Comments on: Book Review: Enough Bull

By: Enough Bull: The bull about GICs | Retire Happy Blog

Enough Bull: The bull about GICs | Retire Happy Blog — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 05:33:30 +0000

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By: Penbny Stocks

Penbny Stocks — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 07:12:58 +0000

Great post and by the way Great title as well. That is what got me to read the rest of the post. Thanks and hope you write more.

By: Revisiting David Trahair’s Recommendations | Canadian Capitalist

Revisiting David Trahair’s Recommendations | Canadian Capitalist — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 03:08:44 +0000

[...] but incorrect prescriptions. Back in 2009, Mr. Trahair published a book with the title Enough Bull (reviewed here). In it Mr. Trahair counselled investors to dump their stock holdings and stick the proceeds in [...]

By: moneycoach

moneycoach — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:39:07 +0000

GICs?? David Trahair must have absolutely no concept about how money actually works. With GICs, all one does is LOSE money after inflation and taxes on growth set in. GIC’s allow banks to take your hard earned money, leverage it, take it to pro money managers who earn 12-18% and give us poor middle income earners our 3% which is of course TAXED at our marginal tax rate. Bans use our money to get richer and richer. Shame on you David Trahair for writing this book.

By: Alex Fernandes

Alex Fernandes — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:06:12 +0000

Great post, as i am having less information about this type of books, so it will help me a lot.

By: Emotions affects fixed income investors too | Canadian Capitalist

Emotions affects fixed income investors too | Canadian Capitalist — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:08:13 +0000

[...] 24th, 2009 · No Comments In a recent discussion with the Globe and Mail, Enough Bull (read my review here) author David Trahair once again made a case for investing exclusively in GICs. Unfortunately, I [...]

By: Brian Poncelet,CFP

Brian Poncelet,CFP — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:16:39 +0000

Mr. Trahair comments of not needing a financial advisor reminds me of a person who got dumped by his girlfriend and declares all women are bad. He talks about his experience investing in labour sponsored funds and losing his money! Since he claims he is a CA he should know that getting extra taxes back from the government means more risk (read no free lunch).

He does not talk about risk management (insurance) which is like building a house with no doors! The part about investing in GIC’s shows he does not understand inflation or taxes which eat away at the returns. His first book which generally tells people that one should just buy term is like saying one should rent (forever) instead of buying a house.

There is another book out by a Globe and Mail reporter who makes the same mistakes as this book. I believe he has “financial facelift” in Saturday’s Globe. Anyway I am waiting for a plumber to come out with the next book.

By: missnb20

missnb20 — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:39:37 +0000

This book is on my toronto public library hold list – looking forward to reading it.

By: The Eron Mortgage Fraud Study | Canadian Capitalist

The Eron Mortgage Fraud Study | Canadian Capitalist — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:50:33 +0000

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By: Henry

Henry — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:10:40 +0000

@CC: Wow, I never knew AAPL had $13 cash when it was trading @ $15 a share. AAPL @ $15 wasn’t only a GARP stock at that price and AAPL @ $15 should have qualified as a solid value stock by Seth Klarman’s standard.

I remember at that time I was very interested in both AAPL @ $15 and AMD @ $4 a share. I didn’t have access to a discount brokerage account. Opportunity of a lifetime that is gone. I feel I will never find another AAPL, but I cross my fingers.