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Fed Chair Yellen resists giving some documents ordered by lawmaker in probe of possible leak + MORE Jun 5th
WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is balking at turning over some of the documents ordered by a key House lawmaker in his investigation of a possible leak of market-sensitive information.
Yellen has told Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, who heads the House Financial Services Committ.... More »
Daily Deal Roundup: Emera buys Teco for $6.5-billion and Avingstone files an IPO + MORE Sep 5th
Mergers, acquisitions, private equity and venture capital deals from Canada and around the world
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10 podcasts to amp up your investing and financial confidence May 3rd
Q. I’m 30 years old and would like to learn more about saving, budgeting, debt management, mortgages, taxes, investing and basic economics. I prefer podcasts to reading books and newspapers, mainly because I can listen to them on my walks or while exercising. Could you recommend a few that are tar.... More »
TSX higher as Fed keeps U.S. rates steady + MORE Sep 17th
The TSX closed higher and American markets retreated after the U.S. Federal Reserve decided to stand pat on interest rates..... More »
CEO pay rose twice as fast as average Canadian + MORE Jan 2nd
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OTTAWA – Canada’s top-paid CEOs saw their compensation climb at double the rate of the average Canadian between the depths of the recession and 2013, a new study has found.
The country’s 100 highest remunerated chief executive officers pulled down an average of $9.2 m.... More »
5.5 year – 2.60%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by DUCA Financial Services and was updated on 2014-07-12. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
American Airlines is the latest U.S.-based airline to show improving fortunes by paying its first dividend since 1980, and plans to buy back up to $1 billion US of their own stock to boost investors’ stakes.
90 days – 1.75%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by Oaken Financial and was updated on 2014-06-06. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
Weekend Reading – Forever money, indexing and more
– myownadvisor.ca
Welcome to your Weekend Reading list. Rob Carrick mentioned this article in The Globe & Mail recently, there’s now a cool DIY mortgage lending service available for Canadians and I answered a few reader questions here.
I’m looking forward to seeing my family this weekend and taking some time off work. I hope you enjoy whatever you have planned this weekend and we’ll see you back here next week.
-Mark
My friend Frugal Trader wrote about building his “forever money” portfolio, which is very much aligned with my investing journey.
Andrew Hallam wrote about how these early retirees are living off an indexed portfolio.
I guess Mr. Money Mustache is now in the business of ruining marriages due to his popular blog touting the benefits of a frugal badassity lifestyle.
Gordon Pape has put together a portfolio of dividend paying stocks and a bond ETF (XBB) that has delivered double-digit returns.
Boomer & Echo questioned whether you need a real estate agent to sell your home…
I’m looking forward to seeing my family this weekend and taking some time off work. I hope you enjoy whatever you have planned this weekend and we’ll see you back here next week.
-Mark
My friend Frugal Trader wrote about building his “forever money” portfolio, which is very much aligned with my investing journey.
Andrew Hallam wrote about how these early retirees are living off an indexed portfolio.
I guess Mr. Money Mustache is now in the business of ruining marriages due to his popular blog touting the benefits of a frugal badassity lifestyle.
Gordon Pape has put together a portfolio of dividend paying stocks and a bond ETF (XBB) that has delivered double-digit returns.
Boomer & Echo questioned whether you need a real estate agent to sell your home…
Russia: 'Unacceptable to blame anyone for MH17 crash' – BBC News
– news.google.ca
BBC NewsRussia: 'Unacceptable to blame anyone for MH17 crash'BBC NewsThe Russian Ambassador to the UK, Alexander Yakovenko, has said it was ''unacceptable to blame anybody'' for the Malaysia Airlines plane crash. He accused the media of ''making its own conclusions without the facts'' and said the result of an investigation …Sanctions will hurt West and inflame global financial crisis, warns Russian …Daily MailEurope Narrows Divide Over Russian SanctionsWall Street JournalUkraine Crisis Is Testing EU's ResolveNew York TimesTelegraph.co.uk -Washington Post -Businessweekall 950 news articles »
