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A diversified apartment REIT for investors seeking an attractive yield + MORE Nov 30th
Investors are drawn to Northview’s rich dividend yield and potential to grow once oil markets recover
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Canadian dollar falls ahead of open at Toronto Stock Exchange + MORE Jun 1st
TORONTO – The Canadian dollar was down about one-quarter of a U.S. cent ahead of trading on North American stock markets, which appeared headed for a positive open.
The loonie traded at 80.13 cents US, down 0.28 of a U.S. cent from Friday’s close.
The Dow Jones industrial futures were up.... More »
Why it seems like you can never get ahead (Hint: It’s not your streaming subscription) Mar 25th
“It’s the economy, stupid.” So said Clinton strategist James Carville in 1992 about the primary concern of American voters, but it could just as believably be about today’s Canadians. According to 2025 numbers by market research company Ipsos, 23% consider inflation and cost of living to be .... More »
Is now the time for retirees to sell stocks and buy GICs? + MORE Aug 10th
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My husband is retired and concerned that his money that is invested in his RRSP and TFSA is fluctuating too much. He is retired and is wondering if his funds should be in a GIC account as it’s paying 4% and not losing principal. He’s concerned in this volatile market.—Rodeen
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Philadelphia's Forfeiture Landmark Sep 19th
No longer can cops and prosecutors seize assets to fund their own pay..... More »
5.5 year – 2.95%
– ratesupermarket.ca
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Canada vs. U.S.: A tale of two stock markets
– thestar.com
Canadian share prices are up this year, but the gains pale in comparison those in the U.S. Next year things may be better for us.Canadian lumber producers say higher demand in China, U.S. should boost prices
– canadianbusiness.com
MONTREAL – There’s no sign that China’s appetite for lumber is waning despite its somewhat slower economic growth, according a top executive of West Fraser Timber who sees demand remaining strong not only for his company but for other producers as well.
West Fraser (TXX:WFT) vice-president Chris McIver says the Vancouver-based company has shifted its sales efforts inland from China’s coastal markets because it believes there’s still plenty of demand for lumber.
“There’s tremendous need for lumber, whether it’s from us or from elsewhere in the world,” McIver said in a recent interview.
“So (China’s) overall economic growth may slow, but we don’t see demand for our product slowing. In fact we see it growing.”
Analysts expect West Fraser’s adjusted profit for the third quarter will increase six per cent from a year ago to $1.35 per share, according to estimates compiled by Thomson Reuters.
The company issues its earnings after markets close Monday…
West Fraser (TXX:WFT) vice-president Chris McIver says the Vancouver-based company has shifted its sales efforts inland from China’s coastal markets because it believes there’s still plenty of demand for lumber.
“There’s tremendous need for lumber, whether it’s from us or from elsewhere in the world,” McIver said in a recent interview.
“So (China’s) overall economic growth may slow, but we don’t see demand for our product slowing. In fact we see it growing.”
Analysts expect West Fraser’s adjusted profit for the third quarter will increase six per cent from a year ago to $1.35 per share, according to estimates compiled by Thomson Reuters.
The company issues its earnings after markets close Monday…
TSX set to improve on strong gains
– macleans.ca
TORONTO – The Toronto stock market looks set to build on strong gains racked…
Banana Beta: Monkeys Generally Out-Perform the Market
– http://canadianfinancialdiy.blogspot.ca
So much for the smug superiority of index investors constantly boasting how active mutual funds fail to beat the market. Yes, that’s right, new research is showing that randomly chosen stock portfolios, aka those picked by dart throwing monkeys, would have beaten a market-cap index. Andrew Clare, Nicholas Motson and Stephen Thomas of Cass University tell us so in a two-part study (part 1 and part 2) titled An evaluation of alternative equity indices. The researchers test a bunch of alternative equity index strategies – equal weighting, diversity weighting, low volatility weighting, equal risk contribution, risk clustering, portfolio minimum variance weighting, maximum diversification weighting, risk efficient weighting in part 1 and fundamental weighting in part 2. For US stocks from 1968 to 2011, the alternative strategies all beat the market-cap index by a substantial amount – 2% per year in several cases – whether risk-adjusted or not. Only in the decade of the 1990s (at the end of which the Internet bubble had not yet burst) did market-cap do best…
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