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Those questioning what the Fed will do with the trillions of dollars worth of bonds and mortgage-backed securities it bought during QE got their answer this morning.

  • October 30, 2014 August 21, 2018
  • 13:55

Canada’s system for resolving disputes between advisors and clients is badly broken.

  • June 12, 2014 August 21, 2018
  • 05:59

At long last a woman has taken the helm of the world’s most powerful central bank. Too bad this historic appointment comes when monetary policy, the chief weapon central banks wield to regulate economies, has all but lost its effectiveness. While there’s never a bad time to take a whack at the glass ceiling, I fear Barack Obama’s appointment of Janet Yellen to succeed Ben Bernanke as Federal Reserve chair may prove inopportune.

  • March 7, 2014 August 21, 2018
  • 00:16

For the average Canadian, there’s little to gain from the Federal Budget issued yesterday in Ottawa.

  • February 12, 2014 August 21, 2018
  • 10:55

For the average Canadian, there’s little to gain from the Federal Budget issued yesterday in Ottawa.

  • February 12, 2014 August 1, 2018
  • 00:00

Great managers care. They’ll notice an employee is sick and send her home before she even asks to leave. They can read moods, turn discouraged staff members around, and take genuine interest in the well-being of people whose careers they’re responsible for.

  • January 17, 2014 August 21, 2018
  • 00:15

Nearly 44 million Americans go without health insurance, according to the latest set of statistics from the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta. Think about that. A group of U.S. residents that exceeds the population of Canada by 11 million walks around every day without health coverage.

  • December 18, 2013 September 6, 2018
  • 05:55

Hub Financial has acquired the shares of Daystar Financial Group.

  • December 4, 2013 December 6, 2022
  • 09:23

Your clients don’t mind paying you to manage their investments, and most of them say you’re worth what you earn.

  • September 4, 2013 August 21, 2018
  • 00:16

The vast majority of Canadian financial advisory clients think you’re worth what they pay you. So says Advisor Group’s 2013 Salary Survey, which checked in with a sampling of both clients and advisors from coast-to-coast. Yet, while clients appear comfortable parting with cash for services rendered, other portions of the survey reveal they may not realize how much they shell out.

  • September 4, 2013 August 21, 2018
  • 00:11