What investors should do in ‘danger zone’ months

Aug 17, 2018 | Investing

Investors should handle the “danger zone” months with care as the markets enter their most vulnerable period. Brooke Thackray, research analyst at Horizons ETFs, said that August and September have been the weakest months of the year for the S&P 500 from 1950 to...

Tax traps when converting a home to an income property

Aug 10, 2018 | Taxation

Frank Di Pietro / August 8, 2018 Many Canadians are aware of the principal residence exemption (PRE), which shelters income tax on the capital gain when a property is sold or deemed sold. Each family unit (generally, a Canadian taxpayer, along with a spouse or common...

How to invest in currency ETFs

Aug 9, 2018 | Investing

Suzanne Yar Khan / July 30, 2018 Ask most advisors about stocks, bonds and commodities, and they’ll likely give you a detailed answer. But when it comes to investing in currencies, there’s a knowledge gap in the industry, says Tyler Mordy, president and CIO of...

Investment risks for the second half of 2018

Aug 3, 2018 | Investing

Staff, with files from The Associated Press / August 1, 2018 Investors experienced more volatility in the first half of 2018, but market volatility obscures a fundamentally sound investment picture, says HSBC in a monthly outlook report for Canada. While trade...

Is a cottage a good investment?

Jul 26, 2018 | Investing

BY ROMA LUCIW Buying a cottage is most often an emotional purchase of an idyllic family haven — so don’t kid yourself into thinking it’s also a sound financial investment. Financial planner Caroline Nalbantoglu describes owning a recreational...

How Do Interest Rates Affect the Stock Market?

Jul 21, 2018 | Investing

The investment community and the financial media tend to obsess over interest rates—the cost someone pays for the use of someone else’s money— and with good reason. When the Bank of Canada sets the target for the rates at which banks borrow from and lend to each...

Life Insurance Is Not So Unequivocal As It Seems To Be

Jul 21, 2018 | Insurance

LIVE INSURANCE: ARGUMENTS AND FACTS Life insurance in Canada is an important factor, part and parcel of financial well-being of country’s citizens, of those, who should bear no doubts about the need to protect themselves and their families against different types of...