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  • November 23, 2011 August 21, 2018
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Depsite lingering headwinds there are grounds for optimism about the outlook for the U.S. economy, according to Bill Cheney, chief economist at Manulife Asset Management.

  • November 15, 2011 August 21, 2018
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The benefits of indexing may be obvious to some, but there’s debate about which kind will deliver good performance

  • November 1, 2011 August 21, 2018
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Any amount withdrawn from an RRSP is taxed like interest income. So, if Howard withdraws $300,000 to make an investment outside the account, he's subject to a 39% tax rate since he's at the highest marginal rate.

  • October 26, 2011 August 21, 2018
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On Monday, France's wealthiest woman, L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, lost control of her vast fortune after she failed a court-ordered incompetence test.

  • October 19, 2011 August 21, 2018
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Despite the laundry list of sometimes eyebrow-raising infractions, the SEC report suggests none of the findings constitute a “material regulatory deficiency.”

  • October 12, 2011 August 21, 2018
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Should investors chisel their portfolios onto granite and wait them out for the long haul, regardless of what happens in the markets on a monthly, quarterly or yearly basis? Or should money managers take a more flexible approach to the way they slice up their clients’ asset class percentages? Two top portfolio managers answer this question by explaining the difference between strategic and tactical asset allocation, and how and when to employ the latter.

  • October 7, 2011 August 23, 2018
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Investors should be cautiously optimistic about the outlook for Canada and emerging markets, two top experts at BMO said during a conference call today.

  • September 30, 2011 August 21, 2018
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In a move aimed at keeping panic selling from scuttling markets, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced proposal filing by the national securities exchanges and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to revise rules determining when stock market circuit breakers are triggered.

  • September 28, 2011 August 21, 2018
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Any amount withdrawn from an RRSP is taxed like interest income. So, if Howard withdraws $300,000 to make an investment outside the account, he’s subject to a 39% tax rate since he’s at the highest marginal rate. - Help clients access RRSP funds and save tax

  • September 1, 2011 August 21, 2018
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