by Uncommon Sense Investor | May 20, 2023 | Big Picture, Blogs, Canada, Disruption, E-Commerce, Investing, Stocks, Technology, Top Ideas, United States
Do you use Meta’s messaging service WhatsApp? If your answer is no, that’s not uncommon for people who live in Canada and the United States. The messaging app, which Facebook (now Meta) bought nine years ago for $19 billion, is much more popular in Europe,...
by Mark Bunting | May 5, 2023 | Big Picture, Canada, Disruption, E-Commerce, Financial Planning, Financials, Interviews, Investing, Stocks, Technology, Top Ideas, United States, Videos
We got calm and sober insight this week into a myriad of factors affecting financial markets. That came courtesy of the management brain trust of Davis Rea Investment Counsel during the company’s live Quarterly Call. John O’Connell, Chairman, CEO &...
by Mark Bunting | Mar 31, 2023 | Big Picture, Canada, E-Commerce, Financial Planning, Financials, Interviews, Investing, Stocks, Technology, Top Ideas
Part two of our conversation with John O’Connell and Don Ritchie of Davis Rea Investment Counsel. A lot of investors have been piling into MAGMA stocks amid the simmering banking crisis in the U.S. on the idea that Microsoft, Apple, Google, Meta and...
by Uncommon Sense Investor | Mar 4, 2023 | Big Picture, Blogs, Canada, Disruption, E-Commerce, Investing, Media, Stocks, Technology, Top Ideas
Like it or not, artificial intelligence is part of our lives and is only going to increase in consumer and business use in the coming years. So it makes sense to learn as much as we can about AI to try to discern the best ways in which to invest in this massive trend...
by John O'Connell | Feb 24, 2023 | Big Picture, Blogs, Canada, Disruption, Financial Planning, Investing, Stocks, Technology, Top Ideas, United States
Much has been made of the big layoffs happening in the big mega-cap companies. Some believe that these companies hired too much or built too much during the pandemic. It’s an interesting criticism when you consider how much these companies supported the whole...