Amazon, Google, Shopify and CIBC share split

Amazon(AMZN), Alphabet(GOOG) Shopify(SHOP) and CIBC(CM) have all announced that they will be splitting their shares. What does that mean exactly? Well each company will be giving you a certain amount of shares depending on how many shares you currently hold. That also means that the share price will be divided by how many shares they

Glens 2021 First quarter update

Well the first quarter of 2021 has continued to be a rollercoaster ride in the wonderful world of investing. The recovery has been in full swing for the majority of our investments but certain sectors are still lagging behind a little. I will admit, I was fairly confident in my top 5 and bottom 5

A Shaw and Rogers Merger?

It was announced on Monday that Shaw(SJR.B) and Rogers(RCI.B) have planned to merge to the tune of $40.50(for Shaw) in an all stock deal worth $26 Billion. This is a pretty big deal considering the fact that this will only leave 2 other real players in the Canadian Telecom market who is Bell(BCE) and Telus(T).This

Glens Top 5 Picks For 2021

Let me start off by saying that 2020 has been a roller coaster ride of emotions for not only investors but for the entire world population. This was my first experience with a total market crash. I was around for the 2008/09 financial crisis but I was in my early 20’s and didn’t even know

Why don’t you Telus?

I have recently taken a position in Telus Communications Inc, (T) and I feel like I got in at a good time. Canadian Telecoms have a big monopoly in Canada with Bell Media(BCE) being the top dog followed by Telus and then Rogers Communications Inc(RCI). As you know, I already also have a position in

Doing the Splits

It has been a while since a big name stock has decided to do a split. But in the last few weeks we have had 2 major hitters announce that they are doing a split on August 31. Apple(AAPL)has announced they are doing a 4 for 1 stock split meaning that for every 1 share

Canadian Telecoms

It is no surprise that in Canada we basically have a monopoly on telecommunication companies. Is this good for consumers? Not really, it means that their prices are not very competitive and that we will basically have to pay top dollar for our plans no matter how small it is. Regardless of which provider you