The “Big Five” Canadian banks offer investment funds and include Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD Canada Trust), Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). Let’s explore the best place for you to invest.
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Consumer Reports to retest Tesla Model 3 after brake fix + MORE May 22nd
Consumer Reports said Tuesday it will retest brakes on Tesla Inc's new Model 3 sedans after chief executive Elon Musk promised a software update, but the potential hit to sales from the magazine's negative review weighed on Tesla stock..... More »
Federal court gives Toronto real estate agents data-publishing rights + MORE Dec 1st
Toronto Real Estate Board says it is disappointed by the decision and will seek leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada
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Spanish rival launches 2nd takeover bid for Portuguese bank + MORE Apr 18th
LISBON, Portugal – Spain’s Caixabank is making its second attempt in just over a year to take control of Banco Portugues do Investimento, launching a crossborder takeover bid that values the Portuguese bank at 1.62 billion euros ($1.83 billion).
Caixabank, S.A., which is the Portuguese b.... More »
What is growth investing? Nov 3rd
If you’re the type of investor who is attracted to stocks that have the potential for outsized returns, then growth investing—whether through individual stocks, ETFs or a combination—might be the right fit for you. Growth investors look for companies with above-average growth prospects in thei.... More »
Jennifer Dowty: What to do with your RRSP contributions amid this violent selloff + MORE Feb 11th
Three key things that need resolving before investors can feel better about markets
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Logo dispute: Texas city drops logo after Dubai developer says it looks just like company logo
– canadianbusiness.com
LUBBOCK, Texas – Amarillo’s first-ever logo didn’t last long.
With white rays splaying out of an orange and yellow background, the logo with the name of the Texas Panhandle city stretched across it had already made its way onto banners, pencils and paperweights.
But just a couple of days after unveiling the logo at an event to kick off Amarillo’s 100th anniversary celebration, an email complaint arrived, alleging the logo’s design was ripped off from a Dubai real estate developer, Emaar Properties.
“To avoid legal liability please ensure that you immediately … cease using the logo of Emaar and … withdraw all items bearing said logo,” company legal director Khaled Amin wrote in the Nov. 12 email obtained by the Amarillo Globe-News and posted on its website. The city was infringing on intellectual property rights, he said.
Amarillo City Attorney Marcus Norris then tried to get the company to allow the city to use the similar-looking logo…
With white rays splaying out of an orange and yellow background, the logo with the name of the Texas Panhandle city stretched across it had already made its way onto banners, pencils and paperweights.
But just a couple of days after unveiling the logo at an event to kick off Amarillo’s 100th anniversary celebration, an email complaint arrived, alleging the logo’s design was ripped off from a Dubai real estate developer, Emaar Properties.
“To avoid legal liability please ensure that you immediately … cease using the logo of Emaar and … withdraw all items bearing said logo,” company legal director Khaled Amin wrote in the Nov. 12 email obtained by the Amarillo Globe-News and posted on its website. The city was infringing on intellectual property rights, he said.
Amarillo City Attorney Marcus Norris then tried to get the company to allow the city to use the similar-looking logo…
Goldman 2014 forecast doesn’t make for happy new year on TSX
– theglobeandmail.com
Outlook suggesting investors should look to U.S.-dollar assets is supported by recent market trends
Canada’s global tax competitiveness is slipping because of provincial tax policies that increase the taxes on investment, according to Jack Mintz, director of the University of Calgary’s school of public policy.
MLP’s In A Dividend Portfolio? What Is Their Future?
– IntelligentSpeculator.net
I’ve been working on a high dividend yield portfolio for some time now (it is coming, don’t lose hope!) and one of the recurring themes from the hundreds of investors who have been working on their own solution is the presence of MLP’s (master limited partnerships) in their portfolio. I did send out an email to newsletter subscribers with more info about MLP’s which you might want to check out:
-Should you include MLP’s in your dividend portfolio
Basically, it is a trending form of company that allows for small/zero corporate taxes to be charged as long as earnings are passed through to investors. The same type of capital structure named “income trusts” started gaining traction a few years ago in Canada. Over thew years, more and more companies started moving to that structure which was great for investors of course.
What Happened? BCE inc.
When BCE inc, one of the largest telecom corporations in Canada announced it would be converting to become an income trust, the Canadian Government felt compelled to act…
The average weekly earnings of the typical Canadian worker ticked up to $918 in September, pretty well flat compared to the previous month but up 1.9 per cent compared to the same month a year earlier.
