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Canadian CEOs Made $1.16 Billion Last Year. Will the Fat Cheques Continue in 2022? Jul 12th
Did you get a raise last year? If you’re an executive at one of Canada’s largest companies, chances are you enjoyed a hefty pay bump.
CEOs at the 100 biggest Canadian businesses listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange took home combined pay totalling $1.16 billion in 2021—a 32 per cent i.... More »
'Cuban' stock price doubles — despite having nothing to do with the country + MORE Dec 17th
News that the U.S. and Cuba were taking cautious steps toward normalizing relations were enough to send shares in one Cuba-themed stock soaring Wednesday — despite the company having nothing to do with the country..... More »
TransAlta stock rises after U.S. activist investor group demands change + MORE Mar 18th
Shares in power utility TransAlta Corp. rose by more than five per cent Monday after a U.S. investment partnership revealed it has acquired a 10 per cent stake and will be demanding board representation..... More »
Should you buy back pension service from your employer? Jun 19th
While defined benefit (DB) pensions are the Cadillac of retirement plans, they also entail a unique set of decisions. Buybacks are one of them.
There are a few ways to build up the value of your DB pension: by working to accumulate years of “pensionable service,” of course; by transferring servi.... More »
How to buy Solana (SOL) in Canada Sep 25th
As cryptocurrencies become more mainstream, investors are looking beyond bitcoin and ether to get in on the action. These two coins still command the lion’s share of the $2.36-trillion global crypto market (all figures in U.S. dollars), but as they increasingly move in sync with stock markets, som.... More »
With Canadian property up to 30 per cent overvalued, oil plunging to new lows and the world’s financial system quaking, our central banker’s plan to rebuild Canada’s economy are out of this world. Speculating on the future of finance Stephen Poloz asks, “How would Captain Kirk and Margaret Atwood run a bank?”
Weekend Reading – TFSA audits, Top 50 sites, DRIP myths and more
– myownadvisor.ca
2014 Weekend Reading material is winding down folks…hard to believe it’s mid-December…
In case you missed it this week I boldly shared our financial progress here and I thought of some insurance everyone needs to consider.
How’s the holiday shopping coming along folks? Done? Almost done? Not even started yet? I got a few things to pick up but that’s about it. The internet has certainly been a game-changer for holiday shopping, in our house it has.
Onto the articles!
Our Big Fat Wallet wondered about CRA auditing our TFSAs. Those guys best be careful, if they are going after capital gains I think they should allow for capital losses as well.
LSM Insurance released the Top 50 Canadian Personal Finance websites. Thanks for the mention!
I enjoyed Justin Bender’s post about DRIP myths.
The Passive Income Earner wrote about OPEC’s influence on the energy sector.
Roadmap2Retire reported his passive income update that included buying a railroad…
In case you missed it this week I boldly shared our financial progress here and I thought of some insurance everyone needs to consider.
How’s the holiday shopping coming along folks? Done? Almost done? Not even started yet? I got a few things to pick up but that’s about it. The internet has certainly been a game-changer for holiday shopping, in our house it has.
Onto the articles!
Our Big Fat Wallet wondered about CRA auditing our TFSAs. Those guys best be careful, if they are going after capital gains I think they should allow for capital losses as well.
LSM Insurance released the Top 50 Canadian Personal Finance websites. Thanks for the mention!
I enjoyed Justin Bender’s post about DRIP myths.
The Passive Income Earner wrote about OPEC’s influence on the energy sector.
Roadmap2Retire reported his passive income update that included buying a railroad…
Cartel connection: How Mexico's drug gangs set up shop in Vancouver – Vancouver Sun
– news.google.ca
Vancouver SunCartel connection: How Mexico's drug gangs set up shop in VancouverVancouver SunInfamous Mexican cartels like Sinaloa and La Familia have sent representatives to the Lower Mainland to broker drug deals with local gangs, The Vancouver Sun has learned. A Sun investigation has uncovered increasing links between B.C. drug gangs and …and more »
Gains from Theft are Taxable and Claiming Fraudulent Scheme Losses
– http://canadianfinancialdiy.blogspot.ca
The Canada Revenue Agency has just published an updated tax folio describing how thieves should declare gains from theft (it’s taxable income), or losses (deductible!).Perhaps more relevant to law-abiding blog readers it also says business can deduct losses from theft by strangers, or employees … but not business partners (how dainty, it’s termed a capital withdrawal).And finally, to add to the woes of those investors who have been victims of a fraudulent investment scheme, the folio describes some tax relief, but it looks complicated enough that professional help is likely to be required to report income tax correctly.
Continue Reading On http://canadianfinancialdiy.blogspot.ca »
Russian ruble hits new low, stocks down at market opening
– theglobeandmail.com
The rouble has lost more than 40 percent since the beginning of the year, weakened by a slide in oil prices and general risk aversion to Russian assets
