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What to expect for GICs in 2024 + MORE Nov 20th
In late 2020, major banks were offering 5-year guaranteed investment certificates (GICs) with rates of less than 1%. Now, just three years later, bank GIC rates for 5-year terms are over 4%. Some credit unions and trust companies are offering rates over 6% for short-term GICs, though 4- and 5-ye.... More »
A Hedge Fund That Has a University + MORE Nov 14th
Taxing endowments’ investment income would help higher ed..... More »
Less than 4% of stocks deliver all the market’s return. How do you buy those stocks? May 23rd
Less than 4% of U.S. stocks produced all the wealth
created by American equities over the past 90 years.
How can you make sure you buy these stocks?
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Early data shows foreign nationals buying 5% of Metro Vancouver homes sold - CBC.ca + MORE Jul 8th
CBC.caEarly data shows foreign nationals buying 5% of Metro Vancouver homes soldCBC.caPreliminary data collected by the B.C. government on foreign investment in the province's sizzling real estate market shows that in Metro Vancouver five per cent of all real estate purchases were made by forei.... More »
Thai economy feels sting from political uncertainty Aug 6th
BANGKOK – Thailand’s stagnating economy is unlikely to get much of a boost from a referendum Sunday on a new constitution proposed by the military government, which took power in a 2014 coup. A “yes” vote could, however, tamp down some of the uncertainty that has plagued the .... More »
The U.S. economy’s slowdown in growth at the beginning of the year wasn’t quite as bad as first thought, thanks to a bigger boost from housing and less drag from business investment and trade.
Justin Trudeau and the myth of work-life balance
– moneysense.ca
(Renegade98/Flickr)In our new column, “A Rich Life,” Caird Urquhart offers advice and analysis on careers, education and our quest for wealth.
The Prime Minister’s decision to take a day off during a trip to Japan to celebrate his wedding anniversary with his wife Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau, generated a lot of media hand-wringing. The CBC headline said Justin Trudeau was “willing to take ‘some punches’ for work-life balance,” while Maclean’s talked to a professor of Asian studies who pointed out that the Japanese would likely frown at the idea of “putting someone’s private life ahead of public duty.”
For many Canadians, I’m sure it elicited little more than a shrug. We are a culture obsessed with work-life balance, constantly fretting over how much of our home and leisure time we feel we have to forfeit in order to earn a decent living. But being a public figure makes Justin Trudeau bait for constant scrutiny.
My thoughts: Trudeau has made a commitment to lead our country until 2019…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
– canadianbusiness.com
Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:
Toronto Stock Exchange (14,105.23, up 56.03 points):
Kinross Gold Corp. (TSX:K). Miner. Down 34 cents, or 5.80 per cent, to $5.52 on 7.7 million shares.
Data Group Ltd. (TSX:DGI). Business services. Up half-a-cent, or 33.33 per cent, to two cents on 7.5 million shares.
Bonavista Energy Corp. (TSX:BNP). Oil and gas. Down 26 cents, or 7.20 per cent, to $3.35 on 7.4 million shares.
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (TSX:FM). Miner. Up 20 cents, or 2.29 per cent, to $8.92 on 6.1 million shares.
Yamana Gold Inc. (TSX:YRI). Miner. Down 26 cents, or 4.56 per cent, to $5.44 on 5.1 million shares.
Barrick Gold Corp. (TSX:ABX). Miner. Down 54 cents, or 2.43 per cent, to $21.67 on 4.7 million shares.
Companies reporting major news:
Loblaw Companies Ltd. (TSX:L). Grocer. Down 11 cents, or 0.15 per cent, to $71.29 on 659,736 shares. Loblaw is taking steps to sell its network of 212 gasoline filling stations. In a statement from its head office in Brampton, Ont…
Toronto Stock Exchange (14,105.23, up 56.03 points):
Kinross Gold Corp. (TSX:K). Miner. Down 34 cents, or 5.80 per cent, to $5.52 on 7.7 million shares.
Data Group Ltd. (TSX:DGI). Business services. Up half-a-cent, or 33.33 per cent, to two cents on 7.5 million shares.
Bonavista Energy Corp. (TSX:BNP). Oil and gas. Down 26 cents, or 7.20 per cent, to $3.35 on 7.4 million shares.
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (TSX:FM). Miner. Up 20 cents, or 2.29 per cent, to $8.92 on 6.1 million shares.
Yamana Gold Inc. (TSX:YRI). Miner. Down 26 cents, or 4.56 per cent, to $5.44 on 5.1 million shares.
Barrick Gold Corp. (TSX:ABX). Miner. Down 54 cents, or 2.43 per cent, to $21.67 on 4.7 million shares.
Companies reporting major news:
Loblaw Companies Ltd. (TSX:L). Grocer. Down 11 cents, or 0.15 per cent, to $71.29 on 659,736 shares. Loblaw is taking steps to sell its network of 212 gasoline filling stations. In a statement from its head office in Brampton, Ont…
'It’s about the customers:' Canada's big banks defend adoption of Apple Pay
– theglobeandmail.com
Apple may be partnering with Canadian banks with its payment service, but that could mean revenue loss for the financial establishments
