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Vatican bank: now ‘impossible’ to launder money here + MORE May 12th
VATICAN CITY – The head of the Vatican’s scandal-marred bank declared Thursday it’s now “impossible to launder money” there after a years-long cleanup that saw norms imposed to fight money laundering and tax evasion.
Jean-Baptiste Douville de Franssu made the claim as t.... More »
Sierra Space making IPO plans as it unveils Dream Chaser spaceplane - National Post + MORE Feb 2nd
Sierra Space making IPO plans as it unveils Dream Chaser spaceplane National PostShake, rattle and launch: Dream Chaser spaceplane passes vibration test Phys.orgNASA, Sierra Space Invite Media to See Spaceplane for Cargo Missions NASA.... More »
Controversial commissions: DIY investors fight back against trailer fees Sep 17th
A Toronto man has lost more than $60,000 to embedded trailer fees — for financial advice he says he never got and that his broker isn't legally allowed to provide. And two proposed class-action lawsuits on these commissions are aiming to recover "tens of millions of dollars.".... More »
Why you don’t invest your money? Jan 26th
Do you need to be an investor to be happy? No. Can you get rich without ever buying a single stock? Sure. Then why bother? Yeah, I thought the same.
But no matter how happy you are or how much money you make, there’s something that has been feeding off of your finances behind your back. It has .... More »
A cardinal sin of investing, Shopify's heady valuation, and how markets are making some investors queasy + MORE Oct 13th
A roundup of investment ideas for active investors
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The new rules of bond investing
– moneysense.ca
Ahead of MoneySense‘s May 7 Invest for Success event, editor-in-chief David Thomas asked Tom Bradley, president and co-founder of Steadyhand Investment Funds about the brave new world of fixed-income investing in a time of rock-bottom—or even negative—interest rates. What does this mean for investors?DT: For years, investors could get by on fairly simple rules of thumb when it came to figuring out what to do with the fixed-income part in building a smart portfolio. Today it’s a lot less straightforward isn’t it?
TB: A decade ago, government bond yields were running at 2-4% above inflation. If an investor couldn’t stomach the ups and downs of the stock market, they could hide in bonds and GICs. Accordingly, the rule-of-thumb for your stock weighting was ‘100 minus your age’ (i.e. at 70 years of age, stocks should make up 30% of your portfolio, with bonds taking the rest).
Today, safety is expensive—secure, low-volatility alternatives barely offset inflation. To ensure a sustainable income, retired investors need to own more stocks and higher risk fixed-income vehicles than they used to…
Watchdog believed to have won game-changing TREB ruling
– theglobeandmail.com
A public version of the decision involving Toronto Real Estate Board is set to be released in the coming days
MONTREAL — Bombardier says Delta Air Lines Inc. has placed a firm order for 75 CS100 aircraft with options for an additional 50 CS100 aircraft in what would be the largest order for the CSeries jets.
The company says, based on the list price, the firm order is valued at approximately US$5.6 billion.
Bombardier (TSX:BBD.B) has been at the centre of much political controversy in recent months and it is banking on the success of its CSeries passenger jet program to revive its fortunes.
The Montreal-based company has been offered a US$1 billion lifeline from the Quebec government for its CSeries planes, though the first of two payments has been delayed due to unspecified issues including liquidity, according to Premier Philippe Couillard.
The aerospace and transportation manufacturer has also asked Ottawa to match Quebec’s funding, a request the federal government has said it is carefully studying since it was made in December.
The governments of Quebec and Ontario, both provinces where Bombardier has an extensive presence, have also urged Ottawa to provide financial assistance…
The company says, based on the list price, the firm order is valued at approximately US$5.6 billion.
Bombardier (TSX:BBD.B) has been at the centre of much political controversy in recent months and it is banking on the success of its CSeries passenger jet program to revive its fortunes.
The Montreal-based company has been offered a US$1 billion lifeline from the Quebec government for its CSeries planes, though the first of two payments has been delayed due to unspecified issues including liquidity, according to Premier Philippe Couillard.
The aerospace and transportation manufacturer has also asked Ottawa to match Quebec’s funding, a request the federal government has said it is carefully studying since it was made in December.
The governments of Quebec and Ontario, both provinces where Bombardier has an extensive presence, have also urged Ottawa to provide financial assistance…
Your brain is a traitor, trick it to save more!
– moneysense.ca
So you’re trying to sock away some extra cash, but the little man upstairs keeps on telling you to spend it. Don’t worry, science says it’s not your fault—you’re merely falling prey to the “intention-action gap,” in which a long-term savings goal gets derailed by short-term gratification. But behavioural economist Dan Ariely has a simple method for convincing your brain to do the right thing: Open a separate account for your money goal—and name it. Not only are we less likely to neglect an account that’s specifically earmarked for an important purpose, we’re more likely to actually achieve that goal. Ariely points to studies showing that when you open an RESP, your child is more likely to go to college. Always mind the gap.The post Your brain is a traitor, trick it to save more! appeared first on MoneySense.
The U.S. economy inched forward at the weakest pace in two years from January through March, as consumer spending growth slowed, business investment plunged and exports declined further.
