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TREB wins extension days before deadline to publish home sales data online + MORE Jul 29th
TORONTO – A Federal Court judge has decided the Toronto Real Estate Board doesn’t have to comply with a Competition Tribunal ruling that would allow its realtor members to post home-sales data online — for now.
Judge Mary J.L. Gleason made the order on Wednesday, days before TREB’.... More »
Canada begins Storm Fiona cleanup as scale of devastation becomes clear - The Guardian + MORE Sep 28th
Canada begins Storm Fiona cleanup as scale of devastation becomes clear The GuardianN.S. premier blasts telecom companies in wake of Fiona, calls on Ottawa to step in with regulation CBC.caPrime Minister tours storm-hit Newfoundland, pledges $10-million in relief The.... More »
Trudeau promises to make gun control a top election issue - The Globe and Mail Aug 13th
Trudeau promises to make gun control a top election issue The Globe and MailMeeting with Toronto's mayor, Trudeau promises more gun control and goes on the attack against Scheer National PostCanadian government to contribute to $4.5 million investment to Toronto Police Service&.... More »
Auto dealership group Dilawri using REIT as vehicle for consolidation + MORE Jul 6th
Trend is accelerating as operators of single dealerships or a few stores look for ways to sell real estate as they exit the business
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Statistics Canada says median net worth of families in 2016 up 14.7% from 2012 + MORE Dec 7th
OTTAWA _ Statistics Canada says the median net worth of Canadian families totalled $295,100 in 2016, up 14.7 per cent from 2012 the last time the survey was conducted.
Housing was both the largest asset and the largest debt for Canadians.
The total value of assets held by Canadians in 2016 was $12 t.... More »
Top International Equity ETFs for your portfolio
– myownadvisor.ca
Over the last month or so, I’ve shared some of my favourite Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) to consider for your portfolio.
This post included my top Canadian Dividend ETFs and this post over here captured my top Canadian Equity ETFs.
Today’s post will dive into the world of International Equity ETFs, and you’ll see things are a bit more complicated. I’ll do my best to highlight some considerations for you. What are the key benefits of investing in ETFs again?
This post included my top Canadian Dividend ETFs and this post over here captured my top Canadian Equity ETFs.
Today’s post will dive into the world of International Equity ETFs, and you’ll see things are a bit more complicated. I’ll do my best to highlight some considerations for you. What are the key benefits of investing in ETFs again?
You have the potential to own many stocks for a rock-bottom fee.
You get distributions (income) on a regular payment schedule from some ETF products.
You can ride the market returns including returns from international equity markets by investing in indexed ETFs. This provides tremendous diversification in your portfolio, something you probably want.
On this last point, although it’s not a must investing beyond Canada’s borders makes sense. While the Canadian market has been good to investors in recent years past performance is not always indicative of future performance…
120 days – 1.75%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by Oaken Financial and was updated on 2014-06-06. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
90 days – 1.75%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by Oaken Financial and was updated on 2014-06-06. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
At last, a break in stock trading commission slump
– theglobeandmail.com
Survey points to rebound in 2014
A C.D. Howe report found the amount of business investment happening varies widely across Canada’s provinces, with some experiencing “dismal private investment for more than a decade.”


