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Federal Judge Thomas Griesa rejected Argentina’s request in an order Thursday.
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5.5 year – 2.95%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by Outlook Financial and was updated on 2013-09-16. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
Canadian Dealers Have a Friend in Bonds
– blogs.wsj.com
Bonds have become a big-money maker and key source of revenues for Canadian investment firms in the aftermath of the financial crisis.
Watsa insists Fairfax has strong backing for BlackBerry buyout
– theglobeandmail.com
CEO of Fairfax Financial says his company has plenty of potential partners: ‘We’ve got more than we need’
This week I posted the following articles:
I reconsidered my bond allocation and then I shared some presentation highlights from the 2013 Canadian Personal Finance Conference in Toronto. In the next day or so, I’ll also contact the winner of my book giveaway.
Leading off this Weekend Reading, a high school student showed the opportunity cost associated with a doctor paying higher (and longer) tuition costs over a plumber who started their career earlier (and thus invested sooner) on Andrew Hallam’s site.
Check out these other articles when you can…enjoy your weekend.
Larry Swedroe offers a short summary of investing themes courtesy of a Vanguard paper. This is a principle I focus on: “While you can’t control the markets or returns, you can control costs and tax efficiency. You should also pay attention to “asset location” with the objective being to hold relatively tax-efficient investments, such as broad-market stock index funds or ETFs, in taxable accounts while keeping tax-inefficient investments, such as taxable bonds and REITs, in retirement accounts…
I reconsidered my bond allocation and then I shared some presentation highlights from the 2013 Canadian Personal Finance Conference in Toronto. In the next day or so, I’ll also contact the winner of my book giveaway.
Leading off this Weekend Reading, a high school student showed the opportunity cost associated with a doctor paying higher (and longer) tuition costs over a plumber who started their career earlier (and thus invested sooner) on Andrew Hallam’s site.
Check out these other articles when you can…enjoy your weekend.
Larry Swedroe offers a short summary of investing themes courtesy of a Vanguard paper. This is a principle I focus on: “While you can’t control the markets or returns, you can control costs and tax efficiency. You should also pay attention to “asset location” with the objective being to hold relatively tax-efficient investments, such as broad-market stock index funds or ETFs, in taxable accounts while keeping tax-inefficient investments, such as taxable bonds and REITs, in retirement accounts…
4.5 year – 2.60%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by Outlook Financial and was updated on 2013-09-16. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
