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Making sense of the markets this week: May 10, 2021 May 7th
Each week, Cut the Crap Investing founder Dale Roberts shares financial headlines and offers context for Canadian investors.
Wealthsimple taps celebrities and nets a $5-billion valuation
In October of 2020, we reported on a previous round of financing for Wealthsimple. At that time, valuation estima.... More »
Facebook stock drops after company warns Apple’s privacy changes to have bigger Q3 impact - TechCrunch Sep 22nd
Facebook stock drops after company warns Apple’s privacy changes to have bigger Q3 impact TechCrunchFacebook says it underreported ad performance due to Apple's iPhone privacy update CNBCFacebook says privacy changes in iOS continue to impact its ad business 9to5Ma.... More »
Can this 31-year-old Toronto drummer save enough to buy property with his partner? Nov 28th
Marco has a job he loves and pays cheap rent, but he’s recently started a new relationship that has him rethinking his long-term financial goals..... More »
Making sense of the markets this week: August 21 Aug 19th
Kyle Prevost, editor of Million Dollar Journey and founder of the Canadian Financial Summit, shares financial headlines and offers context for Canadian investors.
U.S. retailers: People are spending differently, but they’re still spending
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Toronto Blue Jays flex financial muscle to secure George Springer, the player they wanted all along - TSN Jan 20th
Toronto Blue Jays flex financial muscle to secure George Springer, the player they wanted all along TSNBlue Jays land top off-season target George Springer with historic contract Sportsnet.caAP source: Springer agrees to $150M, 6-year deal with Jays Taiwan NewsThe Ja.... 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
