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Wild market swings make planning and safe havens important for investors

May 2, 2025 No Comments

Stock markets have taken a wild ride in recent weeks as U.S. President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs have created massive uncertainty for companies and the economy at large.

A person walks past the TMX Market Centre in Toronto

Amid market turbulence, money managers lean on defensive bets

April 23, 2025 No Comments

Faced with the extreme market turbulence of the past week, money managers are staying the course and relying on their long-term investment strategies while also looking for opportunities amid the panic.

Foreign investors dump U.S. stocks, pour billions into Canadian bonds

March 18, 2025 No Comments

Canada saw a major inflow of foreign capital in January 2025, driven by a surge in bond investments, as global investors reacted to U.S. trade policies.

3 in 10 residential property buyers in N.S. were investors in 2018-2020: StatCan

December 8, 2024 No Comments

Statistics Canada says investors represented three in 10 residential property buyers in Nova Scotia between 2018 and 2020 — the highest volume of such buyers among provinces where data is available.

ETFs are wildly popular. How much of your portfolio should be in them?

September 8, 2024 No Comments

Exchange-traded funds have become wildly popular among investors, particularly young people who use do-it-yourself investing platforms that can auto-invest client money in ETFs.

Limited cash to invest? Build positions in high-flying stocks with fractional trading

August 13, 2024 No Comments

When a high-flying stock seems out of reach for investors with limited cash, fractional trading can help fulfill that dream of owning a piece of the company — one small portion at a time.

Vast majority of Greater Toronto new condo investors losing money every month: report

July 25, 2024 No Comments

Toronto’s condo market is under pressure, with a new report revealing a significant increase in cash-flow negative investors in newly completed condos.

Investors made up 20-30% of home purchases during the pandemic: StatCan

February 6, 2023 1 Comment

Investors made up between one fifth and one third of home purchases in 2020, according to new data from Statistics Canada.

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