The “Big Five” Canadian banks include Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD Canada Trust), Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). Are there other viable options?
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Despite what you may witness on Twitter, people generally see the good in others, whether that’s their friends, colleagues or the executives running the companies they invest in. We want to believe a business we’re buying into is on the up-and-up, that what they’re saying about their operation.... More »
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Low rates, slow growth: Why loose policy isn’t working
– theglobeandmail.com
When the global financial system had a meltdown in 2008, central banks cut interest rates to rock-bottom levels. The moves likely saved the world from a depression. But after eight years of crisis-level rates, the economy is barely staying afloat. Now, as many consumers rack up big debts while others squirrel away savings, it’s time to rethink policies that are proving ineffective at reviving growth
