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Why the Choice-CREIT deal is likely to be a long-term winner for investors + MORE Mar 14th
Here’s why I’ll happily exchange the Canadian Real Estate Investment Trust units in my model portfolio for units of a bigger and better Choice Properties REIT
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Live coverage: Federal leaders face off in French-language debate - Montreal Gazette + MORE Oct 2nd
Live coverage: Federal leaders face off in French-language debate Montreal GazetteAndrew Scheer met 5 undecided Canadian voters. Here's what happened CBC.caJason Kenney headed to Ontario to campaign for Andrew Scheer in crucial Toronto-area ridings National PostAsk y.... More »
Wynne firm on Hydro One plans despite strong public opposition + MORE Sep 15th
With launch of the IPO imminent, according to people familiar with the deal, PCs and NDP take hits at Liberals over unpopular privatization plan.... More »
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Canada Pension Plan Investment Board says it has a $12-billion deal to acquire the Antares Capital lending operation from the financial arm of General Electric.
Lululemon profits point to recovery
– canoe.ca
Lululemon Athletica Inc raised its full-year revenue and earnings forecast, the latest sign that the Canadian yogawear retailer was recovering from the turmoil caused by an embarrassing recall of overly sheer yoga pants in 2013.
Borrowing to invest can make sense—if you follow the rules
– canadianbusiness.com
(Illustration by Serge Bloch)It’s often said that fortunes are built with other people’s money. Like many business clichés, there’s a lot of truth to that maxim. There’s nary an empire around that didn’t get started with borrowed money. Individual investors can take the same approach. Borrowing money to invest, also known as margin or leveraged investing, is an increasingly common strategy in Canada. The appeal is that borrowing allows you to buy more securities than you’d otherwise be able to, magnifying your returns. The downside is just as obvious. If your investment goes south, not only could you lose your principal, but you’ll end up owing more money on top of that.
Canadians, however, seem more willing than ever to take the risk. At the end of January, institutional and retail investors had $19.2 billion invested on margin, according to the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC). That was just a hair below the $19.4 billion in leverage recorded last September, which was a high-water mark in the 15 years that IIROC has been keeping track…
