Category Archives: Investing

DCF Stock Valuation Model Updated – Version 2.0

My Discounted Stock Valuation Model has been updated to version 2.0. I worked out a few bugs and kinks and it runs a lot smoother now. To download the latest version go here. If you give it a try I … Continue reading

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Beginner’s Guide To Buying and Selling Stocks Online – Part One

Have you ever wanted to learn how to buy and sell individual stocks on your own, but didn’t know where to start? Don’t worry, its really not that hard to get going. I’ll walk you through the basics of setting … Continue reading

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Quick Stock Screener – Toronto Stock Exchange Top 60

Check out this little tool I created in Google Docs to track the 60 largest publicly traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The tool is meant to be a quick screen of the market to identify potential stocks that may represent … Continue reading

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Stock Valuation – PotashCorp (POT)

The first stock valuation that I have completed with my new DCF Stock Valuation Model is on PotashCorp (POT), which trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). PotashCorp is the world’s largest fertilizer company by capacity, producing the three primary … Continue reading

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Video: How To Download Company Financial Data With My DCF Stock Valuation Model

I put together a quick video that illustrates how to download company financial data using my DCF Stock Valuation Model.

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Automated DCF Stock Valuation Model – Version 1.0 Released

Good news. The initial version of my automated DCF Stock Valuation Excel Model is ready for download. Take it for a spin and let me know what you think. Model Features Quickly and accurately calculate the fundamental value of a … Continue reading

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How to Calculate Your Return on a Stock

If you buy a stock at time x and hold it for y number of days, how do you calculate your total return during that period? It’s quite simple actually and I’ll show you how. There are two components to … Continue reading

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I Am Building a Discounted Cash Flow Stock Valuation Model in Excel

Around two weeks ago I decided that I am going to build a heavily automated discounted cash flow stock valuation model using Microsoft Excel. Why you ask? Simply because my current process of evaluating stocks is very tedious and time … Continue reading

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Warren Buffet – Letter To Shareholders 2011

Yesterday Warren Buffet released his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. Buffet does this every year to explain the prior year’s results and outline his views on the future. I always read each of his letters front to back, and so … Continue reading

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Good Read – Unintended Consequences – Sprott Asset Management

One of the investment columns that I read regularly is Sprott Asset Management’s “Markets At Glance”. I recently came across one of their recent articles that I found to be interesting and a good read for other investors out there. Here is … Continue reading

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