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Could selling a vacation property affect government pensions? Sep 2nd
Q. I was wondering what would happen if I sold my mobile home this year for $100,000. Currently, I receive Canada Pension Plan, Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement benefits totalling about $1,800 a month. Would the sale affect my pensions?
–Colleen
A. When you sell what is known as â.... More »
Investment firms fear tech companies getting into their business Dec 16th
What if Amazon distributed financial products or offered its own advice? What if Google bought its own money manager?.... More »
US Treasury secretary headed to Europe for finance talks + MORE Jul 9th
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Treasury Department says Secretary Jacob Lew will meet with officials in London, Paris, Berlin and Brussels next week to discuss ways to promote “economic stability and shared economic growth” in the wake of the vote in Britain to leave the European Union.
Tre.... More »
How to build a couch potato portfolio + MORE Sep 3rd
Though the investment industry now offers a few different ways to create a couch potato portfolio, they all have a few things in common. First, they all adhere to the ethos of passive investing, such that you end up with broad exposure to the stock and bond markets—and possibly other asset classes.... More »
For a child’s dreams, are parents going for gold, or broke? + MORE Aug 1st
The Olympics spark hope in many a child of going for the gold. But in financially supporting those dreams, some parents are going for broke.
For his 15-year old son’s travel hockey team, Tim Richmeier was spending about $5,000 a season: using his tax refunds, halting contributions to his 401(k.... More »
3.5 year – 2.30%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by DUCA Financial Services and was updated on 2014-11-28. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
Leaders in Minsk broker peace deal for eastern Ukraine
– macleans.ca
MINSK, Belarus — Guns will fall silent, heavy weapons will pull back from the front, and Ukraine will trade a broad autonomy for the east for control of the Russian border by the end of the year under a peace deal hammered out Thursday in all-night negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany
The deal was full of potential pitfalls, however, that could derail its implementation. In announcing the plan, Russia and Ukraine disagreed over what exactly they had agreed to in marathon 16-hour talks, including the status of a key town under rebel siege.
Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters that the agreement envisages a cease-fire that will be effective starting from the start of the day Sunday (2200 GMT or 5 p.m. EST Saturday) as well as a special status for the rebel regions, provisions on border controls and humanitarian issues.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said there was no agreement on any autonomy or federalization for eastern Ukraine, a longtime demand of Russia that wants it to maintain leverage over its neighbour and prevent it from ever joining NATO…
The deal was full of potential pitfalls, however, that could derail its implementation. In announcing the plan, Russia and Ukraine disagreed over what exactly they had agreed to in marathon 16-hour talks, including the status of a key town under rebel siege.
Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters that the agreement envisages a cease-fire that will be effective starting from the start of the day Sunday (2200 GMT or 5 p.m. EST Saturday) as well as a special status for the rebel regions, provisions on border controls and humanitarian issues.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said there was no agreement on any autonomy or federalization for eastern Ukraine, a longtime demand of Russia that wants it to maintain leverage over its neighbour and prevent it from ever joining NATO…
Adding A Stock To My Tech Stock Dashboard ($BOX)
– IntelligentSpeculator.net
Today, I’m adding the first of several stocks to the list of stocks that I follow; Box Inc. (BOX)For those of you who are new to the blog, you might know that one of the main things I blog about are my long & short tech stocks. It’s not a big part of my investments but it’s a lot more active than the rest and has done extremely well in the past few years. Evey time that I look for a trade opportunity, I start by looking at the list of stocks that I follow. That list can be found here.
I also track news, earnings reports and more for all of these companies. I generally tend to stay away from trading recently turned public companies. It is partially because I want more historical data on those companies but also because they are so volatile in the first few months. Just look at the daily movements by BOX:
What is Box?
Box is an extremely interesting company to add. It is an online file sharing company that mainly focuses on a business offering. As companies quickly move their assets towards the “cloud”, Box is very well positioned as one of the leaders…
90 days – 1.75%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by Oaken Financial and was updated on 2014-12-19. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
Whole Foods Market plans Calgary store – Calgary Herald
– news.google.ca
Calgary HeraldWhole Foods Market plans Calgary storeCalgary HeraldWhole Foods has announced it will be opening a store in Calgary. Photo courtesy of Whole Foods. Calgary Herald. Share Adjust Comment Print. American grocery giant Whole Foods Market, specializing in natural and organic food, announced Wednesday it …Whole Foods stock rises after grocery chain edges analyst expectations for fiscal …Fox BusinessWhole Foods unveils plan for Uptown supermarketTimes ColonistWhole Foods Low-Price Makeover Pays Off as Profit Tops EstimatesBloombergMiamiHerald.comall 107 news articles »
