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Your lookahead horoscope: June 22, 2025 - The Globe and Mail + MORE Jun 22nd
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Alibaba Stock and Tencent Are Tumbling. This Time, Blame the Metaverse. - Barron's + MORE Feb 21st
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Alex Jones ordered to sell assets to pay Sandy Hook debt - BBC.com + MORE Jun 14th
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When is it worth buying a U.S.-listed ETF over a Canadian one? Jul 22nd
Canada’s exchange-traded fund (ETF) industry recently crossed a major milestone. By the end of June 2026, Canadian-listed ETFs collectively held more than $1 trillion in assets under management (AUM), spread across more than 2,000 available products. That growth is impressive, but the Canadian mar.... More »
Alex Jones ordered to sell assets to pay Sandy Hook debt - BBC.com Jun 15th
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Misconceptions About the Stock Market
– investitwisely.com
Rules and regulations are a part of the stock market, and there are also misconceptions about what you can do within the stock market and how you can get “rich.” Insider trading on the stock market has the reputation of being exciting, but is it legal? Find out more about this at https://insidertrades.com/. Martha Stewart found out that insider trading could land you in prison.Another misconception claims you can purchase stocks and fall into mind-boggling riches. Amazon went public on May 15, 1997, at the IPO price of $18.00 a share. If you had bought stock in Amazon in 1997, your $18.00 per share would result in millions. Amazon is a win-win.
However, with the pandemic spiraling out of control, you would think medical stocks are where to invest. Ventas (VTR$1.79), a real estate investment trust specializing in senior living facilities and medical office buildings, is a stock to avoid. Following trends and anticipated growth is not always a good idea when dealing with stocks…
Making sense of the markets this week: December 7
– moneysense.ca
Each week, Cut the Crap Investing founder Dale Roberts shares financial headlines and offers context for Canadian investors. Canadians with smaller portfolios are the target for deferred service charge (DSC) mutual funds
There was some good news and bad news in this article on Advisor’s Edge. The good news is that those nasty deferred service charge (DSC) mutual funds are being used less, in favour of lower-fee F-series funds. In his MoneySense column, Jonathan Chevreau has documented the welcome decline of DSC funds. As an alternative, F-series funds are available to investors who pay their advisor a separate and distinct fee for advice or financial planning, and the overall cost is significantly lower.
The bad news is that Canadians with smaller investment portfolios are still being targeted with those high-fee DSC funds. From that Advisor’s Edge post, which looked at a recent report from the Mutual Fund Dealers Association…
“The report built on data released last month showing that a large proportion of households served by MFDA advisors are mass market (less than $100,000 in cash and investments)…
