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David Miller Certified Financial Planner + MORE Aug 13th
Meet David Miller
David Miller’s specialty is in helping successful Canadian individuals and families uncover and address their investment and financial planning needs on both sides of the border. He is a registered portfolio manager in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Prince Edward Isl.... More »
Investor love grows for the low-cost balanced fund + MORE Mar 6th
Canadian investor confidence in stocks, mutual funds, TFSAs, RSPS and ETFs are all up these days, but it may be surprising to learn that it’s the simple Balanced Mutual Fund that received the biggest increase in consumer confidence—climbing 10% in one year.
Confidence in balanced funds, whic.... More »
Hungary PM's relationship with Putin is now at the centre of his country's election campaign - CBC News Apr 2nd
Hungary PM's relationship with Putin is now at the centre of his country's election campaign CBC NewsOpposition vows end to Orban's autocratic rule in Hungary Toronto StarA Stock Trader's Guide to Hungary's Election and What Follows BNNDivision in Hungary as Prime Mi.... More »
Three underperforming stocks that show solid potential + MORE Jul 30th
Screening models based on the investment strategies top stock-pickers show these high-scoring stocks as value buys
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Am I on track to retire after being laid off? + MORE May 10th
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Coleen Cudmore is single and lives in Kelowna, B.C., where, until recently, she was a manager at an insurance company. When her branch was closed in January, she received a severance package. Now, she plans to retire in December, when she turns 5.... More »
The Toronto stock market soared 352 points on Wednesday, its largest one-day jump this year, after the U.S. Federal Reserve calmed fears on interest rates.
Dmitry Kostyukov/AFP/Getty ImagesMaking sense of what’s happening in Russia at the moment can be difficult. Below are a few news items from the last 24 hours to help it all make sense:
-Russia’s economy is on the brink of collapse
-Russians are scrambling to buy luxury cars and electronics as a way to store their wealth before the plunging ruble wipes out their savings
-To halt the ruble’s decline, Russia’s central bank hiked rates from 10.5 per cent to 17 per cent in one go
-Another Russian sovereign debt default is a very real possibility
and finally . . .
-For the 15th straight year in a row, Russians overwhelmingly voted for President Vladimir Putin as the country’s “Man of the year”
As Russia careens toward its greatest economic crisis in more than 15 years, people in the country continue to believe the best man to lead them is the one who steered them directly into this mess in the first place. Here’s Putin’s domestic approval rating compared to the value of the ruble:
In a country that has tumbled into recession, one might expect voters to be a little down on their leader…
Meet the New Hudson’s Bay CEO, Toys ‘R’ Us Vet Gerry Storch
– blogs.wsj.com
Canadian department-store operator Hudson’s Bay Co. has looked like one of the savvier deal makers of the past few years. Can Toys “R” Us Inc.’s former chief executive Gerry Storch keep up the retailer’s momentum and unlock more value in the company’s real estate?
News that the U.S. and Cuba were taking cautious steps toward normalizing relations were enough to send shares in one Cuba-themed stock soaring Wednesday — despite the company having nothing to do with the country.
