Archive for August, 2007
Brooklyn Brewery takes Ontario by storm
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007Craft beer sales are booming south of the border, where good taste is winning out over good prices. The latest numbers from the National Beer Wholesalers Association show that craft brewers are taking real market share from the big boys. In fact, the craft beer industry in the first half of 2007 had dollar-volume market […]
Collingwood goes cosmopolitan
Saturday, August 25th, 2007I’ve spent a great deal of time in the last few years enjoying the Georgian Triangle, the area of Georgian Bay that runs from Meaford in the west to Wasaga Beach in the east. Sandwiched in between are the wonderful towns of Collingwood and the Town of the Blue Mountains, which includes the village of […]
Retail stocks are on sale - but are they cheap?
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007Last October I wrote a three-part post about five multi-channel (bricks and clicks) retailing stocks I thought were good investments for the future. Since then, retailers have had little success on the markets or in the shopping malls. Sales, at best have been tepid, as consumers continue to ponder the state of the economy. Certainly, […]
Paradise by the Whitewater light!
Tuesday, August 21st, 2007On the weekend, the Toronto Star(PDF) had a special advertising section about fractional real estate ownership in Ontario. Frankly, not too much that’s been built in this province is worth spending any time talking about. The pricing ensures the product is of the middle of the road, ho-hum variety. Shared-ownership in my opinion is about […]
Ashworth Information looks to the future.
Monday, August 13th, 2007Hi to all my friends, associates, and clients out there who read my blog. I hope you’re all having a wonderful summer.
I thought I’d bring you up to speed regarding Ashworth Information. I’ve decided to focus all my efforts on investing, both in publicly-traded and private companies. Here is a laundry list of areas I’ll […]