Archive for July, 2000

Here’s why the common wisdom maybe isn’t.

Monday, July 17th, 2000

Here’s my word of the week: Contrarian. I love contrarians because they force you to think. They question the common wisdom. Turn the chair upside-down. Look up the wrong end of the telescope. Challenge the accepted.
Contrarian thinkers often believe everyone else is nuts - incapable of seeing the opportunity or danger [...]

Summer Forecast: Sizzle Now, Smoke Later.

Saturday, July 8th, 2000

Hear that sizzle? No, it’s not the barbecue, but the market! A torrid little summer rally is under way that has made heroes of all the people who just knew back in April that the great technology sell-off was totally and completely overdone.
The Toronto Stock Exchange hit two all-time highs last [...]