity costs could weigh on upcoming results. The Arkansas-based meatpacker reported second-quarter sales that fell short of analysts’ estimates, though profits […] Read more
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
