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A quick guide to how income distributions on ETFs and mutual funds work Apr 12th
Q. I’m wondering if the reinvested income in mutual funds and ETFs paid only to existing investors who hold the units at the time of the distribution. If I sold my holding just before the distribution, am I out of luck? Or would the income still accrue to me, since I held the shares when that inco.... More »
Canada’s Best Jobs: Real Estate & Financial Manager + MORE May 29th
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Median Salary:
$103,376
Salary Growth (2010–2016):
+29%
Total Employees:
21,600
Change in Employees (2010–2016):
+8%
Job Description:
These managers of real estate and finance firms are often involved in insurance, commodities trading, and brokering m.... More »
Home Capital’s lifeline cost $210-million in latest quarter + MORE Jun 29th
Alternative mortgage lender tallying the financial toll that months of grappling with investor concerns and a run on its deposits have had
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Adam Chapman financial advisor Aug 9th
Meet Adam Chapman
Adam Chapman jokes that he’s a financial planner who helps people spend money—not save it. And, thanks to his love for afternoon tea, Chapman has worked with people from generations older than him for nearly 20 years. No matter how much wealth his clients have achieved befor.... More »
What does Nvidia’s stock split mean for Canadian investors? + MORE Jun 13th
“Should I be buying that artificial intelligence (AI) company, the one that’s done the stock split?” It’s a question I received from a number of Canadian investors in the week leading up to Nvidia’s 10-for-1 stock split on June 10. Many didn’t even know the name of the company or what it.... More »
Why fixed income investors should consider loading up on foreign bonds
– canadianbusiness.com
(Illustration by Iker Ayestaran)Diversifying geographically is an axiom investors know and, to a degree, follow on the equity side of their portfolios. But what about fixed income? For generations of Canadians, that was the preserve of Government of Canada bonds. Even today, most investors rely on a domestic mutual or exchange-traded bond fund or two, preferring to avoid any currency risk. Especially now, with a third of the world’s sovereign bonds carrying a negative yield, why would you want to hold foreign paper?
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The choices are limited today, concedes Dan Hallett, vice-president of HighView Financial Group, but there’s still a case to be made for spreading your fixed income around. For one thing, those 10-year Canada bonds are yielding just 1.14% and could lose value should interest rates rebound from their recent lows, as many market-watchers expect…
Alibaba entertainment affiliate to invest over $7.2 billion over next three years
– theglobeandmail.com
Alibaba Digital Media and Entertainment underwent a major reorganization in October, marking a total consolidation of the company’s media assets
Should you split mortgage payments equally?
– moneysense.ca
(Rob Daly/Getty Images)As a couple, you took a big leap: You bought a place and moved in together. Now you spend hours discussing where to buy the perfect couch or the right type of dining room table for your space. But how much time have you spent discussing how to split mortgage payments?
While couples will often discuss what mortgage will work for their combined budget, they don’t always discuss the awkward details, like how much each person should actually pay. And believe it or not, not all couples split the mortgage payments equally.
To help you and your partner find the right answer to this question, Bruce Sellery offers some insight.
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Tax changes you need to know for 2017
– moneysense.ca
MONTREAL — Canadians will ring in the new year with a number of tax changes that will affect the bottom line of federal and provincial governments. Here’s a look at some of them:
Nationally:
The federal government is ending four child tax credits this year: arts, fitness, education and textbooks.
It is also cancelling income splitting for families, a tax reduction measure that allowed someone to transfer up to $50,000 of income to a spouse with lower income if they had a child under 18 years of age. The tax credit for income splitting was capped at $2,000.
Offsetting those changes are the Canada Child Benefit and changes to Employment Insurance benefits introduced in 2016.
Nationally:
The federal government is ending four child tax credits this year: arts, fitness, education and textbooks.
It is also cancelling income splitting for families, a tax reduction measure that allowed someone to transfer up to $50,000 of income to a spouse with lower income if they had a child under 18 years of age. The tax credit for income splitting was capped at $2,000.
Offsetting those changes are the Canada Child Benefit and changes to Employment Insurance benefits introduced in 2016.
How the federal budget will affect income tax
“High income earners in most provinces will pay more but for the majority of Canadians, these two changes will mean more money in their pockets,” Canadian Taxpayers Federation federal director Aaron Wudrick said Wednesday in a news release.
Several other changes at the federal level will affect life insurance, business owners selling their companies and some mutual funds…
