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Horgan gives $600 million in tax rebates to help curb inflationary pressures - Vancouver Sun Sep 7th
Horgan gives $600 million in tax rebates to help curb inflationary pressures Vancouver SunB.C. government announces 2 tax credit boosts, rent increase cap for 2023 Global NewsB.C. caps rent increases at 2%, boosts climate tax credit and family benefit as cost of living soars&nb.... More »
At midday: TSX rises despite slip in energy stocks + MORE Oct 11th
Wall Street flat; financials drop ahead of earnings
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It's officially the longest stock market boom in history — but can it last? + MORE Aug 23rd
It's been nine years, five months and 13 days since the broadest U.S. stock index plunged more than 20 per cent. That has many people saying a correction is overdue, even if there's a lot of legitimate reasons why the current bull run still has plenty of room to run..... More »
Ford cancels plan to build new Mexican plant, adds US jobs + MORE Jan 4th
FLAT ROCK, Mich. _ The auto industry’s relationship with President-elect Donald Trump took a dramatic turn Tuesday as Ford Motor Co. decided to shift investment dollars targeted for Mexico to the U.S., while Trump threatened General Motors with a tax on some imported small cars.
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Losing ground: Why Canada’s grip on U.S. real estate is slipping + MORE Oct 29th
In the aftermath of the financial crisis, Canadian pension funds, insurance companies and investment firms began a near-decade-long U.S. commercial real estate spending spree that has been unmatched by any country. Until now.
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The new rules of bond investing
– moneysense.ca
Ahead of MoneySense‘s May 7 Invest for Success event, editor-in-chief David Thomas asked Tom Bradley, president and co-founder of Steadyhand Investment Funds about the brave new world of fixed-income investing in a time of rock-bottom—or even negative—interest rates. What does this mean for investors?DT: For years, investors could get by on fairly simple rules of thumb when it came to figuring out what to do with the fixed-income part in building a smart portfolio. Today it’s a lot less straightforward isn’t it?
TB: A decade ago, government bond yields were running at 2-4% above inflation. If an investor couldn’t stomach the ups and downs of the stock market, they could hide in bonds and GICs. Accordingly, the rule-of-thumb for your stock weighting was ‘100 minus your age’ (i.e. at 70 years of age, stocks should make up 30% of your portfolio, with bonds taking the rest).
Today, safety is expensive—secure, low-volatility alternatives barely offset inflation. To ensure a sustainable income, retired investors need to own more stocks and higher risk fixed-income vehicles than they used to…
Watchdog believed to have won game-changing TREB ruling
– theglobeandmail.com
A public version of the decision involving Toronto Real Estate Board is set to be released in the coming days
MONTREAL — Bombardier says Delta Air Lines Inc. has placed a firm order for 75 CS100 aircraft with options for an additional 50 CS100 aircraft in what would be the largest order for the CSeries jets.
The company says, based on the list price, the firm order is valued at approximately US$5.6 billion.
Bombardier (TSX:BBD.B) has been at the centre of much political controversy in recent months and it is banking on the success of its CSeries passenger jet program to revive its fortunes.
The Montreal-based company has been offered a US$1 billion lifeline from the Quebec government for its CSeries planes, though the first of two payments has been delayed due to unspecified issues including liquidity, according to Premier Philippe Couillard.
The aerospace and transportation manufacturer has also asked Ottawa to match Quebec’s funding, a request the federal government has said it is carefully studying since it was made in December.
The governments of Quebec and Ontario, both provinces where Bombardier has an extensive presence, have also urged Ottawa to provide financial assistance…
The company says, based on the list price, the firm order is valued at approximately US$5.6 billion.
Bombardier (TSX:BBD.B) has been at the centre of much political controversy in recent months and it is banking on the success of its CSeries passenger jet program to revive its fortunes.
The Montreal-based company has been offered a US$1 billion lifeline from the Quebec government for its CSeries planes, though the first of two payments has been delayed due to unspecified issues including liquidity, according to Premier Philippe Couillard.
The aerospace and transportation manufacturer has also asked Ottawa to match Quebec’s funding, a request the federal government has said it is carefully studying since it was made in December.
The governments of Quebec and Ontario, both provinces where Bombardier has an extensive presence, have also urged Ottawa to provide financial assistance…
Your brain is a traitor, trick it to save more!
– moneysense.ca
So you’re trying to sock away some extra cash, but the little man upstairs keeps on telling you to spend it. Don’t worry, science says it’s not your fault—you’re merely falling prey to the “intention-action gap,” in which a long-term savings goal gets derailed by short-term gratification. But behavioural economist Dan Ariely has a simple method for convincing your brain to do the right thing: Open a separate account for your money goal—and name it. Not only are we less likely to neglect an account that’s specifically earmarked for an important purpose, we’re more likely to actually achieve that goal. Ariely points to studies showing that when you open an RESP, your child is more likely to go to college. Always mind the gap.The post Your brain is a traitor, trick it to save more! appeared first on MoneySense.
The U.S. economy inched forward at the weakest pace in two years from January through March, as consumer spending growth slowed, business investment plunged and exports declined further.
