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Apple's rumored iPhone satellite support may be for emergency calls and messages - Yahoo News Canada Aug 31st
Apple's rumored iPhone satellite support may be for emergency calls and messages Yahoo News CanadaiPhone 13 satellite rumour may not be about satellites at all MobileSyrupApple to Add Satellite Tech into iPhone for Emergency Reporting Features: Gurman iPhone in Canad.... More »
Why the $35,000 RRSP Home Buyers’ Plan won’t be much help + MORE Mar 25th
It’s been about a week since federal budget day and I still have questions about some of the things the government announced. For instance, why did they introduce a deferred annuity, which will allow Canadians to put 25% of their RRSP or RRIF into an annuity that must start paying out by 85 at the.... More »
Making sense of the markets this week: November 2 Oct 31st
Each week, Cut the Crap Investing founder Dale Roberts shares financial headlines and offers context for Canadian investors.
Big, juicy Canadian dividend stocks are on sale
In Canada, we now have the largest spread (in three decades) between Canadian bond yields and the Canadian high dividend inde.... More »
Investors say 'fake' experts on local radio shows conned them out of millions Feb 17th
Dozens of Ontario investors say they were conned out of millions of dollars after fraudsters using fake names were featured as investment "experts" on their favourite radio stations — on shows listeners say sounded like news but were actually infomercials..... More »
S&P 500 and Nasdaq notch records; AMD results spark AI stock rally - Reuters May 6th
S&P 500 and Nasdaq notch records; AMD results spark AI stock rally ReutersStock market today: Dow jumps 600 points, S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit records as AI trade fuels rally Yahoo FinanceMarket Outlook: AI optimism pushes S&P 500 to fresh record highs BNN Bl.... More »
Linamar stock jumps in wake of $1.2-billion MacDon deal
– theglobeandmail.com
It’s Linamar’s best day on the market since Nov. 7, when it reported a drop in third-quarter earnings compared with a year ago and missed analyst estimates
Can I receive a share of my ex’s military pension?
– moneysense.ca
Q: I was married to a Navy man, went through mediation and it was in our divorce settlement that I was entitled to receive half of his military pension. I thought I had to wait until he turned 65 to be entitled to half but I’ve been told that as soon as he left the Navy he was getting his pension. So I’m not sure if I can receive the split pension or not. How do I find out?
—Deborah
A: Mediation is a wonderful way to settle marital disputes. Unfortunately, some mediators do not come from a financial background and therefore sometimes things get missed or misrepresented.
Once a settlement is mediated, it is always best that each participant receives independent legal advice and it is at this point that your entitlement and access to the pension should have been discussed. I am not clear on how long ago this actually took place, however in 2015, the pension legislation in Canada was changed.
Since this time, an individual entitled to equalization of pension had immediate access to transfer this pension to their personal Locked-in RRSP…
—Deborah
A: Mediation is a wonderful way to settle marital disputes. Unfortunately, some mediators do not come from a financial background and therefore sometimes things get missed or misrepresented.
Once a settlement is mediated, it is always best that each participant receives independent legal advice and it is at this point that your entitlement and access to the pension should have been discussed. I am not clear on how long ago this actually took place, however in 2015, the pension legislation in Canada was changed.
Since this time, an individual entitled to equalization of pension had immediate access to transfer this pension to their personal Locked-in RRSP…
EU agrees on stricter controls for virtual currency platforms in bid to tackle financial crime
– theglobeandmail.com
The agreed measures will end anonymous transactions on virtual currency platforms and with pre-paid payment cards
This country is driving Bitcoin prices, rising Canadian cryptocurrency stocks, and the only analyst rating you can trust
– theglobeandmail.com
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The loo Prince Harry used, and other questions of taste in the sale of Meghan Markle’s home
– macleans.ca
A Toronto house once rented by actor Meghan Markle is shown in a handout photo. (Freeman Real Estate Ltd./CP)Ten Yarmouth Road is mostly like the other houses in Toronto’s Seaton Village neighbourhood: A single-family detached home with three bedrooms, two baths and an eat-in kitchen. It’s a “perfect home for entertaining,” reads the unassuming real estate listing on Realtor.ca, but it’s who was entertained here that matters—Prince Harry, who for months arrived incognito via dark SUV, to court future princess Meghan Markle.
Officially, the listing uses no royal name-dropping. Unofficially, the not-so-subtle staging lets Union Jack throw pillows wink at nosy royal watchers. A so-called “open house” last weekend checked the IDs of 150 visitors, let in one at a time, who lined up in sub-zero temperatures to catch a glimpse of behind-the-scenes royal life. No doubt all claimed to be legit would-be buyers of the home, listed for nearly $1.4 million.
Media were strictly prohibited from the home, which Markle rented, as was the re-use of stylish promotional photos (ultimately plastered across newspapers on both sides of the ocean and in every corner of the Internet)…
