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Ferrari hits starting blocks in IPO on Wednesday + MORE Oct 21st
Ferrari NV’s initial public offering makes its debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with owner Fiat Chrysler hoping it will burst out of the starting block..... More »
To take advantage of coming agriculture 'revolution' Canada needs investment, says expert Feb 18th
A Canadian agri-food expert says Canada has an opportunity to be a key player in the coming agriculture industrial-revolution — but the sector needs investment to take advantage..... More »
US stocks gain as financial stocks climb; Hospital stocks slump after HCA warns on earnings + MORE Oct 15th
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Stocks are moving higher following two days of losses as investors respond to some positive earnings surprises.
Financial stocks rose after Citigroup reported better profits for the third quarter than analysts were expecting. Citi was up 3 per cent at midday Thursday.
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Federal fraud sentencing drags on for former NBA player, UConn star Tate George + MORE Dec 30th
TRENTON, N.J. – Another day passed Tuesday without a sentence in the fraud case of a former NBA player convicted of running a real estate Ponzi scheme.
Former University of Connecticut and New Jersey Nets guard Tate George appeared in federal court in Trenton on Tuesday for the continuation of.... More »
Can you hedge against a market crash with ETFs? + MORE Dec 24th
Earlier in August 2025, I wrote a column outlining an alternative to the classic 60/40 stock-and-bond portfolio called the 40/30/30 portfolio. The idea was simple: allocate 40% to equities, 30% to bonds, and 30% to alternative asset classes that have the potential to move differently when both .... More »
60 days – 2.00%
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This GIC rate is offered by Oaken Financial and was updated on 2014-10-06. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
Toronto stock market lower on China's economic worries; oil prices higher – Winnipeg Free Press
– news.google.ca
Winnipeg Free PressToronto stock market lower on China's economic worries; oil prices higherWinnipeg Free PressTORONTO – The Toronto stock market deepened its decline on Monday as concerns about the Chinese economy, and discouraging signs from early U.S. holiday sales, overshadowed a small gain in crude oil prices. The S&P/TSX composite index dropped …TSX extends losses as mining and metals stocks fallThe ProvinceCANADA STOCKS-TSX hit by weak global economic cues, energy sharesReutersWhy Canadian Tire Corporation Limited and Toronto-Dominion Bank Are Loving …The Motley Fool Canadaall 37 news articles »
40 days – 2.75%
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This GIC rate is offered by DUCA Financial Services and was updated on 0000-00-00. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
Half of Canadians expect to be in debt when they retire
– moneysense.ca
TORONTO – Canadians may dream of retiring debt-free, but research done for Manulife suggests nearly 20 per cent of homeowners expect to lean on the value of their homes to finance life after work.
An online survey conducted for the financial services company found about half of the 2,373 respondents expected to still be in debt when they retire.
Of those polled, 10 per cent planned to borrow against their current homes, while about eight per cent were looking to downsize and use money from the sale of their home as income.
Using home equity as a “fallback plan” suggests some Canadians are struggling to balance retirement with paying down debt, Manulife Bank CEO Rick Lunny said in an interview.
“If people think they’re going to take out second mortgages and larger mortgages when they retire, that’s a pretty concerning view and evidence of no financial plan whatsoever,” Lunny said.
“These people, if they’re going to retire with mortgage debt on their homes, there’s significant risk that interest rates will go up in the future…
An online survey conducted for the financial services company found about half of the 2,373 respondents expected to still be in debt when they retire.
Of those polled, 10 per cent planned to borrow against their current homes, while about eight per cent were looking to downsize and use money from the sale of their home as income.
Using home equity as a “fallback plan” suggests some Canadians are struggling to balance retirement with paying down debt, Manulife Bank CEO Rick Lunny said in an interview.
“If people think they’re going to take out second mortgages and larger mortgages when they retire, that’s a pretty concerning view and evidence of no financial plan whatsoever,” Lunny said.
“These people, if they’re going to retire with mortgage debt on their homes, there’s significant risk that interest rates will go up in the future…
How to retire by age 43
– moneysense.ca
Over the many years I’ve written on financial independence, I’ve paid only scant attention to a subgenre of the field known as “Early Retirement Extreme.”That’s the title of a 2010 book published by Jacob Lund Fisker, which recounts how he stopped working for money after only five years. To do so, he lived super-frugally, saving more than half of what he earned, and collecting stock dividends ever since.
Since Fisker urges frugal readers to use library books, I borrowed a copy, subtitled A philosophical and practical guide to financial independence. It lays out the case for what I’d term frugality to a fault, but which he depicts as the proper lifestyle of renaissance persons like himself. His website (earlyretirementextreme.com) promises financial independence within five years, using “a combination of simple living, anti-consumerism, DIY ethics, self-reliance and applied capitalism.”
A similar philosophy is espoused by Mr. Money Moustache (www.mrmoneymustache.com). This web site cheerfully describes itself as a “cult” devoted to financial freedom and has attracted much media attention…
