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Investing

What types of GICs are available in Canada?

With GICs, you can grow your money without risk. We explain the benefits of investing in GICs and the...

What types of GICs are available in Canada?
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GICs

Are GICs a good investment right now?

GICs can help cushion savings against the impacts of inflation and balance risk in a portfolio. Here’s how GICs...

Are GICs a good investment right now?
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Investing

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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Financial Planning

Joseph Curry Certified Financial Planner

Meet Joseph Curry Joseph Curry is the co-host of Canada’s fastest-growing retirement planning podcast “Your Retirement Planning Simplified”, featuring...

Joseph Curry Certified Financial Planner

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Financial Planning

Adam Chapman financial advisor

Meet Adam Chapman Adam Chapman jokes that he’s a financial planner who helps people spend money—not save it. And,...

Adam Chapman financial advisor
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Stocks

Disney earnings: Results show profit, stock falls 2%

Disney’s streaming business is profitable for the first time, but the slowing U.S. park business ups investors’ anxiety.

Disney earnings: Results show profit, stock falls 2%

Stocks

Shopify weathering softening consumer spending

The e-commerce company’s diversity of merchants has helped it cope with lower consumer spending caused by high inflation and...

Shopify weathering softening consumer spending
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Real Estate

Yes, a cottage is an investment property—here’s how to minimize capital gains tax

Should you “invest” in a cottage? And if you do, what happens when you sell it, give it away...

Yes, a cottage is an investment property—here’s how to minimize capital gains tax

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Should you hold gold in a RRIF?

Is gold a safe asset to invest your retirement savings? A Certified Financial Planner offers some perspective.

Should you hold gold in a RRIF?

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