Online trading – Advisor's Edge https://phoenix.advisor.ca The best news source for Canadian financial advisors. Investments, financial markets, insurance, practice management, tax and estate planning Tue, 18 Apr 2023 16:48:19 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://phoenix.advisor.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/05/cropped-advisor-ico-32x32.png Online trading – Advisor's Edge https://phoenix.advisor.ca 32 32 Investor at fault over share sale flub, court finds https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/investor-at-fault-over-share-sale-flub-court-finds/ Mon, 17 Apr 2023 19:33:41 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=224313 DIY investor sold 10 times more shares than he owned after a share consolidation

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After the DIY surge https://phoenix.advisor.ca/my-practice/technology/after-the-diy-surge/ Fri, 31 Mar 2023 15:39:39 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=223766 Finding a place in the advice channel for do-it-yourself investors

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Discount brokers can’t be sued over pre-ban trailers, court rules https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/discount-brokers-cant-be-sued-over-pre-ban-trailers-court-rules/ Mon, 23 Jan 2023 23:16:40 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=221068 Ontario court rules that discount brokers' receipt of trailing commissions was not considered illegal before the June 2022 ban

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Younger Canadians taking more speculative approach to investing, report finds https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/younger-canadians-taking-more-speculative-approach-to-investing-report-finds/ Wed, 21 Dec 2022 19:48:45 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=219946 Many investors under 35 are being drawn to zero-commission online brokerages

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Trading apps risk turning investors into gamblers: FCA https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/trading-apps-risk-turning-investors-into-gamblers-fca/ Mon, 21 Nov 2022 19:03:31 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=216785 U.K. regulator says gamification tactics can drive problematic investor behaviour

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Commission-free trading driving satisfaction for DIY investors: J.D. Power https://phoenix.advisor.ca/my-practice/technology/commission-free-trading-driving-satisfaction-for-diy-investors-j-d-power/ Thu, 26 May 2022 18:47:17 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=209806 More than one-third of millennial DIY investors surveyed in Canada have invested in cryptocurrencies

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Study finds ‘gamified’ apps push DIY traders to make riskier investments https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/study-finds-gamified-apps-push-diy-traders-to-make-riskier-investments/ Tue, 18 Jan 2022 20:38:01 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=204893 Financial literacy is one way to counter the effects of gamification

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AMF fines 3 Bloomberg corporations $4 million https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/amf-fines-3-bloomberg-corporations-4-million/ Wed, 01 Dec 2021 18:43:12 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=203556 Two of the entities operated as an exchange without regulatory approval, while the third had quarterly report inaccuracies

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Dawn of crypto ETFs to pressure trading platforms https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/etfs/dawn-of-crypto-etfs-to-pressure-trading-platforms/ Thu, 21 Oct 2021 16:26:07 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=201694 Retail investors can now trade Bitcoin exposure more cheaply, Moody's says

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BMO InvestorLine updates features of advice service for online investors https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/bmo-investorline-updates-features-of-advice-service-for-online-investors/ Wed, 06 Oct 2021 15:00:48 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=200949 The discount brokerage changed the fee structure and lowered the minimum balance

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