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A yardstick suggests it’s time to sell, but it depends how you measure
Expert's Podium

Yardstick says 'sell,' but it may not measure up

Shiller P/E ratio says markets are overvalued by 30% – factor in low interest rates, though, and it’s not time to panic

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Many of the people who were involved in Facebook's birth eight years ago will become billionaires by the end of the week – if they aren't already. Facebook 'like' icon displayed outside of Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif.
Initial Public Offerings

Why Facebook friended Wall Street

The tech darling chose the most traditional method of raising capital for good reason

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A trader works at Akros bank in Milan.
Expert's Podium

3 promising stocks with little debt, strong fundamentals

These firms are among the favourites right now in Validea's model portfolios

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Expert's Podium

Does your philanthropy stem from "edifice complex"?

Four hard questions to ask yourself about your charitable intentions

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Turkish players go for a basket
Expert's Podium

How to build a winning portfolio (or basketball squad)

Why BMO, TransGlobe Energy and Saputo, a diverse trio of stocks, made John Reese's Hot List

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Under late CEO Steve Jobs, Apple Inc. became a symbol of innovative thinking and marketing.
competition

Canada, like Steve Jobs, should zero in on innovation

Rather than investing more in invention and replication, we should step off the beaten path and focus on what users – markets – want

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RIM office in Waterloo, Ont.
Expert's Podium

Scoping out RIM through Buffett’s eyes

After buying billions' worth of IBM shares this year, what other techs might be on his radar?

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A GM storage lot at the company's Oshawa, Ont., plant.
Expert's Podium

As auto sector moves into high gear, a few stocks stand out

Model portfolios based on Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch rate these stocks highly

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Expert's Podium

What high net worth investors are doing right now

Asset allocation among wealthy investors has changed over the past year, says Thane Stenner

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Handbag maker Coach has upped earnings per share in all but one year of the past decade, has just $23-million in debt vs. about $950-million in annual earnings, and has averaged a 36.5 per cent return on equity over the past ten years.

Why Warren Buffett sometimes wants his stocks to sink

A closer look suggests there’s a method to the Oracle of Omaha’s madness

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