18.06.2012 - Canadian banks vulnerable to a housing downturn
There's been some interesting discussion recently on whether the Canadian banks make better investments than the US banks. Maple Markets recently authored a good piece on the subject and Alex Rasmussen also did a favorable piece on Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) and Toronto-Dominion (TD). Most investors bullish on Canadian banks cite attractive performance metrics, stringent lending standards, stronger balance sheets, and the higher dividend yields that can be found by holding the Canadian banks, as opposed to the American banks...............................................Full Article: Source
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