Comments on: I’m A Guilty IGM Shareholder http://financialjungle.com/2007/05/17/investing/im-a-guilty-igm-shareholder/ A Vancouverite's journey to financial freedom. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:32:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: MillionDollarJourney.com http://financialjungle.com/2007/05/17/investing/im-a-guilty-igm-shareholder/#comment-159 MillionDollarJourney.com Thu, 17 May 2007 18:34:29 +0000 http://financialjungle.com/2007/05/17/investing/im-a-guilty-igm-shareholder/#comment-159 I too am guilty as I own PWF which is a parent company of IGM. As long as they keep increasing their dividend, i'm happy. :) FT I too am guilty as I own PWF which is a parent company of IGM. As long as they keep increasing their dividend, i’m happy. :)

FT

]]> By: Mike http://financialjungle.com/2007/05/17/investing/im-a-guilty-igm-shareholder/#comment-160 Mike Fri, 18 May 2007 00:00:56 +0000 http://financialjungle.com/2007/05/17/investing/im-a-guilty-igm-shareholder/#comment-160 Is it investor ignorance? Or do people just pay more for convenience. Let's face it a lot of people don't want to bother learning about investments and shopping around for mutual funds. Some people pay for house cleaning, grass mowing, car washing etc. It's all about convenience. My point is, don't feel guilty! Is it investor ignorance? Or do people just pay more for convenience. Let’s face it a lot of people don’t want to bother learning about investments and shopping around for mutual funds. Some people pay for house cleaning, grass mowing, car washing etc. It’s all about convenience.

My point is, don’t feel guilty!

]]> By: Stefan http://financialjungle.com/2007/05/17/investing/im-a-guilty-igm-shareholder/#comment-161 Stefan Fri, 18 May 2007 00:46:42 +0000 http://financialjungle.com/2007/05/17/investing/im-a-guilty-igm-shareholder/#comment-161 I'm happy, too. I own POW, which is a parent company of PWF :) I’m happy, too. I own POW, which is a parent company of PWF :)

]]> By: thefinancialblogger.com http://financialjungle.com/2007/05/17/investing/im-a-guilty-igm-shareholder/#comment-163 thefinancialblogger.com Fri, 18 May 2007 11:25:02 +0000 http://financialjungle.com/2007/05/17/investing/im-a-guilty-igm-shareholder/#comment-163 I think that most people don't know how to manage their portfolio. Therefore, they need a financial consultant to help them out. I guess you pay of the financial advices through those high MER's. Don't feel guilty about it, most investors would just loose all their money if they would be left alone in the market! I think that most people don’t know how to manage their portfolio. Therefore, they need a financial consultant to help them out. I guess you pay of the financial advices through those high MER’s. Don’t feel guilty about it, most investors would just loose all their money if they would be left alone in the market!

]]> By: moneygardener (AKA investor99) http://financialjungle.com/2007/05/17/investing/im-a-guilty-igm-shareholder/#comment-164 moneygardener (AKA investor99) Fri, 18 May 2007 12:47:08 +0000 http://financialjungle.com/2007/05/17/investing/im-a-guilty-igm-shareholder/#comment-164 I agree with all of these comments, and I too hold IGM. I agree with all of these comments, and I too hold IGM.

]]> By: ThickenMyWallet http://financialjungle.com/2007/05/17/investing/im-a-guilty-igm-shareholder/#comment-165 ThickenMyWallet Fri, 18 May 2007 21:44:20 +0000 http://financialjungle.com/2007/05/17/investing/im-a-guilty-igm-shareholder/#comment-165 Great post. What I can never understand is that most people buy mutual funds through dollar cost averaging when, with the same amount of money, you can do a share subscription program on high yield dividend stocks like IGM. Keep up the good (and guilt free) blogging. Great post. What I can never understand is that most people buy mutual funds through dollar cost averaging when, with the same amount of money, you can do a share subscription program on high yield dividend stocks like IGM.

Keep up the good (and guilt free) blogging.

]]> By: Patch http://financialjungle.com/2007/05/17/investing/im-a-guilty-igm-shareholder/#comment-1179 Patch Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:38:07 +0000 http://financialjungle.com/2007/05/17/investing/im-a-guilty-igm-shareholder/#comment-1179 So POW owns PWF owns IGM...how do you decide which one to buy? ;) So POW owns PWF owns IGM…how do you decide which one to buy? ;)

]]> By: Financial Jungle Guy http://financialjungle.com/2007/05/17/investing/im-a-guilty-igm-shareholder/#comment-1180 Financial Jungle Guy Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:28:08 +0000 http://financialjungle.com/2007/05/17/investing/im-a-guilty-igm-shareholder/#comment-1180 Hi Patch - I believe PWF's prime holding is GWO. IGM is a much smaller organization. Its market cap is only $11 billion versus GWO's $25 billion. According to PWF's organization chart, PWF owns a bigger chunk of GWO. If you want IGM, I'd buy direct rather than going through PWF, especially if you prefer other life companies than GreatWest. E.g. Manulife and Sunlife. http://powerfinancial.com/index.php?lang=eng&comp=powerfinancial&page=orgchart Hi Patch - I believe PWF’s prime holding is GWO. IGM is a much smaller organization. Its market cap is only $11 billion versus GWO’s $25 billion.

According to PWF’s organization chart, PWF owns a bigger chunk of GWO. If you want IGM, I’d buy direct rather than going through PWF, especially if you prefer other life companies than GreatWest. E.g. Manulife and Sunlife.

http://powerfinancial.com/index.php?lang=eng&comp=powerfinancial&page=orgchart

]]> By: Wade http://financialjungle.com/2007/05/17/investing/im-a-guilty-igm-shareholder/#comment-1523 Wade Sat, 24 Jan 2009 07:12:18 +0000 http://financialjungle.com/2007/05/17/investing/im-a-guilty-igm-shareholder/#comment-1523 I've been shorting IGM for awhile now, but they're hanging in there (so I'm not making anything). I wonder if the consumer will ever catch on? I’ve been shorting IGM for awhile now, but they’re hanging in there (so I’m not making anything). I wonder if the consumer will ever catch on?

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