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Home ownership rates slide as more choose to rent, census shows + MORE Oct 25th
From afar, Calgary real estate may be looking like a good buy
OTTAWA – Not everyone wants to own a home these days, Evan Siddall concedes – not even his own millennial-age son. For the head of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., that’s really saying something.
But Siddall’s experi.... More »
What are corporate class mutual funds? + MORE Aug 26th
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Q. The 2016 Budget included a big change by eliminating the tax benefit on capital gains for corporate class (C-Class) mutual funds. First, how do these funds work and who uses them? Second, will all these corporate class funds (including ETFs) be affected? And, third, didn’t.... More »
B.C. to end self-regulation of real estate industry + MORE Jun 29th
VANCOUVER – British Columbia is ending the self-regulation of the real estate industry in a move Premier Christy Clark says is aimed at protecting consumers.
Clark said Wednesday the province will hire a new superintendent of real estate, who will take over the rule-making authority held by the B..... More »
Who gets what in a blended family with no will? + MORE May 16th
Q: What happens if I die, was previously married and had a will—but am now remarried (blended family) and have not written a new will? What happens to my estate if I die? How is it divided? Does my new spouse get all the assets? Or is it split between all children (his and mine)? Or do just my o.... More »
Flaherty successor Joe Oliver makes mournful entry onto world stage + MORE Apr 12th
WASHINGTON – It’s been a mournful entrance onto the world financial stage for Jim Flaherty’s successor, whose first international meetings as finance minister have been marked by offers of condolence.
Joe Oliver says he was greeted with words of sorrow from colleagues as he arrived.... More »
New discount mutual funds have lower management fees
– thestar.com
If you’re not getting a service, you shouldn’t pay for it. So it makes sense that discount brokers should be paid less than full-service brokers.120 days – 1.70%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by Oaken Financial and was updated on 2013-10-17. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
U.S. ‘green billionaire’ addresses his motives for working to block Keystone
– canadianbusiness.com
WASHINGTON – Yes, the influential activist spearheading the fight against the Keystone XL pipeline has made a fortune in oil investments. Yes, he’s invested in a rival pipeline that would compete with Keystone.
But no, Tom Steyer says, there’s nothing untoward about his motives.
Steyer, the well-connected donor to successful U.S. political campaigns, says he left behind his previous life as an investment banker to dedicate himself to the fight against climate change.
In a recent interview with The Canadian Press, the man nicknamed the “green billionaire” responded to critics who question his sincerity in light of his investment portfolio.
“It is true: I have profited from investments in the past,” said Steyer, who last year left the hedge fund he founded, Farallon Capital Management, to become a political activist.
“And we invested in virtually every sector of the economy over 30 years. So that’s absolutely true. What’s also true is that over time it became clear that we weren’t as a country putting in place the policies that would help us, as a society, solve this problem…
But no, Tom Steyer says, there’s nothing untoward about his motives.
Steyer, the well-connected donor to successful U.S. political campaigns, says he left behind his previous life as an investment banker to dedicate himself to the fight against climate change.
In a recent interview with The Canadian Press, the man nicknamed the “green billionaire” responded to critics who question his sincerity in light of his investment portfolio.
“It is true: I have profited from investments in the past,” said Steyer, who last year left the hedge fund he founded, Farallon Capital Management, to become a political activist.
“And we invested in virtually every sector of the economy over 30 years. So that’s absolutely true. What’s also true is that over time it became clear that we weren’t as a country putting in place the policies that would help us, as a society, solve this problem…
30 days – 1.50%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by Oaken Financial and was updated on 2013-02-04. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
60 days – 1.55%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by Oaken Financial and was updated on 2013-02-04. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
