With stock markets down sharply today,  what better time to  feature the views of investment author and blogger Mark D. Wolfinger. He believes “options are the best risk-reducing investment tools on the planet.”

Claymore Investments of Toronto is holding an exchange-traded fund (ETF) competition from August 17 to September 18. Called the 2nd Annual Claymore Next Top Model Summer ETF Competition, participants compete for prizes by picking a minimum of three TSX-listed Claymore ETFs and allocating $100,000 in play money over them. More ...

Nortel Networks doomed? Why then the 35% rally on Nov. 13? Maybe some people think Nortel has a future – or at least that its shares will be more readily embraced when the global flight from risky assets attenuates?