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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures retreat as stock market plunges

By GFM Network News April 24, 2018

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled mostly lower on Tuesday as a steep drop in the stock market dragged futures from the highest levels of the month, posted early in the session, traders said. Strong packer margins and climbing beef prices had supported early gains before outside markets undercut the […] Read more

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How do we start building, secretively?

Get started soon, with a small portfolio, to build financial returns for your future 

By Herman VanGenderen April 4, 2018

Have you kept our secret? You know, our secret about building wealth over time in the stock market. The secret that it’s about buying common shares in solid companies, and holding them for a long time. The longer we can keep this secret the more time we will have to build our portfolios, before others catch on. But […] Read more

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Using a Tax Free Savings Account to build your off-farm investment portfolio

By Herman VanGenderen March 23, 2018

Of the three main tax-advantaged programs: Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs), Registered Education Savings Plans (RESPs) and Tax-Free Savings Accounts, TFSAs are quickly becoming the investment program of choice for Canadians. Personally I have taken full advantage of all three programs, because it’s hard to beat investment returns inside a tax-free program. The simplicity and flexibility of […] Read more

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Finding value in the stock market

Guarding Wealth: With soaring pot and cryptocurrency stocks, it can be hard to find value in the market

By Andrew Allentuck February 28, 2018

It has seldom been tougher to make off-farm investments. Markets for stocks have been combed for good values and apparent bargains snapped up. The best index of just how picked over is the S&P 500 CAPE ratio, short for the Cyclically Adjusted Price Earnings ratio. It is at 32 as I write this column, up […] Read more

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Index investing versus buying mutual funds

Guarding Wealth: To get diversification in your portfolio you have to pay for it, but not every mix works

By Andrew Allentuck December 6, 2017

There is an old saying that you can’t beat the market. Famed investor Warren Buffett has said, “Mr. Market always wins.” One school of investing agrees that, given you can’t beat the market, you might as well join it. That is the birth of index investing: the concept of buying index funds packed in exchange […] Read more

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Guarding Wealth: Owning a piece of the business

Roller coaster or reliable investment? Consider both sides of the stock market

By Andrew Allentuck September 21, 2016

It is a fact of life that we need money to grease the wheels of commerce, to buy seed, machinery, trucks to move the grain, and so on. It is also a fact of life that the people wanting to do all of this stuff don’t have the money. How they get it is the […] Read more

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Learn to read the market signs

Guarding Wealth: Two distinct schools of stock market price prediction are taken on faith

By Andrew Allentuck March 9, 2016

It is said that the future is written in the past. For investors, that means looking backward to see where the future lies. On the one hand, it seems silly. After all, if you are driving down the road, looking backward is downright hazardous. But if you are an investor, you have to look to […] Read more

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Higher interest, rising bond prices

U.S. interest rates are heading up, and bond prices are rising. Here's why security pays

By Andrew Allentuck February 5, 2016

The ominous Chinese greeting, “may you live in interesting times,” has arrived in Canada. We face declining energy prices that are dragging down the entire economy to nearly zero growth. Canadian stocks are accordingly dismal. Our partner to the south, the U.S., has a soaring currency that will inhibit its exports. As a result, the […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Wall Street surge rallies CME live cattle

By GFM Network News August 27, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Thursday, prodded by the stock market comeback as data showed better-than-expected second-quarter U.S. economic growth, traders said. Renewed consumer confidence in the economy could support demand for U.S. goods, including meat, they said. Short-covering and bargain hunting furthered CME live cattle market advances […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs make gains

U.S. grains: Soybeans rally after Trump urges China to buy more U.S. beans

Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada appoint policy lead

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U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs make gains

U.S. grains: Soybeans rally after Trump urges China to buy more U.S. beans

Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada appoint policy lead

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures retreat as stock market plunges

How do we start building, secretively?

Shh… don’t tell anybody. It’s our secret

Finding value in the stock market

Index investing versus buying mutual funds

Guarding Wealth: Owning a piece of the business

Learn to read the market signs

Higher interest, rising bond prices

U.S. livestock: Wall Street surge rallies CME live cattle

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