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How Taxes Can Affect ETF Performance + MORE Oct 7th
In our recent white paper, After-Tax Returns, Justin Bender and I introduced a methodology for measuring the effect of income taxes on ETF returns. Justin also created a downloadable spreadsheet you can use to estimate the after-tax returns of funds in your own portfolio.
As we explain in the paper,.... More »
Canada space investment key to future growth, experts say - Barrie 360 Apr 12th
Canada space investment key to future growth, experts say Barrie 360View Full Coverage on Google News.... More »
TD tops estimates with rising rates lifting income from lending - BNN Bloomberg Dec 1st
TD tops estimates with rising rates lifting income from lending BNN BloombergCIBC profit falls 18% on higher costs, loan-loss provisions; hikes dividend The Globe and MailBank of Montreal 4Q Profit Rises, Adjusted. Earnings Miss MorningstarCIBC reports Q4 down from y.... More »
5 things to watch in Canada's housing market this year Jan 2nd
Real estate was a big topic in the business world in 2017, and with some major changes on the horizon, the subject is likely to dominate headlines again this year. Here are five things to watch in Canadian real estate..... More »
Too many bankers? Toronto has a financial services skills surplus, report finds + MORE Aug 9th
Meanwhile, skills that are scarce include health-care management, education and construction
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New Trade: Long LinkedIn (LNKD) & Short Salesforce (CRM)
– IntelligentSpeculator.net
As you have hopefully seen, I will be closing 1 trade this morning, on LNKD and P. As you can now guess, it’s not about closing a long on LinkedIn but rather about not wanting to keep that short Pandora short for too long. To date, it’s been a great year of trading as the average long & short trade has returned around 8%. The year is still young though so I won’t celebrate anytime soon. Truth be told, even year end isn’t really time to celebrate given the fact that it’s right back at square 0 afterwards:)As will be the case all year, my long & short stock picks will be available to see in my live spreadsheet:
http://www.intelligentspeculator.net/livetrades
You can see the numbers for both companies involved in today’s trade here:
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Again, the trend looks terrible for LNKD and I generally stay away from companies that have such numbers. I am a believer in LNKD though and do think they will turn this around…
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.
30 days – 1.50%
– 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.
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.
Costs of climate change from damage, drag to world growth steep but tough to tally
– canadianbusiness.com
YOKOHAMA, Japan – The economic and financial impact of global warming is complex and not well understood. In some scenarios there would be economic benefits for countries that get warmer and wetter and consequently more fertile agriculturally. Drier weather in some regions would result in sharply lower crop yields.
Overall, changes in climate are expected to cause significant disruptions that also exact an economic toll. Advisers to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change say that the world economy may suffer losses of between 0.2 per cent and 2 per cent of income if temperatures rise by 2 degrees from recent levels.
Below are some of the costliest impacts, according to a 49-page summary from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change which met in Yokohama near Tokyo this week.
— ENERGY
Demand for residential air conditioning in the summer will rise from 300 terawatt hours a year in 2000 to about 4,000 terawatt hours in 2050 and more than 10,000 terawatt hours in 2100. Rising incomes will drive most of that increase, climate change a quarter of it…
Overall, changes in climate are expected to cause significant disruptions that also exact an economic toll. Advisers to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change say that the world economy may suffer losses of between 0.2 per cent and 2 per cent of income if temperatures rise by 2 degrees from recent levels.
Below are some of the costliest impacts, according to a 49-page summary from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change which met in Yokohama near Tokyo this week.
— ENERGY
Demand for residential air conditioning in the summer will rise from 300 terawatt hours a year in 2000 to about 4,000 terawatt hours in 2050 and more than 10,000 terawatt hours in 2100. Rising incomes will drive most of that increase, climate change a quarter of it…
