Here’s how to balance dividends with a lower tax bill The Canada Revenue Agency headquarters in Ottawa. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press files Most investors like a high-income yield, but are you one of them? Do you need monthly income to pay your bills? Is this income earned in a taxable account? If you… Continue reading 4 steps to getting investment income without paying the CRA more taxes
Markets may be bouncing back, but managing risk is as important as ever
Martin Pelletier: Take a step back and try not to let previous results influence your risk behaviour Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images files Romance is in the air as markets appear to have found their footing after one of the strongest starts to… Continue reading Markets may be bouncing back, but managing risk is as important as ever
Stock Market Today: Stocks Close Up After Strong Retail Sales Data
An unexpectedly strong retail sales report weighed on the major benchmarks in early trading Wednesday, though the three indexes flipped higher by the close. Investors also sifted through an onslaught of 13F filings released overnight, which included a surprisingly quick turnaround for one of Warren Buffett’s portfolio picks. While Tuesday’s inflation data showed consumer… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Stocks Close Up After Strong Retail Sales Data
Choosing Between Look-Alike ETFs and Mutual Funds
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continue to gain in popularity, but the divide between ETFs and mutual funds is becoming a little murky. In recent years, for instance, several fund companies, including T. Rowe Price (opens in new tab) and Fidelity (opens in new tab), have launched actively managed ETFs that are modeled after their best actively… Continue reading Choosing Between Look-Alike ETFs and Mutual Funds
Managing a Concentrated Stock Position: Too Much of a Good Thing
The proposition of ending up with such a large amount of a single stock that it eclipses your other assets most likely sounds enticing to the average person. Indeed, much wealth has been created by those fortunate enough to hitch their wagon to companies whose stock has continued to climb for years on end, such… Continue reading Managing a Concentrated Stock Position: Too Much of a Good Thing
Warren Buffett’s little-known stock portfolio worth more than $5 billion nearly mirrored Berkshire Hathaway’s trades last quarter. Here are its top holdings.
Warren Buffett owns an under-the-radar stock portfolio worth more than $5 billion through Berkshire Hathaway.New England Asset Management portfolio is a subsidiary of General Re, which Berkshire bought for $22 billion in 1998.NEAM made strikingly similar trades to Buffett in the fourth quarter. These are its top 10 holdings. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for… Continue reading Warren Buffett’s little-known stock portfolio worth more than $5 billion nearly mirrored Berkshire Hathaway’s trades last quarter. Here are its top holdings.
Russia put together a shadow fleet of oil tankers to beat Western sanctions, but a key bottleneck is emerging that could threaten flows
Russia put together a fleet of tankers to circumvent Western sanctions, but a key bottleneck is emerging, Bloomberg reported. The long distances the so-called shadow fleet must travel cuts down on the availability of Russia-friendly ships. That means Russia is relying on European ships, but they are barred from ferrying Russian oil that costs more… Continue reading Russia put together a shadow fleet of oil tankers to beat Western sanctions, but a key bottleneck is emerging that could threaten flows
Markets may be in for an ‘enormous shock’ as the Fed could have to kick up interest rates to a 40-year high to fight inflation, strategist says
The markets may be in for a major shock as the Fed drives rates up to unforeseen highs to fight inflation. That’s according to Dominique Dwor-Frecaut, who told Bloomberg disinflation is “sadly fiction.” Inflationary pressures are starting to stabilize and that could lead to even higher borrowing rates. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing… Continue reading Markets may be in for an ‘enormous shock’ as the Fed could have to kick up interest rates to a 40-year high to fight inflation, strategist says