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Money Monday: 3 Resolutions For The Year Ahead
How many New Year's resolutions did you make last year? And how many did you keep? If you're like most people, the answer to the first question is probably a couple. The answer to the second question...
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Q&A With Gordon Pape: Should We Consider Floating Rate Shares?
Q — With interest rates starting to rise, is this an opportunity to consider floating rate preferreds? — Gunnar A. A — In theory, floating rate preferreds should perform well during a period of rising...
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Q&A With Gordon Pape: Preferred Share ETFs
Q — Our adviser recently advised us to purchase Royal Bank Preferred ETF (TSX: RPF). Is this a good investment at this time? Would ZPR (BMO preferred ETF) be a better choice? The funds for this...
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Money Monday: A Year Of Improbable Profits
Well, 2016 is over and despite all the trauma it ended up being a very profitable year for most investors. The S&P/TSX Composite was up 17.8 per cent entering the year's final week, making it one...
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Stock Smarts: Bracing For 2017's Trumped Up Market
There's one sure thing you can say about 2017—it will be volatile. Politics will be volatile—with Donald Trump in office, what else could they be? Stock markets will be volatile, as investors will...
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Let's Put An End To Door-To-Door Selling
You're sitting down to dinner with your family or friends when the doorbell rings. You go to the hallway, peer through the frosted glass and—blast it!—it's a salesperson. It's often just a youngster...
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Q&A with Gordon Pape: TFSA Contributions
Is it true that you can put back any money that you have withdrawn? Q: Suppose I contribute for the very first time to my TFSA and I put in $46,500 today (the maximum limit). Then I buy some small...
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Amazon Grows Company Future With More Than 100,000 New Jobs
Last month, Amazon announced that it plans to create 100,000 new full-time jobs in the U.S. over the next 18 months. That's a huge commitment by a single company and it puts an exclamation point to the...
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Money Monday: With Donald Trump In Office All Bets Are Off
The next four years will be tense and unpredictable. Be prepared. Gordon Pape lists his five things to watch for in 2017. Donald Trump is now president of the United States, and we're sailing into...
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Money Monday: Why Are Investment Costs In Canada Higher Than Most Other...
Whether it's fighting ridiculously high investment fees or educating seniors on financial abuse, CARP is working with individuals and stakeholders to help stop Canadians from getting soaked. With...
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Trudeau And Trump Find Some Common Ground, But Dodge Immigration Issue
The much-anticipated first meeting between Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on February 13 was high on diplomatic courtesy but yielded little...
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Stock Smarts: An Update On Gordon Pape's Growth Portfolio
In August 2012, we created a Growth Portfolio for readers of Gordon Pape's Internet Wealth Builder newsletter. It is the riskiest of all his portfolios, with 100 per cent exposure to the stock market....
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Q&A With Gordon Pape: Holding U.S. Cash
Where is the best place to hold American currency? Q – You have recommended holding any cash reserves in U.S. dollars. Do you recommend any particular vehicles to hold this cash, such as money market...
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Stock Smarts: An ETF That Offers A High Yield And Growth
It's not easy to find cash flow plus growth potential in a single security. A security that delivers a high yield while offering strong growth potential is a rarity. But here's one that was recommended...
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5 Ways To Recognize (And Avoid) Financial Elder Abuse
Defrauding an older parent or loved one is a pernicious form of elder abuse that shows no outward or physical signs. Instead, the senior's bank account is slowly drained and the money they need for...
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How To Take Your Career In A Totally Different Direction
What if the career path you've been on is no longer the right one for you? It's never too late to change direction. David Israelson shows you how. The reality for older Canadian workers today is a bit...
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Facing Down Financial Fraud
Appointing a power of attorney is key to protecting your money if you are no longer able to. Here, how to pick the best person for the job - and what you need to know to protect yourself if things go...
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4 Steps To Stress-Free Tax Filing
It's that time of year again—taxes. That may not be what T.S. Eliot had in mind when he penned the line "April is the cruellest month," but it sure fits. I have never met any non-accountant who enjoyed...
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Money Monday: 4-Step Plan To Fix Your Finances
Worrying too much about money? Here, Gordon Pape's quick tips to fix your finances. Nothing in life seems to provoke so much second-guessing as managing your money. Should I pay down the mortgage or...
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Game-Changing Products Invented in Canada
We've been as busy as beavers! As mighty as our natural resources are, David Cravit argues that it's our country's innovative products and companies that have put Brand Canada on the map. Hewers of...
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