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CIBC hikes dividend as profit grows to $982 million + MORE Feb 25th
CIBC says its first-quarter profit grew six per cent to $982 million as earnings from its retail and business banking segment grew..... More »
Alternative investment expertise boosts Manulife + MORE Nov 8th
Insurer’s private asset management business benefits from experience with trees, farms and oil
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60 days - 1.55% + MORE Mar 7th
This GIC rate is offered by Oaken Financial and was updated on 2013-11-28. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online..... More »
Kingston fire destroys Cabot Academy elementary school - CBC Aug 15th
Kingston fire destroys Cabot Academy elementary school CBCDesperate C.B.N. residents question where firefighting assets go, and why CBCEvacuation Order Lifted for Paddy’s Pond Industrial Area VOCMEvacuation order lifted for St. John’s suburb; wildfire destroys N..... More »
Toronto home sales expected to slip, but average prices forecast to climb + MORE Jan 30th
The Toronto Real Estate Board is expecting total sales of between 85,000 and 95,000 this year
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How Not to Prepare for a Bear Market in Bonds
– CanadianCouchPotato.com
The risk of rising interest rates has become an obsession in the financial media. Those risks are undeniably real: it’s quite possible that broad-based bond funds will see multiple years with negative returns. (As I illustrated in a previous post, that would likely occur if rates across the yield curve rose 1% annually for three years. This article by Dan Hallett also includes some possible scenarios.) But these risks need to be kept in perspective: if you hold a bond fund with a duration shorter than your time horizon, your capital is not at risk. And if you’re a decade or two from tapping your portfolio, rising rates should even be welcomed.
And yet the bond bears just keep on roaring. The latest example is an advisor featured in a Globe and Mail article this weekend. “For the first time in my entire career,” he says, “bonds are in my opinion riskier than stocks.” He’s recommending his clients abandon the asset class altogether. Whenever articles like this are widely read, I get contacted by worried readers who are ready to follow suit…
And yet the bond bears just keep on roaring. The latest example is an advisor featured in a Globe and Mail article this weekend. “For the first time in my entire career,” he says, “bonds are in my opinion riskier than stocks.” He’s recommending his clients abandon the asset class altogether. Whenever articles like this are widely read, I get contacted by worried readers who are ready to follow suit…
Skyrocketing London real estate lifts IPO
– theglobeandmail.com
Estate agent chain Foxtons sits at sky high valuations following its market debut, as U.K. property costs spiral up
5.5 year – 2.95%
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This GIC rate is offered by Outlook Financial and was updated on 2013-09-16. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
YSR Congress chief Jaganmohan Reddy granted bail – Times of India
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Times of IndiaYSR Congress chief Jaganmohan Reddy granted bailTimes of IndiaHYDERABAD: A special CBI court on Monday granted conditional bail to YSR Congress president YS Jaganmohan Reddy in the disproportionate assets case against him. The court, which had reserved its orders last week, pronounced the same on Monday.Jaganmohan Reddy gets bails after 15 monthsHindustan TimesJagan Reddy granted bail after 16 months in jail in alleged illegal assets caseIndian ExpressYSR Congress chief Jagan gets bail in the illegal assets case after 16 monthsIBNLiveNDTV -Livemint -Vancouver Desiall 21 news articles »
Ottawa will help pay for Scarborough subway – Toronto Star
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Toronto StarOttawa will help pay for Scarborough subwayToronto StarThe federal government will help pay for a Scarborough subway extension, joining forces with the Ontario government and city hall to foot the multi-billion-dollar bill. Prime Minister Stephen Harper pledged financial support for the subway project at a meeting …Harper pledges federal funding for Toronto's subway extensionThe Globe and MailHarper commits funds for full Scarborough subway680 NewsOttawa to announce money for Scarborough subwayCBC.caGlobalnews.ca -National Post -CTV Newsall 17 news articles »
