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Women & Wealth: An Investing 101 refresher
The back-to-school period for children is as good a time as any for adults to refresh their own money management and investing knowledge
Leaning on your RRSP for learning
You may be able to fund that post-secondary education by withdrawing money tax-free from your RRSP under the government’s Lifelong Leaning Plan
Goldcorp to buy Andean for $3.6-billion
Goldcorp Inc. has struck a friendly $3.6-billion deal to buy Andean Resources Ltd., trumping a proposal from Eldorado Gold Corp. and setting up a takeover battle
AIMCo takes aim at food, energy, materials
Alberta’s $71-billion pension fund has its eye on food, energy and materials sectors, but argues investing directly in commodities in not the best way to reap the rewards
Bell worried about loss of TV customers in wake of CRTC decision
BCE Inc.’s Bell Canada is vehemently opposing a regulatory decision this week to allow smaller Internet providers more room on its network but not because of the immediate competitive threat they pose. Instead, it is the online TV giants standing b
Precious metals, fixed-income funds fared best in August
Precious metals and fixed-income mutual funds fared best in August as investors sought refuge against a deluge of weak economic indicators, Morningstar Canada said in a monthly report Thursday
AIMCo approached to join Potash bid
Alberta Investment Management Corp. said it has been approached by sovereign wealth funds to participate in a potential takeover of Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan
Miners strike bonus gold
Canada's mining CEOs' bonus payments soared to a whopping 88% of base pay in 2010, compared with 61% in 2009 as metal prices rebounded
TD profit jumps 29%
Toronto Dominion Bank today reported a third quarter profit of $1.18-billion, or $1.29 a share, up from $912-million, or $1.01, last year as record results from Canadian retail lending made up for slumping capital markets operations
BMO cuts mortgage rate to spur home buying
Bank of Montreal has chopped its benchmark five-year mortgage rate, aggressively throwing its weight behind what many are calling an increasingly wobbly housing market