Canadians insatiable appetite for consumer spending with credit continued rising for the year despite a marked decline in mortgages due to a cooling in the housing market.
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Is it Time to Give Up on These 2017 IPOs?
When it comes to IPOs, investors are usually exposed to the positive stories. We can point to the fantastic performance of Shopify, which made its TSX debut back in May 2015. Canada Goose debuted in March 2017 and shares have surged over 400% since its IPO price of $17. Of course, there have also been […]
Buying From USA? It’s Gonna Cost You More!
The cost to shop online just got a whole lot more expensive.
ETF Fees Are Dropping
Management fees, part of the expense ratio of funds, have always been considered one of the primarily nuisances for investors when deciding between a fund and individual stocks. Don’t confuse management fees with commissions fees when buying into funds. They are two different animals. These days ETFs are free when buying through a discount broker […]
Do Investors Care about Stock Market Uncertainty?
It’s been nearly a decade since I started speaking to fund managers on a regular basis. While each conversation is about something different—a sector to invest in, a stock to explore, an economic issue to pay attention to—one comment has come up time and time again: “Markets hate uncertainty.” It’s an idea that has, in […]
Doug Ford is Ontario’s New Premier And What That Means For Your Wallet
Here’s a rundown of Doug Ford and the PC Ontario’s campaign promises around work and taxes, hydro, healthcare, tuition and child care you should be aware of: Work and taxes Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario Ford, who has pledged to scrap the Liberals’ planned minimum wage hike from $14 to $15 next year, would introduce […]
Great Dividend Stocks For the Summer
On June 28 the TSX/S&P composite index was down a disappointing 51 points. Meanwhile, the major US indexes began the day in the negative, but bounced back just before the close of day. For the most part this anxiety stems from tensions with trade talks among Western allies, China, and the US still uncertain to […]
4 Positive Developments for Blockchain Tech and Cryptocurrencies in 2018
In 2017, cryptocurrencies and the decentralized network that enables them were thrust into the mainstream. Bitcoin staged a stunning rally that saw it go from a $1,000 valuation in January to $20,000 in December 2017. This year has been a different story. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have been battered as a number of nations have […]
Why Investors Should Worry About A Trade War
The previous week had been a tumultuous one for the markets. Amazon’s shares dropped more than $100 as President Trump had declared war on the retail giant. Facebook is being investigated for privacy breaches in several countries. But that aside, market investors are most concerned with the enveloping trade-wars started by the American president. But […]
5 Stocks and Sectors at Risk (US-China Trade Dispute)
The rapidly escalating trade dispute between the U.S. and China is taking its toll on equity investors around the globe. Following U.S. President Donald Trump’s imposition of up to US$60 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods, Beijing quickly responded with a 25 per cent levy on imports of U.S.-made goods. They total US$3 billion on […]