Industry

Canadian fears of foreign control unfounded

Corporate assets, revenues and profits of foreign-controlled firms in Canada took a beating as the share of Canadian-controlled firms grew at an increased pace in 2008, according to a recent Statistics Canada report.

By Vikram Barhat |March 3, 2011

3 min read

China, U.S. partnership needs to evolve

It's a strange dance with partners on either side of the Pacific. The U.S. and China need each other, yet there is growing unease at the seemingly one-way flow of capital, jobs and technology in this relationship.

By Vikram Barhat |March 3, 2011

4 min read

Emerging markets expert leaves Excel

In the second major development in emerging markets money management in less than two months, veteran money manager Gavin Graham has left his contractual arrangement as Global Strategist with Toronto-based Excel Funds Management.

By Al Emid |March 3, 2011

2 min read

Advising laid off clients

My financial planning practice is a diverse one. Since 1995, more than 80% of my business has involved working with clients who have been laid off or have retired early. To give you an idea of the magnitude of my work, I stopped counting after my 20,000th client.

By Diane Dekanic |March 1, 2011

7 min read