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Am I required to divide my pension with my ex? May 25th
Am I required to divide my pension with my ex? If I do divide it, how will it affect my pension when I retire?
FPAC responds:
Under the Canadian rules that govern the division of property between married couples who separate, you are required to equally split all assets grown and contributed t.... More »
Trudeau to announce $37.5M investment in biotech company - CBC News + MORE Mar 4th
Trudeau to announce $37.5M investment in biotech company CBC NewsPrime Minister speaks at Liberal fundraising event in P.E.I. Global NewsPrime Minister Justin Trudeau to speak at Liberal fundraiser in Prince Edward Island The Globe and MailView full coverage on Googl.... More »
Financial aid guide for university and college students in Canada + MORE May 7th
Financial aid is rarely an afterthought, but student debt is often a bigger problem than most university and college students in Canada anticipate. Rising tuition fees and expenses of going to college or university have become increasingly large burdens to bear for students—many of whom are alread.... More »
6 partial bitumen upgrading projects worth $5B on shortlist for Alberta government support, Notley says + MORE Nov 22nd
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says her government is close to finalizing investment deals on six projects for partial upgrading of oilsands bitumen that will be worth nearly $5 billion and create hundreds of long-term jobs..... More »
Saudi Arabia to sell off Canadian assets and stop buying Canadian wheat and barley Aug 8th
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is reportedly selling off its assets in Canada and will stop buying Canadian wheat and barley, in the latest escalation in the sudden diplomatic dispute between the two countries..... More »
The year in stocks. 2017: Bitcoin, dope and Trump
– moneysense.ca
Wall Street had a great year in 2017. The Canadian market managed only a small gain. (Cultura Travel/WALTER ZERLA)OK, let’s say goodbye to the market in 2017.
Your editors at MoneySense are almost always going to steer investors into a reliable but boring Couch Potato portfolio of a few low-fee exchange-traded funds and advise you to resist the temptation to jump in and out of individual stocks (with the exception of sticking with our All-Star stock picks). But it’s still helpful to take stock of the hot stocks and dogs once in a while, and see how trends how are playing out. So let’s look back.
It was the year of dope stocks. And Bitcoin stocks, which, frankly, we find pretty dopey as well (we aren’t touching either of them). And who could forget the impact of a new president in the U.S.? The Donald, who called the market under his predecessor a “big, fat, ugly bubble” that was not to be trusted. Does the market like his tax cuts? You bet. And his commitment to slashing as much red tape as he can, whatever the consequences…
