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Push by female-led investor group to buy Weinstein Company falls through + MORE Mar 7th
The female-led investor group that had agreed to buy The Weinstein Company's assets pulled its offer on Tuesday, and lead investor Maria Contreras-Sweet said the decision was made after the group 'received disappointing information' about the state of the company's finances..... More »
Risk rising: The CPP investment arm’s big, bold bets + MORE Jun 14th
As assets soar to nearly $220-billion, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is shifting away from traditional investments into much riskier private deals such as real estate
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Is tapping your RRSP to buy a first home a good idea?: Mayers + MORE Feb 11th
The federal Home Buyers Plan lets first-time buyers borrow from their RRSP for a down payment. Is it a good idea?.... More »
90 days - 1.75% + MORE Sep 5th
This GIC rate is offered by Oaken Financial and was updated on 2014-06-06. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online..... More »
Stock market news for Canadian investors: Loblaw, Walmart and more Feb 21st
Companies that reported earnings this week
Gildan
Loblaw
Walmart
Gildan Activewear reports $132.3M Q4 profit, raises dividend 10%
Source: Google
Gildan (TSE: GIL)
(All figures in U.S. dollars.)
Q4 profit: $132.3 million or 86 cents per diluted share, down from $153.3 mill.... More »
60 days – 1.75%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by Oaken Financial and was updated on 2014-06-06. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
120 days – 1.75%
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This GIC rate is offered by Oaken Financial and was updated on 2014-06-06. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
Most actively traded companies on the TSX, TSX Venture Exchange
– canadianbusiness.com
TORONTO – Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange:
Toronto Stock Exchange (14,904.38, up 33.17 points):
B2Gold Corp. (TSX:BTO). Miner. Up seven cents, or 2.81 per cent, to $2.56 on 7.5 million shares.
Bankers Petroleum Ltd. (TSX:BNK). Oil and gas. Up 59 cents, or 8.99 per cent, to $7.15 on 5.2 million shares.
Fortis Inc. Utilities. Down 30 cents, or 0.83 per cent, to $35.97 on 4.5 million shares.
Semafo Inc. (TSX:SMF). Miner. Up 16 cents, or 4.16 per cent, to $4.01 on 4.2 million shares.
Alterra Power Corp. Oil and gas. Up one cent, or 3.23 per cent, to 32 cents on four million shares.
Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B). Aerospace. Up six cents, or 1.58 per cent, to $3.85 on 3.7 million shares.
Toronto Venture Exchange (986.87, down 1.12 points):
iCo Therapeutics Inc. (TSXV:ICO). Biotechnology. Down 2.5 cents, or 26.32 per cent, to seven cents on 13.1 million shares.
Pacific Potash Corp. (TSXV:PP). Miner. Down one cent, or 28…
Toronto Stock Exchange (14,904.38, up 33.17 points):
B2Gold Corp. (TSX:BTO). Miner. Up seven cents, or 2.81 per cent, to $2.56 on 7.5 million shares.
Bankers Petroleum Ltd. (TSX:BNK). Oil and gas. Up 59 cents, or 8.99 per cent, to $7.15 on 5.2 million shares.
Fortis Inc. Utilities. Down 30 cents, or 0.83 per cent, to $35.97 on 4.5 million shares.
Semafo Inc. (TSX:SMF). Miner. Up 16 cents, or 4.16 per cent, to $4.01 on 4.2 million shares.
Alterra Power Corp. Oil and gas. Up one cent, or 3.23 per cent, to 32 cents on four million shares.
Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B). Aerospace. Up six cents, or 1.58 per cent, to $3.85 on 3.7 million shares.
Toronto Venture Exchange (986.87, down 1.12 points):
iCo Therapeutics Inc. (TSXV:ICO). Biotechnology. Down 2.5 cents, or 26.32 per cent, to seven cents on 13.1 million shares.
Pacific Potash Corp. (TSXV:PP). Miner. Down one cent, or 28…
30 days – 1.75%
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This GIC rate is offered by Oaken Financial and was updated on 2014-06-06. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
Should I get a Walmart will?
– moneysense.ca
(iStock)Axess Law is rolling out a service that gives customers a chance to create a simple will for $99 at select Walmart outposts. But is it really a good idea to create a document determining who will get your worldly goods while Big Box shopping for jumbo paper towels and flip flops?
One advantage of Axess’s service is you can get a will made in the evenings or weekends. And when you consider that 56% of Canadians don’t even have a signed will, “anything that helps people help themselves is probably a good idea,” says Allan Hutchinson of York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School. There are also big savings, as simple wills at conventional law firms run between $500 and $1,000.
But how do you know if yours is a simple will? Generally speaking, if you plan to pass your wealth on to your spouse followed by your kids, chances are your needs are basic. “A complex will is when clients want to set up complicated trusts for beneficiaries or when they have assets all over the world,” says Axess Law’s Lena Koke…
