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Two top Canadian stocks

Portfolio manager shares criteria for sustainable stock picks

By Sarah Cunningham-Scharf |October 26, 2017

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35% of millennial Albertans use advisors

More than one-third of millennials surveyed in Alberta invest with advisors (35%), rather than exclusively managing their money online, finds ATB Investor Beat. That result might surprise you, considering ATB also found that the younger generation is more comfortable managing money online (43%) compared to gen X (27%) and boomers (22%). Millennials are also more […]

By Staff |October 26, 2017

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Mutual fund fees decrease returns: ESMA report

If you don’t find the Cumming research on mutual fund fees, flows and performance convincing, another mutual fund study has been published by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). Read: Industry response to embedded commissions ban: IFIC and Advocis The study analyzes mutual fund returns in relation to ongoing fees, one-off charges and inflation, […]

By Staff |October 25, 2017

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As marijuana rules become clearer, risks remain

Unknowns around distribution, supply and the impact of U.S. law on Canadian exchanges remain

By Mark Burgess |October 23, 2017

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