No one, not even executives, know if the stock market is going to rise or fall next week.  They do, however, know if their company's stock is undervalued or not.   The high rate of insider buying shows that they believe their company's shares are undervalued and worth buying; the short-term behavior of the stock mark...more

First of all, Cramer, you are recommending the purchase of a commodity that is already historically high.  Chinese were buying gold in large quantities last October, even though they didn't actually want to ("We have to buy before the price goes even higher!" one elderly lady said on Xinhua news.  NEVER buy a commodity...more

It's not like this is a surprise.   Mark Carney started warning Canadians about taking on new debt almost a year ago, with more ominous warnings about 9 months ago.  It made the news for a few days and was then forgotten.   http://frostfinance. ​ ​blogspot.com/2010/01 ​ ​/canadian-housing-ma ​ ​rket_21.html

Experts always disagree.  But, the Canadian housing bubble is real and substantial.   I started writing about the bubble back in January, though it was obvious well before then.  Since June, though, things have become drastically worse.  Pre-approved mortgage applications nationwide have gone from the thousands to ...more

Reasons like "it's too big" and "splitting wasn't helpful" are no reasons to dump a stock.  Fact is, Buffett took full advantage of the credit crunch, getting sweetheart deals like Goldman Sachs preferred shares paying out double digits, and inexpensive, big stakes in GE.  And, the cash flow of Berkshire is stunningly ...more

I couldn't agree more, except the part about "if" there is a bubble in Canadian Real Estate.  Unlike the price drops felt in the rest of the world, home prices in Canada are still stuck in the stratosphere.  A home in Vancouver is now above the bubble price of 2008.  In my area that means, for example, $1.15 million US...more