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Is now the time for retirees to sell stocks and buy GICs?

Is now the time for retirees to sell stocks and buy GICs?
Canadian investor looking at Monday, August 8 market sell-off.

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Making sense of the markets this week: August 11, 2024

Japan’s carry trades spook the markets, mixed U.S. earnings are in, Shopify surges, oil and potash remain profitable.

Making sense of the markets this week: August 11, 2024
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Why is booze so expensive in Canada?

Making, let alone serving, alcoholic beverages is an invariably complex manufacturing process that’s affected by cost inflation from all...

Why is booze so expensive in Canada?
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Making sense of the markets this week: August 4, 2024

The U.S. Fed stands pat, big tech sags despite strength from Apple and Meta, consumer discretionary stocks wither, but...

Making sense of the markets this week: August 4, 2024

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Why are vets so expensive?

The costs of keeping the family pet healthy have outpaced inflation in Canada. We look at why it’s happening...

Why are vets so expensive?
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Shopping

As food costs rise, our grocery shopping habits are changing

Checking flyers, price-matching and buying local are just a few of the tactics Canadians are using to keep...

As food costs rise, our grocery shopping habits are changing

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Making sense of the markets this week: July 28, 2024

Biden’s step-aside reassures the bond market, Canadian rates drop again, Mag 7 stocks head in opposite directions, and Loblaw’s...

Making sense of the markets this week: July 28, 2024

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Markets bet on second Bank of Canada interest rate cut

Economists and market analysts expect the central bank to cut its benchmark rate this week following a drop in...

Markets bet on second Bank of Canada interest rate cut

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

Inflation in Canada cools, Netflix killed commercials only to bring them back, U.S. banks are cautiously profitable, and American...

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

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