July Update

June 29, 2018 |Karen Robertson
July update As the month of July is here, let’s take a look at what happened to the markets in June. For the month of June the TSX returned 0.7% and -0.2% year to date. The S&P 500 returned 0.4% on the month and + 1.6% year to date. Are you considering...
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Four Ways to Protect Yourself From Phishing Trips and Digital Scams

June 27, 2018 |Karen Robertson
Digital scams have become creative, sophisticated and dangerous. While some well-designed scams target specific personal information like bank accounts and SIN numbers, cyber criminals in general hope to profit illegally through stolen data or phony transactions...
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Equal amount of women are creating wealth as those inheriting it, survey finds

June 14, 2018 |Karen Robertson
Female investors are in greater control of their wealth now more than ever as the younger generation experiences a shift in the way women make their money. Half of millennial women reported that they created their own wealth through business, while half...
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Election Platforms Highlight Politicians' Itch to Increase Taxes for the Rich

June 07, 2018 |Karen Robertson
A winning strategy in politics these days is to promise to tax the rich. In its platform for the June 7 election, Ontario’s provincial NDP prominently says it will ask the wealthiest people to pay more in tax. The NDP has been surprisingly competitive...
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Tales of the Trans Mountain Pipeline

June 07, 2018 |Karen Robertson
The path from Edmonton to Burnaby spans just over 1,000 kilometers and covers some of the most picturesque landscape in Canada, including the breathtaking Jasper National Park. Since 1953, the Trans Mountain pipeline has occupied this route, carrying...
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June Update

June 05, 2018 |Karen Robertson
As the month of June has come, let’s take a look at what happened to the market in May. May was a better month on the markets with the TSX up 2% on the month and negative 1.8% year to date. The S & P 500 index is up 1.6% in May and up 0.6% year to date...
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