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Short-term Versus Long-term Investments

So you’ve saved up money from your summer job or internships (or career), and are ready to dabble in the world of investments. Fantastic! Choosing investments is both exciting and challenging; there are numerous investment options that you can explore, and the ones you may end up choosing will likely be based on your personality [...]

Chance to See Jeff Rubin

Here at Young & Invested, we are always looking after our readers and we have a special offer for you.
On March 25th, you will have a chance to see the former Chief Economist and Strategist at CIBC World Markets, Jeff Rubin.
In partnership with University of Toronto, we are giving away 10 special VIP access passes [...]

Y&I’s Vision for 2010

It’s still January, which means it’s still ok to be setting new goals and visions for the New Year! And that’s exactly what we’ve been doing here at Young & Invested. We have now been in full operation for a while and we’ve received great support from you, our readers.
As stated in our mission, Y&I [...]

Opportunity in Sovereign CDS Spreads?

Note: See important disclaimers below article.
With the Dubai World fiasco and the recent downgrade of Greece to BBB+ by S&P, people fear a cascading effect on other Eastern European nations just as Abu Dhabi and Qatar saw a crisis of confidence (or contagion) in their businesses when Dubai World became public with its problems.
I first [...]

Leveraged ETFs: Where ETF Decay Rules

During a time when many investors are still underwater on their portfolios since the financial meltdown, it is increasingly tempting to use leveraged exchange traded funds (ETFs) to gain back losses.
Leveraged ETFs use derivatives to underpin the underlying investment, and suggest investors can earned double (or triple) the expected return on the supporting index, similar [...]

IFRS 101: What Every Investor Needs to Know (Yes, you too!)

 
 
A study on IFRS showed that 50% of companies demonstrated higher equity under IFRS accounting standards than GAAP, and a huge 65% showed higher earnings. Would that influence your investments? Most investors don’t realize that IFRS will have significant implications on financial statements, and are in danger of using outdated analysis methods and comparison to [...]

Guest Post: Understanding the Global Energy Sector

You wake up, switch on the light, and get ready for work. You start-up your car, drive to work, and the first thing you do when you get into the office is turn on the computer. Unless you live your entire life in a tent perched in the middle of nowhere, you can’t escape using [...]

Market Views on Mr. Market – Bearish Edition

Note: See important disclaimers below article.
Just as there are bubbles of positive sentiment (ie. Manias), there are also bubbles of negative sentiment (ie. Panic) where investors generally believe the end of the world is near and the last thing they want to be caught doing is holding stocks. This, I believe, was the situation in [...]

Contrarian Investing: Skipping the Academics

An “expert” is somebody who knows more and more about less and less. Keep that in mind while reading this post.
A contrarian is the odd one out.
As a follow up to my previous post on contrarian investing, I’d like to explain to you why a majority of investors, both in industry and personal, undergo flawed [...]