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GICs and Savings Accounts - Which Best Combat Inflation? Sep 7th
Guaranteed Investment Certificates (GICs) and Savings accounts at banks offer a person in Canada the safest possible place to invest money. Both are backed 100% against any loss up to $100,000 by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation, an arm of the federal government. That's as safe as it gets.Sa.... More »
2017 Financial Goals – August Update + MORE Aug 22nd
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2017 Financial Goals – August Update For the last few years, I’ve posted some financial goals on this site…so we have a hope of realizing them. I figure you can’t manage what you don’t measure. Then again, goals can change over time. Sometim.... More »
Canada Goose earnings: Record fourth-quarter results as online sales surge 123% - Yahoo Canada Finance + MORE May 13th
Canada Goose earnings: Record fourth-quarter results as online sales surge 123% Yahoo Canada FinanceCanada Goose drops with spending boost, tourism outlook BNNCanada Goose posts record fourth-quarter revenue as retailer moves 'from recovery to growth' The Globe and M.... More »
How much credit card debt does the average Canadian have? Jun 21st
As the country re-opens after COVID-related restrictions, Canadians are faced with a worrying financial picture. Many have moved, others are looking to travel, and the cost of living is ballooning with unusual rates of inflation. Meanwhile, the Bank of Canada (BoC) rate hikes designed to curb these .... More »
Global stock markets have lost $6 trillion in value in six days - CNBC + MORE Feb 28th
Global stock markets have lost $6 trillion in value in six days CNBCCoronavuirus fears devastate Dow Jones by 4.4 per cent Sky News AustraliaCoronavirus spread sparks “bloodbath” on Wall Street World Socialist Web SiteHere's how long stock market corrections last.... More »
The Canadian Real Estate Association says July marked the third consecutive month of fewer housing sales.
Vancouver's real estate tax sparks backlash from Chinese buyers – The Globe and Mail
– news.google.ca
The Globe and MailVancouver's real estate tax sparks backlash from Chinese buyersThe Globe and MailThree years ago, Jack Li signed to buy a modest one-bedroom condo in Richmond for about $200,000, a chance to gain a relatively cheap foothold in British Columbia's Lower Mainland. Then he waited as his new home slowly emerged from the ground.Home sales continue to trend lower, but hot markets see prices soarCBC.caCREA: Canadian home sales volume down 1.3% in JulyCTV NewsCanadian Housing 'Close To Peak Crazy,' B.C. Faces Long Decline: ReportsHuffington Post CanadaCKNW News Talk 980 -bnn.ca -Reuters Canada -News1130all 19 news articles »
At midday: U.S. stocks at record highs as oil jumps
– theglobeandmail.com
Energy stocks lead TSX up
Canadian home sales in July declined for the third consecutive month. But the two hottest real estate markets in the country — B.C.’s Lower Mainland and the Greater Toronto Area — continue to see prices soar.
Vancouver’s real estate tax sparks backlash from Chinese buyers
– theglobeandmail.com
In China, ground zero for the foreign money that has poured into a frenzied housing market, the B.C. government’s unexpectedly severe response has stoked a fury that will not soon be resolved
