John Whitefoot

Penny Stocks and Dividends

For the most part, penny stocks enjoy the same rights and privileges as their larger cap peers. Broken down to its most basic elements, whether you’re looking to invest in Berkshire Hathaway or a dust covered penny stock, you want a company that has a goo... Read >

The Nobel Prize & Penny Stocks

It’s prize winning season! And the Nobel Prizes are first out of the docket. The Nobel Prizes are annual international awards given by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. First awarded in 1901, prizes are given ... Read >

Canada’s Fastest Growing Tech Penny Stocks

Some lists are worth being on. Some are not. If you’re a penny stock investor looking for companies with great upside potential, the Deloitte Fast 50 is one list you definitely want to check out. Last week, Deloitte released its “Technology Fast 50", ... Read >

This Penny Stock Keeps Traffic Trucking Along

I work from home so I don’t have to deal with the day-to-day commute my friends face. Still, I do lend a sensitive ear when they tell me about their daily one hour commute. I hope they find some consolation though in knowing that their commute is noth... Read >

Penny Stocks That Bucked an Ugly August

U.S. stocks climbed cautiously this week as a market seeking direction seized on an improving consumer confidence index as a glimmer of hope for the slowing economic recovery. On the final day of August, key indexes are on track for a month of steep l... Read >

Antennagate, Steve Jobs and a Penny Stock

From Maury, to Bill O'Reilly, to Glenn Beck, to any news channel on the planet, you can't help but come across depressing stories on a daily basis. But few are as heart, nay gut wrenching, as those inhabitants of earth that have been plagued by ‘Antenna... Read >

Penny Stock Sins Take Flight

Tough economic times might stop people from going out less often and it might put a stop on non essential purchases, like a first edition of Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby in dust jacket, for example, that could be yours for just $500,000. What hard ti... Read >

Recessions = Innovation for Penny Stock Companies

Necessity may be the mother of invention. So too may recessions. After all, it was the Great Depression that helped to give rise to the Twinkie, Monopoly and the photocopier. In fact, electric razors, tampax, car radios, and chocolate chip cookies wer... Read >

Three Penny Stocks for Earth Day

It was forty years ago on April 22, 1970, when U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson founded Earth Day, for environmental awareness and appreciation of the Earth. Earth Day, which is celebrated in over 175 countries every year, has inspired many countries to be... Read >

Blockbuster Video and Pioneering Penny Stocks

I worked the midnight shift at an auto plant during the summer months while I attended university. I use to rent a lot of videos from my local Blockbuster. It made the early mornings go by quicker after coming home from work. I remember the poor quali... Read >

A One Year Anniversary, Bad Psychics and Penny Stocks

Over the last week, Wall Street has been privy to a number of interesting historical and mystical anecdotes. Of particular note, March 9 marked the one year anniversary of stocks hitting a 12-year low amid the financial crisis stemming from a home mortgag... Read >

Spider Man Unemployed and Penny Stocks

"For all intents and purposes," the U.S. economic recession is over, a regional executive for the Federal Reserve said recently while at Austin Peay State University. Adding, "The recession probably ended in June or July of this past year, but the foo... Read >

The Olympics, Greece, and Penny Stock Companies

Canada enjoyed its time in the limelight as host country of the 2010 Winter Olympics - but Greece, home of the original Olympiad has seen better days. Mounting concerns over Greece's budget situation and weaker-than-expected U.S. economic data oversha... Read >

King Tut, Death Care, and Penny Stock Companies

A number of years ago I watched a documentary that, using the most up-to-date forensic technology, deduced that King Tutankhamun was murdered. The show then went on a Sherlockian tangent to figure out who had the most to gain from his death. Presumably, t... Read >

Wall Street, Trust, and Penny Stock

I was reading an article recently that was asking if investors will ever trust Wall Street again. The author noted that the market's turbulence hasn't just destroyed wealth; it's also shattered our faith in the financial system itself. Seriously? I'm... Read >