This Week on StockHouse June 25 to 29

Late in the last full week of trading before the start of summer vacation, the Federal Reserve elected to leave interest rates unchanged, although the Central Bank continued to point to inflation as the biggest economic challenge ahead.

On StockHouse, Sean Mason and Keri Korteling assembled a list of lists to give readers a quick rundown of the Top Five (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/article.asp?edtID=19893) features for the past week.

And investors in a biotech with a squeaky clean product (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/article.asp?edtID=19897 ) were betting that a new patent approval in the U.S. would help boost the company’s share price. Sean Mason got the Buzz on the BullBoards.

A brand new feature from the Investor Education Fund listed 14 things you can expect from your financial advisor (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19879 ).

The Resource Report profiled a company that says it’s time to revisit peat bog (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19884) heat.

With drilling underway at its El Riventon silver project in Mexico, Danny Deadlock said in his Micro-cap Monday column that now’s the time for a speculative leap into shares of gold and silver exploration firm International Northair (TSX: V.INM, BullBoards).

Don Rodgers used his Trading Discipline column to introduce readers to some trading rules to live by (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19883 ).

A recent purchase by pharmaceutical giant Roche Holdings was further evidence that the company is betting that its alignment of treatment and testing (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19890 ) would benefit patients, as well as doctors and insurers, said the Bio Check.

Steven Saville said that the most reliable indicator of gold’s price is its store of value function (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19891).

But George Leong warned that technical indicators show the yellow metal is in a downtrend (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19895 ), and could fall further. 

In the last ETF Check before the summer break, Don Vialoux said that leveraged ETFs (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19896 ) can be a boon for investors who have a strong belief in a certain trend.

StockHouse interviewed (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19898 ) Ed Milian, the publisher of the Micro-cap Spotlight about his recent partnership with Trinity Capital, his portfolio and the ways he finds investment prospects.

The Financially Fit column for Friday focused on the ways investors can use options (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19903 ) to help protect investment capital.

In the weekly STANDUP Advice column, John De Goey renewed his argument for more financial professionals to take the certified financial planner designation by arguing that there is a point of maximum utility (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19901 ) in the markets.

Totally Technology columnists Leon Hamerling and J. Paul profiled two companies with closed circuit television technology (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19904) that wants to help secure America’s schools.

And, the Casey Files examined the exploration cycle, and argued that there’s still room for big gains among gold exploration companies (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19902).