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Investing

Making sense of the markets this week: April 21, 2024

Capital gains tax inclusion rate will increase (for some), Netflix chills, U.S. bank earnings solid, and will the loonie...

Making sense of the markets this week: April 21, 2024
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Making sense of the markets this week: April 14, 2024

U.S. inflation comes in hot, Delta says revenge travel is alive and well, doubling your CPP benefits, and AI...

Making sense of the markets this week: April 14, 2024
A stock trader sitting on a rocket, showing the November performance of the markets

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Making sense of the markets this week: December 10, 2023

Interest rates stand pat, reports from small Canadian banks, the November stock market rocket, and Dave Ramsey drops pearls...

Making sense of the markets this week: December 10, 2023
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Financial literacy

The worst money advice in Canada

According to Canadians, getting bad financial advice is pretty easy, yet we can’t stop listening to it. For Financial...

The worst money advice in Canada
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Making sense of the markets this week: October 22, 2023

American banks and consumer companies perform better than expected, Tesla’s cost-cutting strategy results in short-term profit pain and Lulu...

Making sense of the markets this week: October 22, 2023
A man and woman look at their ETFs for retirement

Retired Money

The best ETFs for retirement income

A look at conservative asset allocation ETFs and tactical overlays for retirees for reducing volatility, hedging inflation and generating...

The best ETFs for retirement income
Three employees at their production jobs talking about cashing out their employee pensions.

Retired Money

Should you cash out your workplace pension when you leave a job?

Find out why Canada has it better than the U.S. for registered employer pensions. A UBC study on cashing...

Should you cash out your workplace pension when you leave a job?
A retiree with her adult child's own family at their first home, thanks to the FHSA

Retired Money

How retired parents can use the FHSA to help their adult children

Canada’s new first home savings account nicely complements earlier real estate programs. Retirees with grown adult children should take...

How retired parents can use the FHSA to help their adult children
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Making sense of the markets this week: March 19, 2023

Banks collapse, U.S. inflation puts the Fed in a tight spot, put your money where your mouth is with...

Making sense of the markets this week: March 19, 2023