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TSX rallies, while New York stocks head lower before late-day bounce + MORE Dec 27th
A day after Wednesday's dramatic rise, New York stock markets reversed course and headed downwards amid uncertainty over trade and U.S. growth, then had another change of direction in the final hour of trading and ended in positive territory..... More »
More Canadians are rethinking their bank. Should you? Jul 22nd
Clinton Begin was growing tired of frequent visits to bank branches and calling into the trading desk to check on various transactions. “There (were) a lot of things that just took too much of my time. I was always phoning, always going to visit them. It was always a big deal,” he recalled.
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Anxiety over Trump’s trade war with China causes stocks to plunge on Wall Street - Global News + MORE Aug 6th
Anxiety over Trump’s trade war with China causes stocks to plunge on Wall Street Global NewsChina’s yuan tumbles further to U.S. dollar as trade war fears escalate The Globe and MailNew York stock indexes hammered as China allows yuan to devalue CBC NewsTrump’s.... More »
Inflation a scourge for retirees? Ottawa’s silver lining(s) + MORE Dec 20th
While inflation and taxes are both major scourges for retirees, there’s a silver lining in how the two interact. That’s because the federal government builds in a degree of inflation-indexing to tax brackets, retirement vehicle contribution room and major retirement programs like the Canada Pens.... More »
Most actively traded companies on the TSX + MORE Jun 25th
Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:
Toronto Stock Exchange (13,891.88, down 239.50 points):
B2Gold Corp. (TSX:BTO). Miner. Up 34 cents, or 12.23 per cent, to $3.12 on 12.6 million shares.
Yamana Gold Inc. (TSX:YRI). Miner. Up 46 cents, or 7.44 per cent, to .... More »
Using options as investment tools
– canadianbusiness.com
Many investors know that a put option gives them the right to sell a stock at a specified price within a set period, while a call option provides the right to purchase shares at a specified price, also within a set period.
Some investors, however, may not realize that these financial instruments have a variety of applications. They can use options to potentially optimize returns on capital, for example, and to help protect their assets from volatility that has become commonplace in the global economy.
Individual and institutional investors can protect their investments and enhance opportunities for growth with a wide range of risk-management products available through Montréal Exchange (MX), Canada’s only financial derivatives exchange. MX offers options on 281 equities listed on TSX as well as currency options and options on TSX-listed exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
Investors who don’t want to trade directly in options can buy shares in several ETFs whose managers sell calls against a portfolio of securities…
Why credit ratings matter – Toronto Sun
– news.google.ca
Toronto SunWhy credit ratings matterToronto Sunfiancial-district Buildings are seen in the financial district in Toronto. REUTERS/Mark Blinch. Article. Tweet. Change text size for the story; Print this story. Report an error. Related Stories. Ontario's debt puts credit rating in peril · S&P downgrades Ontario's …Live coverage of Ontario government throne speech today at 2 pmToronto StarNew spending in Throne SpeechDaily Miner and NewsOntario's spending spree comes amid deficit warningThe Globe and Mailall 286 news articles »
Private equity finds an exit through TSX and TSXV
– canadianbusiness.com
Companies across all sectors need investment to grow their operations and bring their businesses to a new level. In some cases, private equity (PE) firms invest in promising companies that they grow or lever up to optimize their financial performance and enhance their opportunities to create value. To recover their investment and generate returns for their own investors, PE firms may take the companies public.
With the recent strength in the equity market, PE firms have been increasingly looking to the Canadian public markets to monetize their holdings. In fact, the deal volume in Canada’s private equity markets in 2013 was back to pre-recession volume levels in 2007, and the country’s private equity environment in 2014 looks promising.
In October of 2013, for example, Kohlberg Management VI, LLC, the largest shareholder in Performance Sports Group Ltd. (PSG:TSX), sold 3.2 million common shares of the company at $12.15 a share to a syndicate of underwriters co-led by RBC Capital Markets and Paradigm Capital Inc…
Write your own declaration of Findependence
– moneysense.ca
In honour of America’s July 4th celebrations, I thought I’d devote this blog to helping retirement savers prepare their personal “Declaration of Findependence.”
The other day at Forbes.com senior writer Richard Eisenberg devoted a piece to this theme, and cited my own recent experience in finally living the life I describe in my book, Findependence Day. Findependence, of course, is merely a short-hand description of the phrase financial independence. Findependence day is the day in the future when you believe that income from all sources—including investments, pensions, rental income, business income, royalties–will exceed income from the single source most of us call a “job.”
So, without further ado. It’s up to you to fill in the blanks to reflect your personal circumstances:
Declaration of Findependence for ________ (your name here)
1.) Based on my current age of __, I believe I should aim for the __ day of the __ month in the year 20__. This happens to be the year I turn __…
The other day at Forbes.com senior writer Richard Eisenberg devoted a piece to this theme, and cited my own recent experience in finally living the life I describe in my book, Findependence Day. Findependence, of course, is merely a short-hand description of the phrase financial independence. Findependence day is the day in the future when you believe that income from all sources—including investments, pensions, rental income, business income, royalties–will exceed income from the single source most of us call a “job.”
So, without further ado. It’s up to you to fill in the blanks to reflect your personal circumstances:
Declaration of Findependence for ________ (your name here)
1.) Based on my current age of __, I believe I should aim for the __ day of the __ month in the year 20__. This happens to be the year I turn __…
Domestic market, global focus
– canadianbusiness.com
Lumenpulse lights up the Canadian IPO marketFrom Amherst, Massachusetts, to Sölvesborg, Sweden, a Canadian company called Lumenpulse Inc. (TSX:LMP) has applied its advanced technology to keeping darkness at bay in innovative ways.
Lumenpulse incorporated LED technology into the Sölvesborg Bridge in Sweden. Photo: Olof Thiel
With more than 225 employees in three countries, Lumenpulse works with architects, electrical engineers and lighting designers to develop specification light-emitting diode, or LED, lighting for commercial, institutional and urban applications.
In April 2014, Lumenpulse raised $100 million in an initial public offering on TSX, about 33% more than the company had originally targeted.
“We appreciate the strong interest from investors and the confidence our new shareholders have shown in our company,” says founder and CEO François-Xavier Souvay. “[Our IPO] is an extremely important step towards our goal of becoming a world leader in high-performance and sustainable specification-grade LED lighting solutions…
