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‘Canada is pretty much played out’: What Canopy Rivers learned from thousands of pot pitches
Description: Members of the deal team at Canopy Rivers Inc. (RIV.V) look at about seven investment opportunities a day, getting to know cannabis entrepreneurs eager for financial backing in a sector where the stigma of illegal drugs lingers. Source: Yahoo.Finance.com Date: Sep 05, 2019 Link: https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/canada-is-pretty-much-played-out-what-canopy-rivers-learned-from-thousands-of-pot-pitches-141549137.html Questions for discussion: Summarize the investment thinking at Canopy… Read more »
The Big Short’s Michael Burry Explains Why Index Funds Are Like Subprime CDOs
Description: For an investor whose story was featured in a best-selling book and an Oscar-winning movie, Michael Burry has kept a surprisingly low profile in recent years. Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Sep 04, 2019 Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-04/michael-burry-explains-why-index-funds-are-like-subprime-cdos Questions for discussion: Summarize the analysis presented? Do you agree with the risk perception? What should investors… Read more »
Biggest Bond Rout in Years Whiplashes Bulls Who Had Been Right
Description: (Bloomberg) — After August’s historic drop, it was starting to seem like Treasury yields could only fall. And then came Thursday, when an enormous surge reminded even well-entrenched bulls that the world’s biggest bond market isn’t a one-way street. Source: Bloomberg – Yahoo.Finance.com – video report Date: Sep 05, 2019 Link: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bond-bulls-big-reminder-treasuries-145330270.html Questions for… Read more »
Mohamed El-Erian on the bond markets: ‘If you stick with the old rules, you will lose’
Description: Economist Mohamed El-Erian told CNBC Friday that investors need to think differently about the global bond market, saying that the asset class should be treated in an “opportunistic” manner rather than as a core part of a portfolio. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Sep 04, 2019 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/06/mohamed-el-erian-on-bonds-if-you-stick-with-old-rules-you-will-lose.html Questions for discussion: What is… Read more »
Beyond Meat’s stock falls after D.A. Davidson analyst starts coverage with a rare bearish rating
Description: Shares of Beyond Meat Inc. BYND, -3.91% sank 3.2% in midday trading Thursday, after analyst Brian Holland at D.A. Davidson started coverage of the plant-based meat company with a rare bearish rating, citing concerns over the total addressable market of “non-meat” eaters over the longer term. Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Sep 06, 2019 Link: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/beyond-meats-stock-falls-after-da-davidson-analyst-starts-coverage-with-a-rare-bearish-rating-2019-09-06?mod=mw_theo_homepage Questions for discussion:… Read more »
In a world of disappearing income, these stable stocks pay a high dividend yield
Description: In a world of falling and even negative interest rates, investors are searching high and low for yield. Source: CNBC.com Date: Sep 04, 2019 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/04/in-a-world-of-disappearing-income-these-stable-stocks-pay-a-high-dividend-yield.html Questions for discussion: What do you think about the advice presented to investors in this report? What are the risks to investors who choose to follow the advice?… Read more »
Credit risks see three banks decouple from Big Six
Description: Three Canadian banks are retesting the floors they reached in December, decoupling from the rest of the Big Six in what analysts say is a sign of uncertain times. Source: FinancialPost.com Date: Aug 28, 2019 Link: https://business.financialpost.com/investing/canadian-banks-decouple-from-one-another-as-economic-cycle-wanes Questions for discussion: Summarize the assessments and predictions made in this report. Do you agree? What should… Read more »
The Almighty Dollar Needs a Rival
Description: America’s currency has become the lingua franca of commerce. That’s “putting the global economy under increasing strain.” Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Aug 29, 2019 Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-29/the-almighty-dollar-needs-a-rival?srnd=businessweek-v2 Questions for discussion: What are the issues related to the role played by the U.S. dollar in global business and investment? Do you think there would be a serious… Read more »
Why record low bond yields could keep heading lower as market fears ‘disaster scenario’
Description: Bond yields are heading south, and there appears to be no stopping them for now. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Aug 29, 2019 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/28/bond-yields-still-heading-lower-as-market-fears-disaster-scenario.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.Mail Questions for discussion: What does the article say is reason for concern? Do you agree with the analysis? What should investors do today?
Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
- Introduction to Corporate Finance, Fourth Canadian Edition
Laurence Booth (University of Toronto), W. Sean Cleary (Queen's University ) - Investments: Analysis and Management, Third Canadian Edition
W. Sean Cleary (Queen's University), Charles P. Jones (North Carolina State Univ.)