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60 days - 2.00% + MORE Oct 12th
This GIC rate is offered by Oaken Financial and was updated on 2014-10-06. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online..... More »
Deciphering Justin Trudeau: Six points from his speech - Macleans.ca + MORE Feb 22nd
Toronto StarDeciphering Justin Trudeau: Six points from his speechMacleans.caThe Maclean's Ottawa bureau—Paul Wells, John Geddes and Aaron Wherry—break down Justin Trudeau's keynote address to the Liberal policy convention in Montreal. What he said: “You know, people ask me all the t.... More »
A diversified apartment REIT for investors seeking an attractive yield + MORE Nov 30th
Investors are drawn to Northview’s rich dividend yield and potential to grow once oil markets recover
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Business Highlights + MORE Feb 20th
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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 »
Cara Operations prices shares at $23 in IPO, raises $200M to repay debt + MORE Apr 1st
TORONTO – Cara Operations Ltd. (TSX:CAO) said it has signed a deal to sell 8.7 million subordinate voting shares at a price of $23 per share as part of its initial public offering.
The company behind Harvey’s and Swiss Chalet has also granted the underwriters an over-allotment option for.... More »
The Quebec Court of Appeal has upheld a decision that found auditors Coopers & Lybrand liable for negligence in connection with their work for Castor Holdings Inc. before its $1.6-billion financial collapse.
Ultimate Sustainable Dividend Portfolio – July 2013 Update – Slow And Steady
– IntelligentSpeculator.net
In September 2011, I did some in-depth research to find long term sustainable dividend stocks and have been doing updates on this Ultimate Sustainable dividend portfolio since then in the attempt to show how well such a portfolio can perform over the long term. I would personally say that things have been going very well and will certainly continue to evolve. I do have a few more things planned which I will discuss in the near future.The USDP is obviously a critical part of my now very public quest to replace my job income with passive income. you can see my most recent update here. I recently came back from vacations and I can tell you that it’s one incredible motivation.. Not that I needed it but wow:)
The USDP continues to do very well and is outperforming the S&P500!! Very exciting stuff and I’m thrilled with how things have gone so far. I have done a couple of trades and continue to work on optimizing it, if ever you would like to receive those types of updates, please join, it’s free:
Keep in mind that this portfolio was built by selecting 20 stocks out of thousands…
Yahoo’s second-quarter results didn’t give investors a reason to celebrate the completion of CEO Marissa Mayer’s first year running the internet company.
U.S. bank profits continue gains
– cbc.ca
Bank of America is the latest of the big U.S. financial institutions to release strong earnings figures, after Citigroup and Goldman Sachs earlier this week.
Low rates yet
– moneysense.ca
Canada’s new central banker, Stephen Poloz, sounds a lot like the previous one, Mark Carney. Poloz said Wednesday that the country’s 1% base interest rate would remain unchanged until economic conditions improve.
Royal Bank of Canada and IGM Financial are launching an upstart trading exchange, Aequitas Innovations Inc., that would prohibit “predatory” high frequency trading tactics.
The CRTC denied a request by BCE Inc. to increase payphone charges to $1 cash and $2 by card. That’s double the current maximum of 50 cents and $1. In the good old days, all you needed was a quarter to make a call from a phone booth.
Royal Bank of Canada and IGM Financial are launching an upstart trading exchange, Aequitas Innovations Inc., that would prohibit “predatory” high frequency trading tactics.
The CRTC denied a request by BCE Inc. to increase payphone charges to $1 cash and $2 by card. That’s double the current maximum of 50 cents and $1. In the good old days, all you needed was a quarter to make a call from a phone booth.
