Remember when all you heard from investment salespeople during the RRSP season was about the 30 per cent tax credits available on a labour-sponsored fund? Sometimes, they added the RRSP deduction and showed how 75 to 80 per cent of your contribution was subsidized. Sounded like a great deal, right?Continue Reading
Does this sound familiar? The stock market has been going up significantly since the beginning of the year but your portfolio is down. That is one clear warning sign that it is time to do some work on your portfolio before things get even worse. There are a number ofContinue Reading
The Shrinking TSX Another ones bites the dust. As I noted last year, the TSX Composite Index has been shrinking for years. That seems to be continuing, though at a slower pace. When Enerflex Systems Income Fund (EFX.UN) leaves the index next week as the result of a buyout (seeContinue Reading
Michael Brooks of REALPAC discusses the current state of the Canadian REIT market and prospects for 2010.
The N.C.F.B.A. met on Monday night (OK we sat and watched Preet eat dinner), and as usual the discussions and commentaries were entertaining, enlightening and fun (for me at least), and one of the topics that came up was about Advice and what people do with the advice you mightContinue Reading
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