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Two women in their 70s, happy with their decision about annuities.

Retired Money

Should retirees in their early 70s partly annuitize?

Interest rates have soared in the past year—but annuity payouts, not so much. Find out what makes sense when...

Should retirees in their early 70s partly annuitize?
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Investing

Making sense of the markets this week: June 18, 2023

This week, U.S. inflation cools, cruise lines and big tech stocks shine, and oil investors may be in trouble.

Making sense of the markets this week: June 18, 2023
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Making sense of the markets this week: May 7, 2023

Making sense of the markets this week: May 7, 2023
Tech is in the driver's seat (person in car looking at their socks on their phone)

Investing

Making sense of the markets this week: April 30, 2023

There’s an earnings bonanza! Tech stocks are supporting the markets, once again. Plus, equal-weight S&P 500 beats cap-weight.

Making sense of the markets this week: April 30, 2023
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Making sense of the markets this week: April 23, 2023

What’s Dale’s take on the economy? Big U.S. bank earnings rock. Apple continues with global domination, and the bitcoin...

Making sense of the markets this week: April 23, 2023
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
Balloons shaped like 2023 to signify this is about the investing trends to watch for in 2023

Investing

Making sense of the markets this week: January 1, 2023

An investor’s look into the crystal ball shows inflation, war and a recession for 2023. But, other than that,...

Making sense of the markets this week: January 1, 2023
Felt cutouts of percentage sign and graph with an arrow going up in red and green, showing a look back at 2022 and inflation and BoC rate hikes

Investing

Making sense of the markets this week: December 25, 2022

Sector returns for the year and a look back at some key posts in 2022; plus, an inflation reading...

Making sense of the markets this week: December 25, 2022
To symbolize the Fed's rate hike in the U.S., US bills fly in the air in front of an American flag

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Making sense of the markets this week: December 18, 2022

The Fed follows Canada’s 50-bps rate hike, Musk and BMO are sellers and one way to position a portfolio...

Making sense of the markets this week: December 18, 2022