Investor sentiment is split as tech-driven rout puts the S&P 500 just 2% off record high

Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images Investor sentiment is split amid a steep sell-off in tech stocks that has driven the market lower.Recent sentiment readings from CNN’s Fear & Greed Index and AAII’s Investor Sentiment show a 50/50 split between bulls and bears.While the S&P 500 is just 2% below its record highs, some high-flying tech… Continue reading Investor sentiment is split as tech-driven rout puts the S&P 500 just 2% off record high

How Rising Inflation Rates Can Affect Your Mortgage

As inflation rises, the cost of everything goes up, including real estate. However, if you can lock in a low-interest, fixed-rate mortgage, then the cost of your home — an appreciating asset — will stay the same as the value of your property increases. For those who already have a mortgage and might be worried… Continue reading How Rising Inflation Rates Can Affect Your Mortgage

Small business guide: A practical 22-step guide to starting a business

Creating your own business is a rewarding opportunity to achieve a work-life balance while pursuing your passions, but it isn’t easy. Many business owners agree that the first year is the toughest. However, if you’re diligent when starting your business, you’ll put yourself in a much better position for success. To help, QuickBooks asked 965… Continue reading Small business guide: A practical 22-step guide to starting a business

5 tax tips to consider for newly married couples

As a personal finance writer, we’re always focused on the dollars and cents of life so it’s nice to be reminded of what we’re working towards (especially when it’s an event like a wedding)! Sadly, once the cake and champagne have been consumed, and the DJ shuts off the music, we have to be transported… Continue reading 5 tax tips to consider for newly married couples

Top 5 Active Noise Cancelling Headphones Tested

The ability to block sounds like a nearby furnace, dogs barking or loud keyboards isn’t new, but with so many of us working from home alongside our partners or kids, it’s time for almost everyone to get a pair of active noise cancellation, or ANC, headphones for themselves. Not only do ANC headphones block out… Continue reading Top 5 Active Noise Cancelling Headphones Tested

David Rosenberg: You don’t need a recession for investors to have a tough year

Heightened volatility will be a major theme for this coming Year of the Tiger Author of the article: David Rosenberg A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. Photo by Michael Nagle/Bloomberg Eighty per cent of the stock market rally these… Continue reading David Rosenberg: You don’t need a recession for investors to have a tough year

Stick with small, Canadian oil and gas stocks this year: Eric Nuttall

‘Canada is, I think, the place to be in 2022,’ says world’s top energy fund manager Author of the article: Bloomberg News Geoffrey Morgan Pumpjacks draw oil out of the ground in a canola field near Olds, Alta. Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh files Looking at oil and gas stocks this year? Think small… Continue reading Stick with small, Canadian oil and gas stocks this year: Eric Nuttall