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Capital gains when selling property to family + MORE Mar 18th
Do I have to pay income tax if I inherited a property jointly with my sister and she bought me out for less than half the appraised value of the property?
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Capital gains and transferring property between family
Asset sales between family members can be tricky to facilitate at a family leve.... More »
CIBC, National Bank ask employees to work remotely as Omicron worries grow - CTV News + MORE Dec 15th
CIBC, National Bank ask employees to work remotely as Omicron worries grow CTV NewsNational Bank latest financial institution to delay return to office plans Yahoo Canada FinanceCity of Ottawa pauses return-to-office plan for employees CTV News OttawaCOVID-19 variant.... More »
Making sense of the markets this week: August 25, 2024 + MORE Aug 23rd
Kyle Prevost, creator of 4 Steps to a Worry-Free Retirement, Canada’s DIY retirement planning course, shares financial headlines and offers context for Canadian investors.
Canada’s economy off the rails
Many Canadians feel that “Canada is broken,” according to an Ipsos poll. And .... More »
Why Hollywood Celebrities Are Petitioning Against a Canadian Bank Mar 22nd
Royal Bank of Canada’s financial support for the Coastal GasLink pipeline is generating some star-studded opposition.
More than 65 celebrities, including award-winning actors, directors and musicians, have joined Indigenous climate activists in signing a petition calling on RBC and its subsidia.... More »
Save, sell, borrow, work: How to take your RRSP top-up over the top Feb 8th
In most circumstances, driving money into your RRSP is a great deal, writes Lesley-Anne Scorgie. Here’s some ideas for bulking up your contribution before the March 1 deadline..... More »
Tesla makes a profit of $104 million in Q2 2020 – Ars Technica
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Tesla makes a profit of $104 million in Q2 2020 Ars TechnicaThese are the 10 reasons to remain cautious on Tesla amid the stock’s rapid rally, BofA says (TSLA) Markets InsiderARK Invest Analyst Discusses Tesla’s Path To $15,000 Share Price BenzingaElon Musk’s New Tunnel Render Makes No Sense FuturismWhere Might Tesla Build Its Future Gigafactories? InsideEVsView Full coverage on Google News
The cost of socially responsible investing
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Socially responsible investing (SRI) has seen increasing attention in recent years from investors who value the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) factors of the investments they purchase.
Factors like the environmental conservation or impact of a company’s processes, and its employment equality, human rights and labour relations practices can be assessed. Companies affiliated with alcohol, gambling, tobacco, or weapons can be avoided. Religious principles may also require investments to be made based on certain principles, like Halal investing that complies with Islamic law.
But how well do SRIs perform compared with a broader portfolio? There are some studies that show outperformance as well as underperformance for socially responsible investors relative to other benchmarks. One of the broader studies was by Michael Schröder of the Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research. He looked at 29 global SRI indices and found that “SRI stock indices do not exhibit a different level of risk-adjusted return than conventional benchmarks…
Factors like the environmental conservation or impact of a company’s processes, and its employment equality, human rights and labour relations practices can be assessed. Companies affiliated with alcohol, gambling, tobacco, or weapons can be avoided. Religious principles may also require investments to be made based on certain principles, like Halal investing that complies with Islamic law.
But how well do SRIs perform compared with a broader portfolio? There are some studies that show outperformance as well as underperformance for socially responsible investors relative to other benchmarks. One of the broader studies was by Michael Schröder of the Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research. He looked at 29 global SRI indices and found that “SRI stock indices do not exhibit a different level of risk-adjusted return than conventional benchmarks…
Trudeau agrees to face finance committee heat over WE Charity scandal – Global News
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Trudeau agrees to face finance committee heat over WE Charity scandal Global NewsTrudeau gov. contract for $912M student program was with WE Charity’s real estate holding foundation Globalnews.caTrudeau and his top staffer to testify before finance committee about WE Charity contract decision CTV NewsConservatives call for Morneau’s resignation as finance minister says he repaid $41K in WE trip expenses CBC.caJohn Ivison: WE scandal has the potential to lead to Humpty Dumpty’s fall National PostView Full coverage on Google News
