The “Big Five” Canadian banks offer investment funds and include Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD Canada Trust), Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). Let’s explore the best place for you to invest.
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Helping your kids buy their first home: Smart strategies for today’s market + MORE Mar 5th
With housing prices close to record highs, many young adults worry that homeownership is no longer a realistic goal. But with smart planning, education, and creative strategies, buying that first home is still possible. As parents (or grandparents), we can empower our kids by teaching them strong fi.... More »
Investors are delusional when it comes to Canadian marijuana companies + MORE Jan 10th
Marijuana plants grow in a climate controlled growing room at Tweed Inc., now Canopy Growth, in Smith Falls, Ontario in 2015. (James MacDonald/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
Allan Gregory is a professor of economics at Queen’s University.
As the July deadline for the provinces to legalize marijuana a.... More »
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Tesla Q2 Delivery Expectations Coming Down. The Key Number Might Be Energy Storage. Investor's Business DailyTesla is running out of excuses for its prolonged sales slump Yahoo FinanceAnalyst puts Tesla stock on key ideas list as Q2 deliveries loom TheStreetTesla add.... More »
Biggest marijuana ETF on TSX adds 9 new cannabis companies, including Tilray Sep 27th
The leading Canadian exchange traded fund for cannabis companies has added nine new marijuana producers to its holdings..... More »
5 reasons to consider core ETFs + MORE Aug 31st
One of the biggest drivers of growth in Canada’s ETF industry has been the appetite for cost efficient funds that offer broad-based exposure to specific markets and sectors.
These “core” ETFs are frequently used as building blocks at the centre of a portfolio and have continued to attract sig.... More »
Home Capital postpones earnings release date amid bid to restore confidence
– theglobeandmail.com
Mortgage lender says it will delay its first-quarter earnings disclosure until May 11 to include new updates
The one thing standing in the way of Home Capital’s stock going to zero
– theglobeandmail.com
Investors who have been betting against Home Capital Group Inc. are buoyed by the bad news that has pummelled the alternative mortgage lender’s share price by more than 70 per cent this month.
Beleaguered Home Capital Group Inc., which is grappling with large withdrawals from its deposits, says it is delaying the release of its first-quarter earnings until May 11.
Franklin Templeton, Excel Funds set to enter Canadian ETF market
– theglobeandmail.com
The two mutual-fund companies will now join the existing 22 investment firms that currently operate ETF products in Canada
Canada to see some ‘modest’ gains from trade deal with Europe: budget watchdog
– canadianbusiness.com
Canada’s free-trade pact with Europe is poised to produce “modest” economic gains that work out to an average annual income boost of $220 per Canadian, the federal budget watchdog says in a new report.
The parliamentary budget officer released a study Tuesday that estimates the trade deal would have lifted Canada’s overall economic output in 2015 by 0.4 per cent or $7.9 billion, had it been implemented at the time.
Canadian exports of goods to the EU would have increased $4 billion, services would have been up $2.2 billion and investment would have grown by $3.1 billion, the analysis found.
But the report did put the overall projected improvement into perspective by noting that Canada boasts a $2-trillion economy.
“CETA will lead to some gains for Canada, but they will be modest,” the report said, referring to the deal’s full name: the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.
“The work outlined in this report projects a small, but positive, overall effect on Canada’s economy … Starting from relatively low levels, exports of goods will increase by 9…
The parliamentary budget officer released a study Tuesday that estimates the trade deal would have lifted Canada’s overall economic output in 2015 by 0.4 per cent or $7.9 billion, had it been implemented at the time.
Canadian exports of goods to the EU would have increased $4 billion, services would have been up $2.2 billion and investment would have grown by $3.1 billion, the analysis found.
But the report did put the overall projected improvement into perspective by noting that Canada boasts a $2-trillion economy.
“CETA will lead to some gains for Canada, but they will be modest,” the report said, referring to the deal’s full name: the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.
“The work outlined in this report projects a small, but positive, overall effect on Canada’s economy … Starting from relatively low levels, exports of goods will increase by 9…
