FP Answers: What’s the most tax efficient way to draw down my $5-million investment portfolio?

If we’re entering a prolonged inflationary period, you may be best to preserve and grow your capital as much as you can Monitors display stock market information on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Photo by Michael Nagle/Bloomberg files By Julie Cazzin with Allan Norman Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but… Continue reading FP Answers: What’s the most tax efficient way to draw down my $5-million investment portfolio?

Investing in farm commodities — gamble or hedge?

Choose carefully when investing in commodities because prices can fall as fast as they rise Author of the article: Financial Times Stefan Wagstyl A wheat sample is inspected at a Viterra grain elevator near Rosser, Manitoba. Photo by Shannon VanRaes/Bloomberg files Rising food prices are ringing alarm bells for households all over the world. Food… Continue reading Investing in farm commodities — gamble or hedge?

Jamie Golombek: What tax changes might be coming up in the federal budget

You might want to act now on at least one of these potential changes Publishing date: Mar 31, 2022  •  1 day ago  •  5 minute read  •  5 Comments Minister of finance Chrystia Freeland holds a copy of last year’s federal budget before tabling it in April, 2021. This year’s budget will come down April… Continue reading Jamie Golombek: What tax changes might be coming up in the federal budget

Canada’s economy now 1.2% above pre-pandemic level after nine months of growth

GDP seen up 0.8% in February, 0.2% in January Author of the article: Publishing date: Mar 31, 2022  •  1 day ago  •  2 minute read  •  48 Comments With February’s gain, Canada’s economy is now 1.2 per cent above pre-pandemic levels, Statscan said. Photo by Reuters OTTAWA — The Canadian economy likely gathered momentum in… Continue reading Canada’s economy now 1.2% above pre-pandemic level after nine months of growth

Stock Market Today: Seesawing Stocks Start Q2 With Small Gains | Kiplinger

A day after Wall Street closed the books on its worst quarter in two years, stocks vacillated between red and green following a March jobs report that was viewed as disappointing on some counts and encouraging on others.  The Labor Department said Friday that 431,000 nonfarm payrolls were added last month. That was shy of… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Seesawing Stocks Start Q2 With Small Gains | Kiplinger

Dividend Dates: A Beginner’s Guide | Kiplinger

Dividend stocks are an important piece of any diversified income portfolio. But actually collecting the dividend checks (or more commonly, having the dividend hit your brokerage account) requires a little knowledge of how the process works – and that includes knowing things like ex-dividend dates, dividend pay dates and other important dividend dates. “We love dividend… Continue reading Dividend Dates: A Beginner’s Guide | Kiplinger

Why Are Gas Prices So High If U.S. Is Energy Independent? | Kiplinger

We’ve all seen the rising cost of oil and its ripple effect through the economy, especially on prices at the pump. You may have also read that the U.S. is energy independent or that we export more oil than we import and that Russian oil only makes up 3% of all U.S. oil imports. So… Continue reading Why Are Gas Prices So High If U.S. Is Energy Independent? | Kiplinger

US stocks rally as the solid March jobs report points to the Fed staying aggressive with rate hikes

US stocks finished higher Friday in a volatile session as April and second-quarter trading began.  Jobs gains for March and February’s upwardly revised report reinforced expectations for the Fed to deliver big interest-rate hikes this year.  The 2-year yield charged up 13 basis points to an intraday high of 2.469% and overtook the 10-year yield… Continue reading US stocks rally as the solid March jobs report points to the Fed staying aggressive with rate hikes