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Nortel is Bankrupt

January 14th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Nortel was once the crown jewel on the Toronto Stock Exchange.  At one point Nortel alone accounted for 35% of the entire composite index.  Today the weeping giant, Nortel, announced that they have filed for bankruptcy protection.  You can see the announcement on their website.
Trading on the TSX has been halted, and according to Andrew Wahl [...]

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New Position – T.PWF.PR.K

October 2nd, 2007 · No Comments

I entered a new position this morning and I thought I would discuss the reasoning.
Trade: Long on POWER FINANCIAL CORP 4.95% NON CUM PFD K (PWF.PR.K:TSX).
Goal: Dividend income.

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Analysis:

Support at $23.10
Resistance at $24.20
Down-side potential of 0.09 and upside of $1.00, however at redemption price this would be a an upside [...]

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