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Five smart steps to choosing the right ETF + MORE Nov 9th
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There’s certainly no shortage of choice these days for investors with an eye on exchange traded funds.
The number of ETFs available in Canada has ballooned to 371 at the end of September and this number is only expected to grow a.... More »
China’s manufacturing contracts for 3rd straight month in sign of economic weakness + MORE Nov 1st
BEIJING, China – China’s manufacturing contracted for the third consecutive month in October in a sign of weakness in the world’s second-largest economy.
The National Bureau of Statistics said Sunday that China’s purchasing managers’ index was 49.8 for October, the same.... More »
Berkshire Hathaway builds stake worth nearly $4.5 billion in refiner oil Phillips 66 + MORE Aug 29th
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett’s company has amassed a stake worth nearly $4.5 billion in Phillips 66 more than a year after trading a chunk of its holding in the oil refiner for a chemical business investment.
A regulatory filing says Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has accumulated about 58 mill.... More »
Sprint, Bank of America and FedEx are big market movers + MORE Oct 3rd
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:
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Sprint Corp. (S), up 20 cents to $4.25
The telecommunications and wireless company plans to cut jobs and $2.5 billion in costs, according to The Wall Stree.... More »
Why you should set a money date with your partner Jan 24th
It’s perfectly normal for couples to disagree—on living room decor, sports allegiances, Downton Abbey—but there’s one topic where discussions get downright toxic: money. One study from Utah State University suggests that partners who fight about money at least once per week are 30% more like.... More »
60 days – 1.75%
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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.
3.5 year – 2.30%
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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.
4.5 year – 2.50%
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This GIC rate is offered by DUCA Financial Services and was updated on 2014-06-13. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
Developers hope luxury athletes village for 2016 Rio Olympics will become top-end real estate
– canadianbusiness.com
RIO DE JANEIRO – Developers brag that the athletes’ village for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics will rival a five-star resort.
The village will be turned into a private condominium complex after the games with some of the 3,600 luxury apartments selling for up to 2.3 million Brazilian reals ($700,000).
The lavish layout — called “Ilha Pura” (Pure Island) — should pamper thousands of athletes in Barra da Tijuca, the western Rio suburb that’s the centerpiece of the games.
It also reinforces complaints that South America’s first games are being run by powerful construction and real estate interests, oblivious to the city’s sprawling favelas (slums) and stark inequality.
The village is mammoth: It has 31 17-floor towers with 10,160 bedrooms that will sleep 18,000 athletes and staff for the Olympics.
“All of the visitors here, the ex-athletes and athletes who know many villages, say this village is amazing,” said Mauricio Cruz Lopes, the chief executive officer of Ilha Pura, in an interview with The Associated Press…
The village will be turned into a private condominium complex after the games with some of the 3,600 luxury apartments selling for up to 2.3 million Brazilian reals ($700,000).
The lavish layout — called “Ilha Pura” (Pure Island) — should pamper thousands of athletes in Barra da Tijuca, the western Rio suburb that’s the centerpiece of the games.
It also reinforces complaints that South America’s first games are being run by powerful construction and real estate interests, oblivious to the city’s sprawling favelas (slums) and stark inequality.
The village is mammoth: It has 31 17-floor towers with 10,160 bedrooms that will sleep 18,000 athletes and staff for the Olympics.
“All of the visitors here, the ex-athletes and athletes who know many villages, say this village is amazing,” said Mauricio Cruz Lopes, the chief executive officer of Ilha Pura, in an interview with The Associated Press…
90 days – 1.75%
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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.
