Daily Archives: March 4, 2015

Equities attractive for whom?

Risk-sellers are unanimously agreed: equities are good at every valuation.  The question the rest of us must always ask is: good for whom? Shown here since 1900, valuations for S&P 500 stocks today have rarely been more expensive (less attractive) … Continue reading

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Mind the lag: corporations only beginning to account for plunge in oil

Mind the lag between oil prices down 60% and corporate accounting that has yet to reflect balance sheet and income losses… There’s one place in the world where oil is still $95 a barrel. On paper. The U.S. Securities and … Continue reading

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Heart-healthy prescription: daily exercise

Too busy to be healthy? Ask yourself, “Is my life worth an hour a day?” Dr. Heather Ross is a cardiologist at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network (UHN), director of the Ted Rogers Centre of Excellence in … Continue reading

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