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5 personal finance myths you probably still believe + MORE Jul 24th
I get a kick out of the television series Mythbusters. For those of you unfamiliar with the program, each week the show’s stars, Jamie and Adam, try to prove or disprove (busted!) popular myths, adages and urban legends. I mean, how can you not like a show that answers such important questions as .... More »
Connecticut becoming a hub for new bioscience companies Sep 24th
FARMINGTON, Conn. – Connecticut hasn’t become the Silicon Valley of bioscience quite yet, but five years after lawmakers made a massive investment to support the development of that industry, there is a thriving hub in Farmington.
Eighteen technology or bio-medical startups recently set .... More »
Nearly half of investors say advisers don’t help set goals, J.D. Power report + MORE Aug 19th
TORONTO – A new survey suggests that nearly half of Canadian investors aren’t receiving basic goal-setting advice from the advisers they’re paying.
The J.D. Power report found that 46 per cent of full-service Canadian investors say their adviser didn’t help them set goals bas.... More »
The Volkswagen emissions scandal: A case study in corporate misbehaviour + MORE Sep 26th
While it is too early to know where to lay the blame in the VW scandal, corporations must balance shareholders’ desire for rising earnings with looking after other stakeholders and respecting the environment
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Canadian manufacturer pivots to 'huge' market in India as country tries to strike trade deal - CBC May 29th
Canadian manufacturer pivots to 'huge' market in India as country tries to strike trade deal CBCIndia’s Union Minister Shri Piyush Goyal Visits BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Toronto, ON, Canada BAPS Swaminarayan SansthaIndian business leaders’ mission concludes in Toronto .... More »
Fraudster Earl Jones to be freed after serving 4 years of 11-year sentence – Montreal Gazette
– news.google.ca
Montreal GazetteFraudster Earl Jones to be freed after serving 4 years of 11-year sentenceMontreal GazetteMONTREAL — Fraudster Earl Jones will be released from Ste-Anne-des-Plaines detention centre on Thursday afternoon. Corrections Canada confirmed to victims of the financial swindler that the man who stole more than $50 million from his clients will be …Earl Jones, Quebec Ponzi scheme operator, gets out of jailCBC.caFinancial adviser Earl Jones to be freed today after time in prison for fraudVancouver SunFraudster Earl Jones being released from prisonCTV Newsall 6 news articles »
New IPO’s On The Horizon (Alibaba, GoDaddy, Box, etc)
– IntelligentSpeculator.net
With Facebook, Twitter and others trading at “sky-high” valuations (as well as deals like FB’s $19B purchase of WhatsApp), two things tend to happen. The “B” word debate strikes again. I can’t tell you how many “bubble” blog posts I’ve seen in recent weeks. It’s difficult to blame them and while there are similarities between now and the 2001 meltdown, this time does look very different. Of course, isn’t that what people always say before bubbles collapse?:)The other more interesting thing that happens is that private companies do end up going public in periods like this one. There are several possible IPO’s coming this year that will likely appear in the stocks that I follow. I do generally stay away from trading them in the first few weeks/months because of the incredible level of volatility but I know that I’ll likely be trading these names.
IPO within a few months?
A few names have emerged as planning a spring IPO:
I’ve discussed the incredible value in trading Chinese internet stocks…
When the Smart Money Does Dumb Things
– CanadianCouchPotato.com
Investors can a learn a lot from pension funds, particularly when it comes to diversification, risk management and long-term thinking. But it seems professional money managers are not immune from the behavioural challenges that plague retail investors.
Doug Cronk, who writes a useful blog called Institutional Investing for Individual Investors, recently pointed me to a couple of industry articles that make it clear the pros are just as human as the rest of us. (I interviewed Doug last fall for an article called “Invest like a pension fund manager” in Canadian Business.)
In a February article in Pensions & Investments, a strategist explains that many pension funds have an investment plan that calls for them to increase their allocation to bonds when their plan is well funded. This is what investors might call “taking risk off the table”: the idea is that if equity markets have been strong and you believe you’re comfortably on track to meet your goals, you can afford to reduce the risk in your portfolio…
Doug Cronk, who writes a useful blog called Institutional Investing for Individual Investors, recently pointed me to a couple of industry articles that make it clear the pros are just as human as the rest of us. (I interviewed Doug last fall for an article called “Invest like a pension fund manager” in Canadian Business.)
In a February article in Pensions & Investments, a strategist explains that many pension funds have an investment plan that calls for them to increase their allocation to bonds when their plan is well funded. This is what investors might call “taking risk off the table”: the idea is that if equity markets have been strong and you believe you’re comfortably on track to meet your goals, you can afford to reduce the risk in your portfolio…
5.5 year – 2.80%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by DUCA Financial Services and was updated on 2014-03-11. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
Denison to buy International Enexco for uranium assets, spin off copper
– theglobeandmail.com
International Enexco’s copper assets being added to new company with projects in Nevada, Alaska
