"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •14 mins | 1,978.20 | +3.90 | +0.20% |
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Platinum •14 mins | 1,035.80 | -0.60 | -0.06% |
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WTI Crude •10 mins | 71.90 | -0.25 | -0.35% |
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Gasoline •13 mins | 2.532 | +0.008 | +0.30% |
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Ethanol •3 hours | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •14 mins | 23.66 | +0.03 | +0.11% |
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Silver • 14 mins | 23.66 | +0.03 | +0.11% | |
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Copper • 14 mins | 3.762 | -0.007 | -0.17% | |
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Brent Crude • 2 hours | 76.71 | +0.58 | +0.76% | |
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Natural Gas • 10 mins | 2.272 | +0.027 | +1.20% | |
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Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.375 | -0.002 | -0.10% |
Ian Campbell
Contributor since: 01 Apr 2011
Biography
Through his www.BusinessTransitionSimplified.com website and his Business Transition & Valuation Review newsletter Ian R. Campbell shares his perspectives on business transition, business valuation and world economic and financial markets influences on those two topics. A recognized business valuation and transition authority, he founded Toronto based Campbell Valuation Partners Limited (1976). He currently is working to bring his business valuation and transition experience to both business owners and their advisors in our new economic, business and financial markets normal.
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Corporate Governance - General, Bonusing and Stock Options
Why read: Because if you own shares of public companies you should always think hard about shareholder activism in the context of corporate governance, and…
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Six Simple U.S. Economic Charts Worth Thinking Carefully About
An article yesterday presented six charts attributed to David Rosenberg (Gluskin Sheff, Toronto) that are said to show: real and nominal (2 separate charts) GDP…
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Spanish Request for Financial Aid Now in November?
An article published Saturday reports that discussions with Spain over financial aid may be postponed to November, and might be dealt with concurrently with a…
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Update on Greece
Yesterday German Finance Minister Woofgang Schaeuble is reported as having said that: Greece would not default; and, if Greece exited the Eurozone it would be…
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A Reality Check on the Possibility of the United States Being Energy Independent by 2020
If you are an American - whether you a Democrat or Republican (note the alphabetic order) you should make a point of reading an article…
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More Time for Greece to Meet Budget-Cutting Goals?
Following release of its updated economic outlook earlier this week, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde today reiterated statements made yesterday that Greece…
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IMF Head Christine Lagarde Suggests Greece and Spain Should Be Given More Time
An article this morning reports Christine Lagarde, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, today has said "struggling European countries such as Greece and…
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Spain Headed in a Downward Spiral?
An article yesterday discusses what appears to be continued downward economic trends in Spain. I see this as hardly unexpected by those who have been…
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Are All Jobs Created Equal, and What Does the U.S. Reported Unemployment Rate Really Mean?
By now you know that last Friday the U.S. unemployment rate was reported for September to have fallen to 7.8% in the face of a…
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Watch for Possible Important Developments in Greece This Week
You might want to read an article published Friday that reported: Greece's Prime Minister has warned that his country is plunging into a 'Weimar Republic…
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IMF Lowers Global Growth Forecasts, and Likely That of the United Kingdom
The International Monetary Fund cut its global GDP forecast to 3.3% and 3.6% for 2012 and 2013 respectively. Reuters had reported Friday that German newspaper…
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Mark-to-Market Rule Changes - When Will They Come 'Home to Roost'?
Why read: To compare the views I expressed almost four years ago, to test those views against subsequent events, and to determine if you agree…
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Financial Markets: On Financial Advisors
On my continuous point of taking a large (for many people I am sure 'greater') role in making investing decisions with respect to your own…
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China and Global Economic Recovery
Why read: To test the contemporaneous views I expressed four years ago, to observe similarities and differences then and now, and to determine if you…
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Indigenous Peoples - Country Risk
Why Read: Because Country Risk is an increasingly big deal, and indigenous peoples generally are not dealt with today as they were in the past.…
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The Positive Spin Being Put On 'Green Shoots' and Other Things!
Why read: To test the contemporaneous views I expressed four years ago, to observe similarities and differences then and now, and to determine if you…
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Free Cash Flow - The Best Valuation Metric
Why Read and Watch: Because Free Cash Flow is indeed the best valuation metric for established companies that generate cash flow from operations. Featured Article…
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Commodity Price Trends as Economic and Stock Market Indicators
Why read: To test the contemporaneous views I expressed four years ago, to observe similarities and differences then and now, and to determine if you…
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Consultancy Says Spain's Banks Could Need 60 Billion Euros
Why read: Because late Friday afternoon after the European markets closed the results of Spain's bank audit was publicly released. It is reminiscent in some…
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Spain's Federal Budget Announces Large Spending Cuts, Lengthy Debate To Begin, Unlikely To End Well
You likely are being besieged by the announcement yesterday that Spain has announced a budget for next year that proposes: significant federal government spending cuts…
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