Archive for 2007
Looking back at 2007
31 December 2007We have much to be proud of here at Wellington Financial, both professionally and personally. Our Fund II portfolio exceeded expectations, and Fund III has been advanced at a far faster rate than we had originally forecast. On the Fund II front, here are just some of the highlights:
- Air IQ (IQ:TSX) sold [...]
Happy Holidays
24 December 2007We wish everyone a wonderful holiday season. And we need a break, too. Blogging will be, at best, on holiday hours.
Cheers
MRM
Wii auction update
21 December 2007The bidding is up at $450 in our charity-driven Nintendo Wii auction (see “Our Nintendo Wii auction begins right now“, December 19, 2007).
Bidding closes in just over two hours. Good luck.
MRM
Book lovers unite
20 December 2007Here’s a strange factoid for the day: according to staff at the Eaton Centre Chapters store, the crowd lined up to get their book signed by Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart was larger than the one for former Prime Minister Jean Chretien.
What does that say about our interest in politics?
But the even-bigger draw was “Dog [...]
Will Manulife come to CIBC’s rescue?
19 December 2007With Citibank, Morgan Stanley et al tapping strategic investors for a major capital top-up, the rumour that Manulife is prepared to take a 10% stake in CIBC should be taken seriously.
How many years ago was it that MFC was worth 10% of its current market cap? I think it was 13 years ago [...]