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Duelling reports: Finance rebuts grim analysis by another federal department + MORE Sep 1st
OTTAWA – Finance Canada has issued a rebuttal of a politically embarrassing report on middle-class economic woes that was compiled last fall by experts in another federal department.
The duelling analyses highlight an economic issue almost certain to dominate the federal election campaign next.... More »
Closing ugly budget chapter, California repays $14.2 billion in Schwarzenegger-era borrowing + MORE Aug 6th
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California closed an ugly chapter in its financial history on Wednesday by making its final payment on $14.2 billion in costly borrowing that plugged a budget deficit 11 years ago but eventually cost taxpayers about $5 billion in interest and fees.
State Treasurer John Chi.... More »
University of Winnipeg reconsidering investment in fossil fuel companies + MORE Mar 10th
The university says it will study the pros and cons of not investing in companies that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions
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Trading is Nothing But a Game of Risk Management Nov 20th
This statement may go against the ideology of all the pro traders in the Forex trading business. We are not here to change right and wrong. We are here to talk about what is right and inspire every trader to work in the correct way within the trading process. It is money we are talking about. Readin.... More »
Invest or pay off the mortgage? + MORE Jan 28th
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Q: I have an outstanding mortgage of $490,000 with a 3.34% fixed interest rate for another 4 years and I do biweekly payments of $1,310.I currently invest $1,000 a month in a TFSA account that has given me an average of 8% last year, with a combined MER of 2.8%. I also have a .... More »
2013 Charity 100 methodology
– moneysense.ca
We’ve developed a rating system that gives letter grades to the 100 biggest charities in Canada. Charities are scored in four key areas (program spending efficiency, fundraising costs, governance and reserve fund size) before being assigned an overall letter grade relative to their peers.
Charities were divided into eight categories to ensure a fair comparison: Environment, Fundraising Organizations, Health/Health Services, Hospital Foundations, International Aid & Development, Religion, Social Services and Other. Fundraising organizations were defined as organizations that spent more than 60% of their expenses on donations to other charities or that spent less than 10% on programs.
The financial data comes from the charities’ 2009, 2010 and 2011 Canada Revenue Agency T3010 information returns. The charities on our list are the biggest charities in Canada in terms of tax-receipted donations and non-tax receipted money received through fundraising. Revenue refers to donations and fundraising dollars…
Charities were divided into eight categories to ensure a fair comparison: Environment, Fundraising Organizations, Health/Health Services, Hospital Foundations, International Aid & Development, Religion, Social Services and Other. Fundraising organizations were defined as organizations that spent more than 60% of their expenses on donations to other charities or that spent less than 10% on programs.
The financial data comes from the charities’ 2009, 2010 and 2011 Canada Revenue Agency T3010 information returns. The charities on our list are the biggest charities in Canada in terms of tax-receipted donations and non-tax receipted money received through fundraising. Revenue refers to donations and fundraising dollars…
NorthwesTel rivals pitch telecom projects at CRTC hearings
– theglobeandmail.com
Adequate return on investment, favourable regulations key to attracting investment, panel told
4.5 year – 2.45%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by Outlook Financial and was updated on 2013-03-14. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
World's wealthy richer than ever
– cbc.ca
The investable wealth of the world’s richest people reached a record high of $46.2 trillion US in 2012, a report by RBC Wealth Management and the consulting firm Capgemini has found.
5.5 year – 2.70%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by Outlook Financial and was updated on 2013-03-14. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
