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Making sense of the markets this week: September 14 + MORE Sep 11th
Each week, Cut the Crap Investing founder Dale Roberts shares financial headlines and offers context for Canadian investors.
Tesla snubbed by the S&P 500, and now it’s getting hit on all sides
What a difference a week can make.
In last week’s column, we discussed how Tesla’s valuation wa.... More »
The best GIC rates in Canada for 2025 + MORE Jan 19th
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Find the best and most up-to-date GIC rates in Canada using the comparison tool below. Plus, use the filters to assess your estimated rate of return based on the size of your balance.
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Do you have real estate FOMO? What you need to know before it affects your finances + MORE May 3rd
The fear of missing out on owning a home, a.k.a. real estate FOMO, can be a powerful feeling—especially if you’re watching from the sidelines as home values soar. “I think of all the ‘high-priced’ $600,000 homes I could have purchased,” says Candice Best, a public relations executive bas.... More »
MoneySense at the MoneyShow: Capital gains and ETF sessions + MORE Nov 15th
MoneySense is pleased invite readers to two virtual MoneyShow conferences:
Commercial Real Estate for the Private Investors on Wednesday, November 20
ETFs & Investing Strategies Canada Virtual Expo on Wednesday, November 27
Commercial Real Estate for the Private Investors
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What to do when banks give questionable financial advice to seniors + MORE Feb 12th
Q: Do you have any advice for an 80-year old? I have $180k invested in GIC and mutual funds. I am having problems with the bank to produce a financial statement of actual costs. They will give trailing fees but say actual MER costs are unavailable.
So, I am looking to change my investments.
At my ag.... More »
BP to resume share buybacks as profit beats expectations
– theglobeandmail.com
Third-quarter earnings hit $1.87-billion, doubling profit of $933-million a year earlier
Conflict of interest: other ministers have imitated Bill Morneau – The Sherbrooke Times
– news.google.ca
The Sherbrooke TimesConflict of interest: other ministers have imitated Bill MorneauThe Sherbrooke TimesThe opposition resumed its attack in the House of commons on Monday after having learned that, in addition to Bill Morneau, other ministers in the government of Justin Trudeau's assets have not been placed in a blind trust. The prime minister has …and more »
Changes To The Stocks I Follow ($GDDY, $WBMD)
– IntelligentSpeculator.net
There has been a lack of updates here in recent weeks caused by a very busy schedule more than anything else, very sorry about that. I did want to give an update on a change in the list of stocks that I follow.Removing WebMD (WMBD): I had not traded WBMD in a long time mostly because there was so much speculation that it would eventually be taken over and that is exactly what ended up happening, the stock is no longer listed after private equity firm KKR ended up buying the company in a $2.8B deal.
Adding GoDaddy (GDDY): Godaddy is a domain registrar and web hosting company more known for its Super Bowl ads and its publicity stunts than anything else and while it has been a publicly traded company for some time (2014), I have not to this point spent much time looking at the stock so I don’t expect to start trading it in the near future or until I get a better feel for the stock. At first glance, I am surprised by GDDY’s valuation and lack of earnings. While the company has not been public for that long, it is not a new company by any standard having started operating in 1997…
