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Barely two months after the fires were put out, BMO has reignited the cooling embers of the mortgage war among Canada’s largest banks. The bank announced, effective today, it is dropping the interest rates on a five-year mortgage to a historic 2.99%, a reduction of 50 basis points on the existing rate. The rate on […]

  • March 8, 2012 August 21, 2018
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As the markets become more convinced that China will manage an economic soft-landing, fund managers have turned positive on resurgent China equities.

  • March 8, 2012 August 21, 2018
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David Taylor's new firm, Taylor Asset Management, has entered an exclusive deal to manage new Canadian equity and Canadian balanced mutual funds for IA Clarington.

  • March 7, 2012 August 21, 2018
  • 12:43

Experts are calling the recent tumbling of commodity prices and resource-related equities an overreaction to China’s lowered growth forecast.

  • March 7, 2012 August 21, 2018
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Wealth management firms may have been slow to adopt social media, but they seem to be making up for lost time.

  • March 5, 2012 August 21, 2018
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While women have made great strides toward workplace equality, the world of business ownership remains male-dominated. But there are signs that could change.

  • March 5, 2012 August 21, 2018
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The RRSP deadline has come and gone. And here are the results. Only four in ten Canadians made the RRSP contribution for 2011, according to BMO Annual Post-RRSP Deadline Study.

  • March 2, 2012 August 21, 2018
  • 12:39

Canadian investors trust their financial advisors and turn to them for insight on asset allocation and selection, according to a new study released by the Investor Education Fund (IEF).

  • March 2, 2012 June 16, 2018
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China makes up 10% of the world economy, its GDP is growing at 8.9%. As of January 2012 its inflation rate is down to 4.5% and its economy is on course for a soft landing. And yet its share of global investment remains woefully below its true potential.

  • March 2, 2012 August 21, 2018
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Antique musical instruments can play a role in a wealthy investor’s portfolio.

  • March 1, 2012 August 21, 2018
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