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How can you start investing in stocks? We make it make sense + MORE Mar 14th
This week, our question comes from 23-year-old Lea. She asks, “What are some basics on entering the stock market and investing in stocks for a first-timer?”.... More »
A tax guide for Canadians with disabilities May 3rd
It is the understatement of the century to say that being disabled is expensive. Many advocates refer to the added financial burden as the “disability tax”—the extra, unavoidable costs of living with a disability. In Canada, where about 27% of people identify as disabled according to Statistic.... More »
Canada’s best dividends 2023: How we chose the winners + MORE Mar 7th
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Ms. Money and Math adds up the good advice and subtracts the bad + MORE Apr 1st
Math is taught in school, but finances? Not so much. Michelle Robertson is good at math, especially accounting. She became a Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant and has worked for PwC, the Globe and Mail and the PanAm Games. But she admits she “lived beyond” her means, “paycheque to pay.... More »
Micro-credentials in Canada: Is it worth it to upskill? Aug 27th
If you make a habit of checking LinkedIn, you’ve surely seen it: the announcement from a former colleague that they’re proud to have earned credential X from institution Y. Maybe you give them a thumbs-up or clapping hands; maybe you scroll on by. But have you ever thought about the value of the.... More »
How much do children cost? The 'mommy tax' for women lasts at least 5 years, Royal Bank says
– cbc.ca
Having children comes at a “significant” cost for a woman’s career, according to a recent report from the Royal Bank of Canada, which says women lose earnings for up to five years after giving birth.
Investors getting burned by falling rates
– moneysense.ca
Like many investors, Norman Levine was sure that interest rates were going to rise. He was so sure that he bought a number of rate-reset preferred shares, which are shares that reset their dividend every five years. If rates rise, those payouts climb. If not, they fall. Unfortunately, for Levine – and the many other investors who adjusted their portfolios thinking that rates were on a steady climb higher – long-term interest rates have fallen, while short-term rates may not be moving much this year either. “Our preferreds got clobbered,” says Levine, a managing director at Toronto’s Portfolio Management Corporation.
Over the last year or so, portfolio managers, economists and journalists like me, have been talking about how interest rates are going to rise and the destruction that would cause in rate sensitive sectors, such as utilities, real estate investment trusts and telecoms. While we were right at first – between January 2 and October 1, 2018, the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield climbed by 33%, while the S&P/TSX Capped Utilities Index fell by 11…
Over the last year or so, portfolio managers, economists and journalists like me, have been talking about how interest rates are going to rise and the destruction that would cause in rate sensitive sectors, such as utilities, real estate investment trusts and telecoms. While we were right at first – between January 2 and October 1, 2018, the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield climbed by 33%, while the S&P/TSX Capped Utilities Index fell by 11…
