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The Inflation Surge + MORE Feb 15th
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Investment fees are eating your returns + MORE Mar 16th
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The Bank of Canada Carolyn Wilkins: ‘Uncertainty lingers’ + MORE Oct 6th
Carolyn Wilkins. (Photograph by Erin Schaff)
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada’s senior deputy governor says there’s still uncertainty around the long-hoped-for rebound of the country’s crucial non-resource export sectors.
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High-speed rail connecting Vancouver, Seattle, and Portland worth the cost: report - Daily Hive + MORE Jul 16th
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Investors hard to come by in mining industry downfall
– theglobeandmail.com
At the annual prospectors and developers conference, industry waits out an extended downturn as picky investors take stock
Negative bond yields bring stability to European institutional investors
– theglobeandmail.com
Jean Boivin, deputy chief investment strategist with BlackRock Investment Institute, says he doesn’t expect the trend of negatives rates ending any time soon
A Financial System Still Dangerously Vulnerable to a Panic
– online.wsj.com
The Federal Reserve’s powers to act as lender of last resort need to be restored and strengthened.In Defense of Active Investing
– myownadvisor.ca
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This post is from Ryan Modesto, Managing Partner at 5i Research, a fan of My Own Advisor.
Momentum behind passive investing continues to gain steam and with it, a large and vocal group of supporters has been building. The passive versus active investing debate has been going on for some time and holds a similar degree of rivalry as the Toronto Maple Leafs versus the Montreal Canadiens or Peyton Manning versus Tom Brady. But as of late, it seems like passive investors have been gaining an edge, edging out the voice of active investors, chasing them back into their caves where they are forced to wait for a few good years of alpha generation before they poke their heads back out. This trend is especially gaining popularity in the financial blogosphere where many have freed their mind from the movements of their stock portfolios and picked up the passive banner. Even My Own Advisor has written about his desire to have more “core” to go with his “explore”…
This post is from Ryan Modesto, Managing Partner at 5i Research, a fan of My Own Advisor.
Momentum behind passive investing continues to gain steam and with it, a large and vocal group of supporters has been building. The passive versus active investing debate has been going on for some time and holds a similar degree of rivalry as the Toronto Maple Leafs versus the Montreal Canadiens or Peyton Manning versus Tom Brady. But as of late, it seems like passive investors have been gaining an edge, edging out the voice of active investors, chasing them back into their caves where they are forced to wait for a few good years of alpha generation before they poke their heads back out. This trend is especially gaining popularity in the financial blogosphere where many have freed their mind from the movements of their stock portfolios and picked up the passive banner. Even My Own Advisor has written about his desire to have more “core” to go with his “explore”…
Resource sector earnings pull down Canada’s corporate profit growth
– theglobeandmail.com
Adjusted profits in oil and gas are down 76 per cent compared with fourth quarter in 2013
