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Broadcom offers to buy Qualcomm for $103 billion, in what would be the biggest tech deal ever - Financial Post + MORE Nov 6th
Financial PostBroadcom offers to buy Qualcomm for $103 billion, in what would be the biggest tech deal everFinancial PostCommunications chipmaker Broadcom Ltd on Monday said it offered to buy smartphone chip supplier Qualcomm Inc for US$70 per share or US$103 billion in cash and stock, in what would.... More »
The RRSP deadline is coming soon — here’s how to make your contribution work harder this year Feb 24th
Contributing to an RRSP allows your retirement savings to grow tax-sheltered and can reduce the amount of tax you pay this year, writes Lesley-Anne Scorgie..... More »
U.S. investment banks’ trading slump could head north to Canada + MORE Jul 18th
Wall Street performance strengthens analysts’ expectations that Canadian firms will report lower results at end of current quarter
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After selling off all oilsands assets, Statoil looks to Newfoundland offshore + MORE Feb 10th
A week after Statoil sold off all its assets in Alberta’s oilsands, it looked eastward, to Newfoundland’s offshore.
There, the Norwegian energy giant saw opportunity in the North Atlantic, announcing this week plans to drill two offshore exploratory wells this summer in the Flemish Pass .... More »
European trade deal makes Canada’s carmakers even bigger losers in trade: report + MORE May 26th
OTTAWA – Canada’s free trade deal with Europe will almost certainly be a winner for some sectors, but Ontario’s automakers can expect the mostly one-way traffic in trade to worsen once the pact is implemented, according to a new study on the issue.
The report, authored by Jim Stanf.... More »
5.5 year – 2.70%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by Outlook Financial and was updated on 2013-03-14. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
Davis + Henderson strikes billion-dollar U.S. deal
– theglobeandmail.com
Toronto-based financial tech firm acquires Hartland Financial Solutions for $1.2-billion
4.5 year – 2.45%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by Outlook Financial and was updated on 2013-03-14. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
7 reasons to pursue financial independence
– moneysense.ca
Most of us don’t need reminders of why we want to retire some day. As the decades fly by, salaried jobs can be stressful and that doesn’t seem about to change in an increasingly competitive global economy. There may come a time when bosses, clients, ambitious co-workers, the commuting routine and other aspects of working may start to pale. The sheer time and energy needed to be a full-time worker also takes away from other things: time with family, time to for the arts, sports, spiritual pursuits or other forms of leisure.
In short, no one has to sell us on the idea of retirement. You don’t need seven reasons to retire. You already know why you’re saving for an eventual retirement and it boils down to one word: Freedom.
And yet it seems people do need to be reminded of the benefits of financial independence. As anyone who has happened on this blog well knows, I do not regard financial independence (or what I call “Findependence” for short) and retirement as the same thing…
In short, no one has to sell us on the idea of retirement. You don’t need seven reasons to retire. You already know why you’re saving for an eventual retirement and it boils down to one word: Freedom.
And yet it seems people do need to be reminded of the benefits of financial independence. As anyone who has happened on this blog well knows, I do not regard financial independence (or what I call “Findependence” for short) and retirement as the same thing…
Apple’s latest quarterly report confirms the iPhone maker’s growth has stalled along with its pace of innovation.
