But any company being considered for a buy-and-hold strategy, even if considered a growth stock, will have down years
This analysis is not commonly used, but it’s useful because every company reports assets and common equity
What’s ahead for the market is getting harder to figure out, but a look at past price/earnings multiples can help
Choosing stocks with low price/book value multiples and low price volatility is key
There’s a larger small-company stock index and a much revised mid-cap index; the index family covers more stocks
Consumer staples perform steadily when business conditions turn adverse, but they make up a small part of the Canadian market
Focusing only on Canada’s stock markets will create an undiversified portfolio
Consumer spending boom leads to discretionary stocks’ performance bettering that of staples
The PEG ratio doesn’t work well in Canada because it reflects the widely varying correlation between earnings and stock prices
The PEG ratio doesn’t work well in Canada because it reflects the widely varying correlation between earnings and stock prices