All about Canadian investments. Learn the ins and outs and get the latest news.
Latest News
Superette’s Mimi Lam on Staying Ahead of the Cannabis Market Saturation Feb 17th
In high school, I watched a lot of Judge Judy and it made me want to become a hotshot criminal lawyer. Instead, I ended up going to Carleton University for international business because the program offered a two-semester exchange. I just wanted to travel and experience new things.
I started to .... More »
Fed's 'tapering' surprise sends world shares surging + MORE Sep 19th
World stock, bond prices surge, U.S. dollar falls after Fed stuns markets by maintaining status quo on bond-buying program
.... More »
Bank, energy shares pull TSX lower in choppy trade - Reuters Canada + MORE Mar 4th
Financial PostBank, energy shares pull TSX lower in choppy tradeReuters CanadaTORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index fell in volatile trading on Wednesday as shares of banks declined after recent quarterly earnings reports and energy shares slipped after the price of crude oil dropped. B.... More »
Toronto stocks, loonie close higher, while U.S. markets mixed + MORE Mar 13th
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index closed higher Monday as the loonie moved up against the U.S. dollar on a mixed day for the markets.
The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 26.98 points to 15,604.79 in a day that saw gold and base metals move higher while energy stocks weighed in th.... More »
Winding down self-employment and planning for retirement Aug 18th
Q. I am a 60-year-old female, working full-time employed/self employed on a 100% commission basis and averaging between $107,000 and $140,000 gross annual income.
I own my home, with a $70,000 balance left on my mortgage. My mortgage payment (not including property taxes) is $457 biweekly. The curre.... More »
The difference between BlackBerry and Neiman Marcus? (CPPIB wants only one)
– theglobeandmail.com
Smartphone maker's stock sinks
TORONTO – The Toronto stock market opened lower amid news that Syria has agreed…
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.
Why I Avoid Trading Options When Possible
– IntelligentSpeculator.net
It’s a question that I’ve gotten many times in the past. If I believe so much in a stock like Facebook, why not buy a call option instead of buying the stock? The potential gains (and losses) are so much greater. It’s easy to understand why. If I buy for $5000 of Facebook, I’ll basically own about 100-150 shares.However, by buying call options, I could have an exposure that would be 10 times the number of shares. It’s certainly tempting and I obviously would have done extremely well had I done that instead of buying the stock. So yes, in theory it makes a lot of sense and if you are right on calls like that one, buying options will end up making a lot more sense.
There’s More To Equity Risk In Options
The big problem of course is that when you trade an option your performance depends on much more than the stock’s price. The option will also move depending on changes in interest rates, dividend expectations and volatility. Those factors are not minor. I personally try to simplify my personal trading and trading volatility clearly does not fit that model…
Aid group: Financial crisis drives up number of Greek suicides – and it might go higher still
– canadianbusiness.com
ATHENS, Greece – A Greek aid group says suicides have increased by 45 per cent during the first four years of Greece’s financial crisis, and warned there are indications of a further “very large rise” in the past two years.
The Athens-based group Klimaka said Tuesday that officially reported suicides rose steadily between 2007 and 2011, accounting for an annual jump in deaths from 328 to 477 in that period, according to data from the Greek Statistical Authority.
The group said, based on its own research, the number of suicides has continued to rise through 2012 and 2013.
Greece still has one of the lowest suicide rates in Europe, but a dramatic rise in poverty and unemployment since the debt-strapped nation began imposing harsh austerity measures has been blamed for the increase in deaths.
The post Aid group: Financial crisis drives up number of Greek suicides – and it might go higher still appeared first on Canadian Business.
The Athens-based group Klimaka said Tuesday that officially reported suicides rose steadily between 2007 and 2011, accounting for an annual jump in deaths from 328 to 477 in that period, according to data from the Greek Statistical Authority.
The group said, based on its own research, the number of suicides has continued to rise through 2012 and 2013.
Greece still has one of the lowest suicide rates in Europe, but a dramatic rise in poverty and unemployment since the debt-strapped nation began imposing harsh austerity measures has been blamed for the increase in deaths.
The post Aid group: Financial crisis drives up number of Greek suicides – and it might go higher still appeared first on Canadian Business.
