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Real estate: Three experts, one night, zero agreement + MORE Apr 29th
Jeff Rubin, author of The Carbon Bubble. Photographed on May 13, 2015. (Rick Madonik/Toronto Star/Getty Images)
When Jeff Rubin gave advice on Toronto real estate this week, the only thing polished was his shoes. Waving his fist clenched around a paper he wrote in 1989 as evidence, he chided the Ba.... More »
Saputo buys out remaining 12% of Australia’s Warrnambool dairy + MORE Jan 30th
Saputo Inc. is moving to buy out the minority shareholders of an Australian cheese and dairy producer that it acquired in 2014 after a hard-fought takeover battle.
The Montreal-based company’s Australian subsidiary is offering A$8.85 per share cash (C$8.77 at current exchange rates) for each o.... More »
Going to be painful for Tesla to endure price cuts, says Craig Irwin - CNBC Television Apr 22nd
Going to be painful for Tesla to endure price cuts, says Craig Irwin CNBC TelevisionTesla slides 3% in premarket, Li Auto sinks 8% as EV makers slash prices amid fierce competition CNBCTesla shares drop on price cuts in run-up to earnings Yahoo FinanceTesla cuts pric.... More »
Christy Clark backs campaign to ban requiring women to wear high heels Mar 14th
British Columbia Premier Christy Clark speaks about shadow flipping in the real estate industry, in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday March 18, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
VANCOUVER – A campaign to ban employers from requiring female workers to wear high heels on the job has gained the backi.... More »
Paying capital gains tax on a loss + MORE Apr 24th
Q: My question today relates to the new changes to capital gains on real estate. My wife and I owned a condo for a number of years. We paid $80,000 in 2006 and sold for $140,000 in March 2016. The problem is we rented the unit out after we bought our house in 2011. Looking at the new formula for .... More »
Stocks in for more pressure, buying sentiment pressured by geopolitical worries
– canadianbusiness.com
TORONTO – Stock markets are likely in for tough slogging again this week as traders grapple with uncertainty caused by escalating geopolitical troubles in Ukraine, Iraq and Gaza.
“I think we’re dealing with some complex issues,” said Jean-Francois Dion, portfolio advisor, Wealth Management, RBC Dominion Securities.
“There are no easy solutions here and we will likely be dealing with these situations for awhile here.”
The Toronto market ended last week more or less flat, down 19 points, which still left the TSX up 11.56 per cent year to date. The Dow industrials ended the week with a gain of 61 points or 0.37 per cent amid reports Friday afternoon that Russia had ended military exercises on its border with Ukraine.
But the rally that capped Friday trading left many market-watchers unimpressed.
“Nothing has changed, it was all technically driven on a Friday afternoon in the summer,” said Colin Cieszynski, senior markets analyst at CMC Markets Canada…
“I think we’re dealing with some complex issues,” said Jean-Francois Dion, portfolio advisor, Wealth Management, RBC Dominion Securities.
“There are no easy solutions here and we will likely be dealing with these situations for awhile here.”
The Toronto market ended last week more or less flat, down 19 points, which still left the TSX up 11.56 per cent year to date. The Dow industrials ended the week with a gain of 61 points or 0.37 per cent amid reports Friday afternoon that Russia had ended military exercises on its border with Ukraine.
But the rally that capped Friday trading left many market-watchers unimpressed.
“Nothing has changed, it was all technically driven on a Friday afternoon in the summer,” said Colin Cieszynski, senior markets analyst at CMC Markets Canada…
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.
REITs: Book Value and Net Asset Value Revealed
– myownadvisor.ca
What’s not to love about Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)? You probably know I’ve written about REITs before.
REITs are best understood as a professionally managed trust that buys and holds real estate properties. They offer investors (like you and me) a way to participate in real estate, including the potential rise in property values, without the headaches of being a landlord. REITs are an attractive asset class to me because these companies provide regular distributions, often monthly distributions. For investors that want to hold real estate as part of their portfolio but don’t want to deal with phone calls from cranky tenants, REITs can be an excellent alternative. I hold a few of them actually. Today’s REITs offer some juicy yields for good value within Canadian’s favourite financial topic: real estate.
With all the positives that can come with owning REITs, there are some downsides and things to be cautious of as well. For one, interest rate exposure immediately comes to mind for me as a long-term investor – as rates come down or go higher you would expect to get more cash flow yield or less cash flow yield out of Canadian REITs respectively…
REITs are best understood as a professionally managed trust that buys and holds real estate properties. They offer investors (like you and me) a way to participate in real estate, including the potential rise in property values, without the headaches of being a landlord. REITs are an attractive asset class to me because these companies provide regular distributions, often monthly distributions. For investors that want to hold real estate as part of their portfolio but don’t want to deal with phone calls from cranky tenants, REITs can be an excellent alternative. I hold a few of them actually. Today’s REITs offer some juicy yields for good value within Canadian’s favourite financial topic: real estate.
With all the positives that can come with owning REITs, there are some downsides and things to be cautious of as well. For one, interest rate exposure immediately comes to mind for me as a long-term investor – as rates come down or go higher you would expect to get more cash flow yield or less cash flow yield out of Canadian REITs respectively…
60 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.
30 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.
