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The best RRSPs in Canada for 2025 Feb 21st
Why should you open a registered retirement savings plan (RRSP)? This account type is often described as “tax-advantaged,” meaning it offers a tax-efficient way for savers and investors to build wealth for the future, usually for retirement. To maximize its potential, it helps to know the differ.... More »
Under fire, U.K. PM Liz Truss dumps finance minister and scraps tax plan - CBC News + MORE Oct 14th
Under fire, U.K. PM Liz Truss dumps finance minister and scraps tax plan CBC NewsTruss dumps U.K. corporation tax freeze plan after firing ally BNN BloombergBritish finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng ousted as PM Liz Truss scraps part of tax plan The Globe and MailThis .... More »
Make your purchases count with credit card rewards + MORE Apr 29th
If you’ve been using the same no-annual-fee credit card for years, you could be missing out on a wealth of rewards. Credit cards with rich rewards programs often charge a higher annual fee, but if you shop around, you can find one of those rare cards that offers both great perks and a $0 annual fe.... More »
It’s ‘never too early, never too late’ to learn financial literacy, experts say + MORE May 9th
There are more investment options in Canada than you can shake a stick at! Stay on top of the best returns right here.
It’s ‘never too early, never too late’ to learn financial literacy, experts say - thestar.comContinue Reading On thestar.com »
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What is financial freedom in Canada? + MORE Oct 23rd
Canadians aren’t short on advice for achieving financial freedom. A quick online search for “how to become financially free” will give you results that can be either informative or confusing. To be fair, some of it is correct, some is misleading, and some is downright wrong. Sources range from.... More »
How the stock market would fare if Trump was impeached
– moneysense.ca
FILE – In this May 18, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Trump’s attorneys originally wanted him to submit an updated financial disclosure without certifying the information as true, according to correspondence with the Office of Government Ethics. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)Donald Trump likes to say he moves markets. The past week provided concrete proof of that claim: The Donald acted, and markets fell.
Since the election, markets have largely tuned out the negative headlines about Trump and his administration. Markets generally viewed the goings on in the White House as a distraction from Trump’s promise to implement his so-called pro-growth agenda, such as tax reform.
But the news that Trump allegedly made a personal appeal to then-FBI director James Comey to drop the bureau’s investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn, altered the landscape. That revelation shifted the market’s view that Trump’s agenda might not just be delayed, but completely derailed…
U.S. stocks were higher Monday while Canada’s benchmark stock index the TSX was closed for the May long weekend.
The Aeroplan saga ends a long, useless financial detour
– theglobeandmail.com
Aimia, the company which operates the Aeroplan loyalty program, was recently dumped by Air Canada, which will start its own in-house frequent-flier scheme starting in 2020
At the open: Wall St. opens higher as oil, defence stocks gain
– theglobeandmail.com
Climbing crude prices bolster energy shares; Ford stock climbs after CEO replaced
The Canadian banks are expected to benefit from rising U.S. interest rates and fewer bad loans in the oilpatch as they start reporting their latest quarterly results this week, but analysts say worries about the housing market and consumer debt remain key concerns.
