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Pruitt Had a $50-a-Day Condo Linked to Lobbyists. Their Client's Project Got Approved. - New York Times Apr 3rd
New York TimesPruitt Had a $50-a-Day Condo Linked to Lobbyists. Their Client's Project Got Approved.New York TimesWASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency signed off last March on a Canadian energy company's pipeline-expansion plan at the same time that the E.P.A. chief, Scott Pr.... More »
Cowboy Venture’s Amanda Robson Is Helping Women Founders Secure Funding Oct 18th
Amanda Robson, originally from Ancaster, Ont., is a powerhouse in Silicon Valley. In November 2020, she led a US$3.2-million investment round in a securities-software company called Drata, now worth US$1 billion. When she’s not crushing it as a newly minted (and the youngest ever) partner at Cowbo.... More »
Pierre Poilievre pitches accountability legislation targeting Mark Carney Apr 13th
The proposal would update the current accountability act and raise fines for ethics violations, require candidates to disclose where they have paid taxes over the last seven years and require new ministers to disclose their assets within 30 days..... More »
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Facebook buying messaging app WhatsApp for up to $19B
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is buying mobile messaging service WhatsApp for up to $19 billion, by far the company’s largest acquisition.
The world’s biggest social networking company said Thursday that it is paying $12 billion in F.... More »
How to tell if a company is honest Aug 15th
Despite what you may witness on Twitter, people generally see the good in others, whether that’s their friends, colleagues or the executives running the companies they invest in. We want to believe a business we’re buying into is on the up-and-up, that what they’re saying about their operation.... More »
The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in June were down from a year ago, as the average Canadian home price increased by 4.8 per cent.Senate Nears Showdown Nominee Votes as Leaders Seek Deal – Bloomberg
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BloombergSenate Nears Showdown Nominee Votes as Leaders Seek DealBloombergAndrew Harrer/Bloomberg. As Republicans pledge to block the nominations of Richard Cordray to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and presidential choices for the National Labor Relations Board, the Senate's Democratic leaders are …As Senate nears filibuster showdown, Reid says Republicans can still avoid fightWashington PostSenate braces for filibuster showdown as 2-party talks falter and anger festers …Minneapolis Star TribuneNo Filibuster Deal Reached, Votes Set for TuesdayC-SPANTown Hallall 532 news articles »
Sleepy Mini Portfolio Q2-2013 Update
– canadiancapitalist.com
Since my my previous update, the Sleepy Mini Portfolio has gained 5.95 percent. The Sleepy Mini Portfolio was launched in August 2007 with an initial investment of $1,000 with a target allocation of 20% bonds, 20% Canadian stocks, 30% US stocks and 30% International stocks. The portfolio was designed to illustrate how a regular investment program can slowly build wealth over a life time of saving and investing. Another $1,000 was added to the portfolio every quarter since then for a total investment of $23,000 so far. Here’s how the portfolio looks as of July 15, 2013:TDB909 – Canadian Bonds – $5,298 (18.2%)
TDB900 – Canadian Equities – $5,772 (19.8%)
TDB902 – US Equities – $9,342 (32.0%)
TDB911 – International Equities – $8,745 (30.0%)
Market value – $29,157
Total Invested – $23,000
I’m going to add another $1,000 to the portfolio and rebalance it to the original target allocation using this rebalancing spreadsheet. Here are the results:
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TDB909 – TD Canadian Bond Index (e-Series) – Buy units for $733…
Foreigners Still Seen Bullish on Canadian Real Estate
– blogs.wsj.com
Canadians are fretful about their housing market, but wealthy foreigners don’t appear to be.
Toronto police have charged 25 people in what they say was an elaborate fraud involving shell companies, false documents and money laundering to bilk financial institutions out of millions.
