By Shonn Campbell

So I’m doing this post completely from my phone at a Starbucks this morning so forgive typos and poor formatting. Ive been a nutoriously bad speller this week as you have seen if you follow me on the twitter…

I am going to put a few words down ona pretty big trading lie as I see it. The misconception adopted by most retail traders I see that seems to be the harbinger of death for most trading accounts. And I have to be honest this may piss you off because it really pissed me off for a long time so if it does, my apologies. Actually no just get over it because its the truth and the truth will set you free.

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By Rachel Fox of FoxOnStocks.com

The world feels a bit unsafe at the moment. There are riots in cities across the country, marches for peace that may quickly turn into riots, and conflicts beyond my comprehension across the world.

In surfing the net to get a feel for the Monday market, I tripped over this December 7, 2014 CNN story, “Indian Uber driver arrested after alleged rape …”

My Monday morning blog this week was going to be about banks, Bank of America (BAC), Wells Fargo (WFC), Chase (JPM), and others that all showed a nice spike in stock prices at the end of last week, seemingly fueled by favorable jobs reports and potential news of interest rate increases that would benefit banks.

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by Rachel Fox - FoxOnStocks.com

Stock trading is like flipping houses. You’re in, you wait/renovate, then you’re out and take your profit. Stock investing is like owning a property for years, pining over your choices of what’s available, finally buying, living in/with it for years, then at some point in the way far future, taking a profit because time, your friend, has caused an increase in value.

This blog is about pining over your stock choices that you are considering purchasing for long-term gain, and deciding how to determine if you should buy or not buy a stock without taking a stock tip. This is not about how I choose stocks for the flip, which I’ll blog about another time. Stock selection for stock investing.What is the GOLDEN method for determining if you should buy a stock, without taking a stock tip? Valuation.

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By: Garry Marr

Tax-free savings accounts, created just five years ago by the Harper government as a tool that would allow Canadians to grow retirement investments while sheltered from capital gains taxes, are increasingly being challenged by Canada Revenue Agency auditors targeting investors that show large gains in their account.

The CRA is also hitting investors with audits if they trade too frequently for the agency’s comfort. The CRA has argued that investors who use their TFSAs for frequent trading and earn large gains are effectively running a trading business, and should be taxed on income.

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