The “Big Five” Canadian banks offer investment funds and include Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD Canada Trust), Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). Let’s explore the best place for you to invest.
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Should investors worry about suspended guidance? + MORE Apr 26th
If you’ve been paying attention to the companies in your portfolio over the last few weeks, you’ll have noticed that many of them have said something about “suspending guidance.” Rogers Communications is one of the more recent businesses to do just that, announcing on its April 22 first quar.... More »
Ovintiv to buy oil-rich assets in Canada's Montney shale for $2.38 billion - Reuters + MORE Nov 14th
Ovintiv to buy oil-rich assets in Canada's Montney shale for $2.38 billion ReutersOvintiv consolidates holdings with $3.3-billion Montney buy, $2.8-billion Uinta sale The Globe and MailParamount Resources Ltd. announces $3.325 billion asset sale BOE ReportOvintiv is .... More »
How retired parents can use the FHSA to help their adult children Mar 23rd
If you’re a retiree or close to retiring, you probably have a paid-off principal residence, or should be close to having one.
However, many retirees—including me—have grown children struggling to get onto the first rung of the real estate ladder. Coming up with a down payment is still diffi.... More »
Podcast 9: Finding Common Ground Jun 18th
Does the whole “active versus passive” debate miss a key point about what leads to successful investing? Why do investors focus on “mutual funds versus ETFs” when neither structure is inherently superior? These are some of the topics I discuss with Tom Bradley in my latest podcast:
Tom is t.... More »
Downtown Ottawa: Ottawa Bylaw issues 513 tickets, tows 121 vehicles over Canada Day weekend | CTV News - CTV News Ottawa Jul 3rd
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How I built my dividend portfolio…and how you can too
– myownadvisor.ca
Save, invest, prosper with My Own Advisor.Inspired by my friend’s post, which I’ll link to at the end, you might already know from my site I take a two-pronged approach to investing:
I own 30+ companies from Canada and the U.S., companies that reward investors through consistent dividend payments every month and quarter, most of them increase their dividends every year, and,
I own a few low-cost Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs); these funds provide diversification and near-market returns.
Why dividend investing?
Not everyone loves dividends like I do but that’s OK. Personal finance is personal. Some financial gurus claim index investing is the greatest thing since sliced bread and any desire to buy what you know makes no sense whatsoever. I disagree. There are many reasons why I love dividend investing, as part of total investing return. Here are just a few of them:
Dividends are easy to understand. I invest, I stay invested, and I get paid for doing so. Pretty simple…
Loblaw is selling its network of 213 gas stations and attached convenience stores to a unit of TSX-listed Brookfield Business Partners for $540 million.
Starting Monday, homebuyers in Ontario will have to provide more information about their citizenship and place of residence when they buy a piece of real estate anywhere in the province.
Bill would allow Canada infrastructure bank to invest in cross border projects
– canadianbusiness.com
A new federal agency designed to fuse public and private dollars to help build infrastructure in Canada could end up building new roads and bridges south of the border _ so long as they connect to the Great White North.
The legislation for the Liberal government’s proposed infrastructure bank would allow the arm’s-length organization to use public money to help bankroll or financially backstop projects that are “in Canada or partly in Canada,” provided there’s a financial benefit and a physical connection to the country.
The wording means Ottawa could choose to fund projects with the potential to generate revenue for private investors or the government itself _ toll roads or bridges, for instance, such as the Gordie Howe span between Windsor and Detroit, which is being financed with both private and public money.
“If in fact a vehicle like the bank can enable projects like that to go ahead more readily, then I think that’s positive,” said Mark Romoff, president and CEO of the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships…
The legislation for the Liberal government’s proposed infrastructure bank would allow the arm’s-length organization to use public money to help bankroll or financially backstop projects that are “in Canada or partly in Canada,” provided there’s a financial benefit and a physical connection to the country.
The wording means Ottawa could choose to fund projects with the potential to generate revenue for private investors or the government itself _ toll roads or bridges, for instance, such as the Gordie Howe span between Windsor and Detroit, which is being financed with both private and public money.
“If in fact a vehicle like the bank can enable projects like that to go ahead more readily, then I think that’s positive,” said Mark Romoff, president and CEO of the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships…
Ten TSX stocks with a stellar track record of crushing index returns
– theglobeandmail.com
Following the same criteria used in the SPIVA Canada scorecard can lead to a reasonable chance of ongoing success
