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Can you have too much invested inside an RRSP? + MORE Dec 9th
While not quite up there with outliving your money, for many seniors the idea of dying with too large an RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plan) or RRIF (Registered Retirement Income Fund) rankles. Handing over nearly half your nest egg to Ottawa after a lifetime of tax-deferred saving seems to ma.... More »
CREA wants parents to assist children with home purchase with their RRSPs + MORE Dec 2nd
VANCOUVER _ The federal government should allow parents who want to help their offspring with the purchase of a home to tap into their retirement savings, says The Canadian Real Estate Association, which also wants the maximum withdrawal limit bumped up by $10,000.
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How GICs can help you save for your short-term goals + MORE Nov 23rd
Let’s talk about short-term savings. By short-term, we’re talking about putting away money for a few months, or even a few years, for a big goal, like a vacation, a wedding or a down payment on a home. Where should you put your savings so they’ll be secure and work for you?
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Stock news for investors: Air Canada Q3 profit plunges to as strike weighs on results + MORE Nov 8th
Here’s a round-up of news for Canadian investors this week.
Air Canada
Fortis
Thomson Reuters
Suncor
Cameco
Maple Leaf Foods
Sun Life Financial
Cineplex
Corus Entertainment
Xanadu Quantum Technologies
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Why GICs might be a better investment than stocks and bonds Aug 17th
Financial markets have fallen quite dramatically in 2022, and that has made choosing investments even more difficult than usual. The turmoil has made many investors nervous about investing in stocks. The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) was down nearly 10% for the first half of 2022, and the S&P 500.... More »
Business TodayModi meets Canadian CEOs, bankers, visits Kanishka memorialBusiness StandardPrime Minister Narendra Modi kept a busy final day schedule in Canada on Thursday, meeting Canadian CEOs, bankers and pension fund managers to seek investment for India and also paid a visit to the Kanishka Air India Memorial site here. Modi met …PM Modi meets Canadian business leaders, seeks investmentsDaily News & AnalysisCongress criticises Modi for his remarks in TorontoIndia TodayModi pays tribute to victims at Kanishka Air India bombing memorial in Toronto …ANINEWSFirstpost -CTV Newsall 2,814 news articles »
MONTREAL – Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte has told employees that a sale of Quebec’s famed circus company for less than $2 billion has not yet been finalized.The majority owner sent an email to employees on Wednesday, sources say, before reports surfaced that U.S. private equity firm TPG Capital was close to completing a deal, along with the Caisse de depot and a large Chinese investment fund.The Cirque co-founder and Quebec’s pension fund manager are said to each control 10 per cent of the company, with TPG holding 60 per cent and China’s Fosun Capital the remaining 20 per cent.Michel Nadeau, a former senior Caisse official, says he expects Cirque’s headquarters will remain in Montreal but that a second production centre could be opened in Shanghai, where Fosun is based.He says China has lots of circus expertise and Asia is a growing entertainment market.TPG is the world’s largest casino owner with a stake in Caesar’s Entertainment while Fosun owns Club Med resorts.While the Quebec government has said it wants Cirque’s head office remain in the province in the event of a sale, Premier Philippe Couillard said today it won’t intervene “in a private transaction…
