The “Big Five” Canadian banks offer investment funds and include Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD Canada Trust), Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). Let’s explore the best place for you to invest.
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What to do when banks give questionable financial advice to seniors + MORE Feb 12th
Q: Do you have any advice for an 80-year old? I have $180k invested in GIC and mutual funds. I am having problems with the bank to produce a financial statement of actual costs. They will give trailing fees but say actual MER costs are unavailable.
So, I am looking to change my investments.
At my ag.... More »
Quadriga mystery deepens with little evidence of cold wallets containing $250M Feb 9th
A cryptocurrency analyst says there is little evidence that tens of millions of dollars of assets allegedly trapped on hard drives belonging to the deceased founder of Canadian cryptocurrency are being stored in so-called cold wallets..... More »
At the open: TSX falls as sliding oil prices drag energy shares + MORE May 31st
Canada’s main stock index turned negative shortly after the open on Wednesday, as a sharp decline in energy companies, hurt by falling oil prices, offset a broad rally in most other sectors.
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Why it seems like you can never get ahead (Hint: It’s not your streaming subscription) Mar 25th
“It’s the economy, stupid.” So said Clinton strategist James Carville in 1992 about the primary concern of American voters, but it could just as believably be about today’s Canadians. According to 2025 numbers by market research company Ipsos, 23% consider inflation and cost of living to be .... More »
US Treasury takes 'one of its most significant sanctions actions to date' on anniversary of Russia's war against Ukraine - CNN + MORE Feb 24th
US Treasury takes 'one of its most significant sanctions actions to date' on anniversary of Russia's war against Ukraine CNNUS announces sweeping new Russia sanctions 1 year into war Toronto StarZelenskiy Sends Ukrainian Lawmakers Sweeping Sanctions On Russian Financial Institu.... More »
Logo dispute: Texas city drops logo after Dubai developer says it looks just like company logo
– canadianbusiness.com
LUBBOCK, Texas – Amarillo’s first-ever logo didn’t last long.
With white rays splaying out of an orange and yellow background, the logo with the name of the Texas Panhandle city stretched across it had already made its way onto banners, pencils and paperweights.
But just a couple of days after unveiling the logo at an event to kick off Amarillo’s 100th anniversary celebration, an email complaint arrived, alleging the logo’s design was ripped off from a Dubai real estate developer, Emaar Properties.
“To avoid legal liability please ensure that you immediately … cease using the logo of Emaar and … withdraw all items bearing said logo,” company legal director Khaled Amin wrote in the Nov. 12 email obtained by the Amarillo Globe-News and posted on its website. The city was infringing on intellectual property rights, he said.
Amarillo City Attorney Marcus Norris then tried to get the company to allow the city to use the similar-looking logo…
With white rays splaying out of an orange and yellow background, the logo with the name of the Texas Panhandle city stretched across it had already made its way onto banners, pencils and paperweights.
But just a couple of days after unveiling the logo at an event to kick off Amarillo’s 100th anniversary celebration, an email complaint arrived, alleging the logo’s design was ripped off from a Dubai real estate developer, Emaar Properties.
“To avoid legal liability please ensure that you immediately … cease using the logo of Emaar and … withdraw all items bearing said logo,” company legal director Khaled Amin wrote in the Nov. 12 email obtained by the Amarillo Globe-News and posted on its website. The city was infringing on intellectual property rights, he said.
Amarillo City Attorney Marcus Norris then tried to get the company to allow the city to use the similar-looking logo…
Goldman 2014 forecast doesn’t make for happy new year on TSX
– theglobeandmail.com
Outlook suggesting investors should look to U.S.-dollar assets is supported by recent market trends
Canada’s global tax competitiveness is slipping because of provincial tax policies that increase the taxes on investment, according to Jack Mintz, director of the University of Calgary’s school of public policy.
MLP’s In A Dividend Portfolio? What Is Their Future?
– IntelligentSpeculator.net
I’ve been working on a high dividend yield portfolio for some time now (it is coming, don’t lose hope!) and one of the recurring themes from the hundreds of investors who have been working on their own solution is the presence of MLP’s (master limited partnerships) in their portfolio. I did send out an email to newsletter subscribers with more info about MLP’s which you might want to check out:
-Should you include MLP’s in your dividend portfolio
Basically, it is a trending form of company that allows for small/zero corporate taxes to be charged as long as earnings are passed through to investors. The same type of capital structure named “income trusts” started gaining traction a few years ago in Canada. Over thew years, more and more companies started moving to that structure which was great for investors of course.
What Happened? BCE inc.
When BCE inc, one of the largest telecom corporations in Canada announced it would be converting to become an income trust, the Canadian Government felt compelled to act…
The average weekly earnings of the typical Canadian worker ticked up to $918 in September, pretty well flat compared to the previous month but up 1.9 per cent compared to the same month a year earlier.
