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Cryptocurrency exchange Cryptomus fined record $177M by Fintrac + MORE Oct 23rd
A cryptocurrency exchange has been fined almost $177 million—the largest-ever penalty by Canada’s financial intelligence agency—for infractions including failing to flag more than 1,000 transactions with suspected links to criminal activity. The Financial Transactions and Reports Ana.... More »
Truth Social: Trump's DJT stock plummets days after going public - BBC.com Apr 2nd
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday - CNBC May 12th
5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday CNBCFutures higher ahead of Friday trading: Stock market news today Yahoo Canada FinanceWhat every Canadian investor needs to know today The Globe and MailNasdaq 100: Bulls may be too optimistic on US CPI &nb.... More »
Why did Silicon Valley Bank fail and is a financial crisis next? - Al Jazeera English + MORE Mar 14th
Why did Silicon Valley Bank fail and is a financial crisis next? Al Jazeera EnglishCanada, other governments hustle to stop Silicon Valley Bank crisis from spreading CBC NewsSilicon Valley Bank Paid Out Bonuses HOURS Before Collapsing & Lobbied For Years To Deregulate .... More »
AI-fuelled scams on the rise as holiday shopping begins Nov 18th
As the holiday shopping season approaches, one expert says there are some scam trends emerging that consumers need to watch out for. Larry Zelvin, the head of the financial crimes unit at BMO Financial Group, said new technologies like artificial intelligence are making fraud harder to detect. “T.... More »
Q. I have been concerned about high fees charged on my investments and have been trying to figure out a way to move my funds without getting hit with a huge tax bill. I started with mutual funds and today I have a 60% equity and 40% income balanced portfolio plan. My last statement shows about 5% return over the last 5 years—an okay return but the 2% or more that I pay in fees (there is still not full, complete disclosure, nor and easy to understand information on all the fees charged) make me question whether I am receiving value for the amount charged.
Between my wife and myself, we hold an RRSP, SPRSP, TFSA and LIRA, with a total of about $1 million (less today due to big market drop related to the COVID-19 pandemic). I have been thinking of opening multiple discount brokerage accounts in the same breakdown of account types and transferring all of the registered funds into like accounts and purchasing ETFs with those funds. But the problem I suspect is that once I transfer the registered funds, I will be told I no longer have a large enough investment to qualify for service from our existing advisor, and will have to sell all of the unregistered investments and pay taxes on the sale…
Between my wife and myself, we hold an RRSP, SPRSP, TFSA and LIRA, with a total of about $1 million (less today due to big market drop related to the COVID-19 pandemic). I have been thinking of opening multiple discount brokerage accounts in the same breakdown of account types and transferring all of the registered funds into like accounts and purchasing ETFs with those funds. But the problem I suspect is that once I transfer the registered funds, I will be told I no longer have a large enough investment to qualify for service from our existing advisor, and will have to sell all of the unregistered investments and pay taxes on the sale…
