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Lipper awards honour fund industry

Blog Polls The fourth annual Canadian Lipper Fund Awards were handed out in Toronto last night. The Lippers differ from the more established Canadian Investment Awards in that they honour top funds for their performance over multiple time frames. Dynamic Funds was the big winner of the night, taking home 14 “Fund of the Year” […]

By Steven Lamb |February 19, 2010

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Effective today, the Montreal Exchange has listed put and call options on the Claymore Gold Bullion ETF. Those options are also currently available on the Claymore Natural Gas Commodity ETF and the Claymore Global Agriculture ETF. Claymore’s Gold Bullion ETF replicates the performance of the price of gold bullion, less the fund’s expenses and fees, […]

By Staff |February 19, 2010

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If there is one area of financial advice that Canadians need help with, it’s tax planning. A survey commissioned by RBC found that 80% of young Canadians thought it was important to learn more about tax planning strategies, while only 8% thought they knew enough. The survey focused on 18- to 30-year olds who are […]

By Staff |February 18, 2010

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Couples must be open about goals

If you ask most clients what they want to do in retirement, it’s a safe bet that none of them will say “bicker with my spouse.” But that may be a leading pastime if the couple is not open about their vision of the golden years. A survey of Quebec retirees by TD Waterhouse found […]

By Steven Lamb |February 18, 2010

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