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Asian shares mixed as Bank of Japan, Fed mull policy options + MORE Sep 21st
TOKYO – Asian shares meandered Wednesday as markets awaited the outcomes of monetary policy meetings in the U.S. and Japan. Japan’s benchmark fell after August trade data came in weaker than expected.
KEEPING SCORE: Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.5 per cent to 16,411.97 and the Hang Sen.... More »
Will a robot be doing your job in 10 years? + MORE Jun 15th
Canadian workers expecting to remain viable in the face of increasing labour force automation will need to focus on training for more highly-skilled occupations that still rely on humans’ “cognitive advantage over technology,” a new report concludes.
Researchers from the Brookfield Institute f.... More »
Apple earnings beat expectations as it sells pricier iPhones Jul 31st
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'There's a sense of panic': Greek stocks plummet as market reopens + MORE Aug 3rd
Greece's main stock index plunged more than 16 per cent on Monday, the first day of trading after a five-week closure, giving investors their first opportunity since late June to react to the country's latest economic crisis..... More »
‘It’s a big investment’: Ottawa announces major investment in Atlantic Canada’s aerospace sector - BNN Bloomberg May 13th
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Investor attitudes and behaviours don’t add up
– moneysense.ca
What type of investor are you, really? Do you know where your risk profile and investments ought to be in order to match your future income needs? A new study for the Investor Education Fund (IEF) suggests there’s a disconnect between how Canadians view their own risk tolerance and how they actually behave.Almost one-quarter of individuals surveyed by the The Brondesbury Group for IEF who identify themselves as low-risk investors own “medium- to very high-risk” products; conversely, seven in 10 self-identified high-risk investors own “low- to medium-risk” products.
“Self-perception and behaviour is a bit of out whack,” IEF President Tom Hamza told MoneySense ahead of the study’s release.
The study of more than 2,000 investors found behaviour is more influenced by past investment experience and beliefs about the future.
Just 60% of respondents said they make investment decisions based on careful analysis, while 23% said they were based on analysis and gut feelings and 17% cited gut feelings alone…
90 days – 3.00%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by DUCA Financial Services and was updated on 2014-01-06. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
120 days – 1.70%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by Oaken Financial and was updated on 2013-11-28. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
Investor Education Fund finds more than half regretted an investment decision based on emotion.60 days – 1.55%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by Oaken Financial and was updated on 2013-11-28. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
