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In a down or declining market investors should use every tool available. With that in mind Patrick Ceresna is coming on the show to share how to use options – spoiler – this is one of Mike’s favourite investing techniques. Plus Jamie Wilton on the grain market and shortages, Victor making money amidst wild volatility, a truly shocking stat, Goofy Award and much more.
Starting right here at 8:30am pacific on Saturday April 30th.
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Online banking and digital finance has been a part of our lives for decades. So why do we find the next generation of tools that employ the blockchain and tokenization so daunting? The Trend Letter’s Martin Straith explains it in terms that every investor can understand, and potential make profitable. Plus Andrew Ruhland on portfolio’s that perform with “grace under pressure”, Ozzie on the federal budget impacts on real estate and much more.
Starting right here at 8:30am pacific time on Saturday April 9th.
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Criticism of the Canadian health care system was off the table during the pandemic, but the systemic flaws are still there. Dr. Brian Day, past president of the Canadian Medical Association and founder of the Cambie Surgical Centre, joins Mike to talk about shocking deficiencies, willful blindness and possible solutions. Plus hedge fund manager extraordinaire Paul Beattie on investment opportunities due to long term sanctions on Russia. All right here starting at 8:30am pacific on Saturday, April 2nd.

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One of Canada’s top investigative journalists, Sam Cooper, author of Wilful Blindness: How a Network of Narcos, Tycoons and CCP Agents Infiltrated Canada, joins Mike to discuss continuing Chinese and Russian activities, and new upcoming chapters to his best-seller. Mark Brown on the mining and metals market, Victor at the Trading Desk and much more. Right here starting at 8:30am Saturday March 26th.

Investors shun bitcoin and opt for value stocks to hedge decades-high inflation, according to new survey

In the current high-inflation environment, investors are picking value stocks over bitcoin, according to a new survey.

Based on results from 900 investors surveyed by Bloomberg Markets Live, value stocks were ranked as the best inflation hedge with 35% of the vote. Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market value, garnered a meager 4% of the tally, the data showed, with gold and inflation-linked bonds also far behind the top pick.

Inflation — which is at its highest in 40 years — is running rampant in the US, touching every corner of the economy. Last month, prices consumer rose 7.9% over the last 12 months, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Gasoline prices, which have risen amid Russia’s war in Ukraine, contributed to most of last month’s increase, the bureau said.

Bloomberg’s survey also found that 73% of respondents said central banks aren’t doing enough to fight inflation. The US Federal Reserve, for its part, began attempting to combat rising prices with an interest-rate hike last week. Even so, investors are still looking for ways to hedge inflation, and to them, value stocks may be the best bet…read more.