» Canada's demographic time bomb
02/04/11 15:06 from FPL yourmoneybranch
Canadians are getting older and Ottawa has no fiscal measures to cope with the extra costs
» Canada's factories on overdrive
31/03/11 22:27 from FPL yourmoneybranch
Canada’s economy continued its strong pace of growth at the start of the year, led by the manufacturing sector, and matching economists’ forecasts
» Business poised to invest, hire
31/03/11 00:02 from FPL yourmoneybranch
North American companies are set to open the taps on business investment and hiring after operating in "fear' in the wake of the financial crisis, separate reports released Wednesday suggested. The increasing optimism helped push stocks nea..
» REITs safer than you think
24/03/11 21:40 from FPL yourmoneybranch
Buy & Sell: For Dennis Mitchell, who manages Canada’s largest mutual fund focused on real estate investment trusts, the biggest issues the sector faces are interest rates and valuations
» Canadians' debt burden eases
15/03/11 13:17 from FPL yourmoneybranch
Household per capita net worth was up 2.2% in the fourth quarter to $181,700 per person
» Canada job growth shifts into lower gear
11/03/11 14:59 from FPL yourmoneybranch
Canada's economy delivered lackluster job growth in February after robust gains in January, disappointing markets and giving the Bank of Canada plenty of wiggle room before hiking interest rates again
» Flaherty presses provinces to cut taxes
25/02/11 19:02 from FPL yourmoneybranch
Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty urged provincial governments on Friday to lower their taxes and balance their budgets as quickly as possible to enhance the country’s ability to compete globally
» Good financial advice need not be expensive
18/02/11 16:01 from FPL yourmoneybranch
Rather than paying a full-service broker or fund salesperson, you can contract for it separately by engaging a fee-only financial planner alongside your discount brokerage account.
» Dollar may fly higher yet
18/02/11 01:02 from FPL yourmoneybranch
The slow but steady climb of the Canadian dollar reached a three-year high Thursday, and currency watchers say the upward momentum has legs in the long run on the strength of commodity demand from emerging markets
» Don't buy high and sell low
07/02/11 13:18 from FPL yourmoneybranch
Like a flame luring moths, last year's lucrative returns can exert an irresistible pull on investors. Unfortunately, this behaviour is costly
