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Five reasons why selling big winners can be a big mistake for investors
Here are five solid reasons why you should not sell your big winners, and should perhaps instead let them ride to enjoy more giant gains. You’re welcome. A higher market cap is positive for many reasons Let’s look at a few reasons ...
JOE CHIDLEY: Facebook is getting roasted over its Libra cryptocurrency — and the naysayers have a point
Technology geniuses have come up with a lot of great ideas, that’s for sure. And while we should all pay our respects to them for making our lives more fast-paced, more connected and more insomniac, let’s note that they are not always ...
HAIDER-MORANIS: Slowest lending growth in 25 years reveals the true impact of mortgage stress tests
Mortgage brokers and lenders have argued that the tightening of mortgage regulations in January 2018 adversely impacted the growth of mortgage lending in Canada. A report released Tuesday by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation confirmed ...
Ontario government writes off $445-million Chrysler loan from the financial crisis
A $445-million loan made to automaker Chrysler during the financial crisis has been written off by the Ontario government because it can’t legally recover the debt, the province’s ministry of finance said on Tuesday. The move was ...
Alternative lenders gain ground as mortgage originations slow: CMHC
Alternative mortgage lenders saw more business in 2018 even though overall mortgage originations declined, leading to the slowest year-over-year growth rate of outstanding mortgages in 25 years, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing ...
Innovation Energy: Canada leads the way in carbon capture as more governments put a price on CO2
David Keith was a professor at the University of Calgary when he started putting some serious effort into devising a way to capture carbon dioxide from the air to combat climate change. “I had some time on my hands, so I thought why ...
Spain's Banco Santander eyeing Canadian banking licence as more European lenders cross the pond
An Alberta-based subsidiary of Spanish lender Banco Santander SA is seeking to obtain a Canadian banking licence after more than 20 years of helping finance consumer car purchases. Carfinco Financial Group Inc. plans to file an application for a ...
MARTIN PELLETIER: How low interest rates and big tech make value investing a nightmare
One of my roles as a chief investment officer for family offices and institutional clients is to review outside managers and to ensure they are delivering on expectations. Surprisingly, despite today’s strong equity market, we’ve noticed ...
'I don’t expect Barrick to get paid': $5.83-billion arbitration win in Pakistan leaves unanswered questions
The World Bank’s International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes has ordered the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to pay US$5.83 billion to a Barrick Gold Corp. joint venture subsidiary for blocking a mining project nearly a decade ...
Desjardins expands protection plan for members after data breach
Mouvement Desjardins is expanding a protection plan for personal and business customers in the wake of the data leak that compromised the personal information of more than 2.9 million members. All Desjardins caisse members are now automatically ...
