Bank of Nova Scotia T.BNS

Great Results - Q2

[newcoin]

Won't hurt the s/p that's for sure.

[FiddyFiddyOddzz]

NEW COIN - "Won't hurt the share price"  eh ?  You sure about that Homie ?  I would suggest you hit F 5 on your keyboard, refresh you screen, and take another look... Newcoin wrote:"Won't hurt the s/p that's for sure."

[newcoin]

It's not my fault that people are nuts and can't recognize a great deal when they see it. Shorters jump on anything. All the analysts are on board. Just give it a day or two. Excellent time to buy.

[newcoin]

5.33% Dividend on this Canadian Bank!! A dream come true!!

[BiggyG]

These days are gifts. Bluechip Cdn Bank with international exposure, gotta luv it.

[BiggyG]

If you are long on CDN banks then anything under 80 is a deal for this stock. Buy Hold and enjoy the divis.

[MrAnderson]

Looks to me that in order to make this earnings mark they had to slash their provision for loan loss in half. One would think that with tougher times for people due to inflation being so high and the potential for raising mortgages that they should have increased their loan loss provision, but doing that would have made the earnings much worse. I think smart investors have noticed that and so they

[smush74]

Scotiabank took a cautionary step by increasing its provisions for credit losses – the funds banks set aside to cover loans that may default – to $412-million in the quarter. That compared with provisions of $380-million a year earlier and $219-million in the second quarter.