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One half of Canadians don’t feel that they’re financially prepared for retirement [SURVEY]

Tweet Analysis / Insights Nearly one half of Canadians don’t feel that they’re financially prepared for retirement according to an Ipsos Reid survey commissioned by the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (CIA) released Monday, June 14th, 2010. Only forty five percent of those surveyed agreed that they were confident in their financial future while thirty four percent disagreed. Furthermore, one [...]

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Nearly one half of Canadians don’t feel that they’re financially prepared for retirement according to an Ipsos Reid survey commissioned by the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (CIA) released Monday, June 14th, 2010. Only forty five percent of those surveyed agreed that they were confident in their financial future while thirty four percent disagreed. Furthermore, one [...]

A Primer On Investing In Mortgage Investment Corporations (MICs) In Canada

Tweet Analysis / Insights You’ve probably never heard of a Mortgage Investment Corporation (MIC) as an investment. If you haven’t don’t fret, cause we hadn’t either, at least not until a few months ago. If you have, feel free to let us know your experience with them in the comments below. A couple of months ago, the topic of [...]

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You’ve probably never heard of a Mortgage Investment Corporation (MIC) as an investment. If you haven’t don’t fret, cause we hadn’t either, at least not until a few months ago. If you have, feel free to let us know your experience with them in the comments below. A couple of months ago, the topic of [...]

Thinking of an MBA in Finance? How About the CFA? Perhaps You Should Try The CFA+MBA Program at the Goodman Institute of Investment Management at Concordia University

Tweet Analysis / Insights Having long harbored the desire to be a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) enroute to becoming a portfolio manager, we’ve been somewhat surprised at the dearth of post-secondary institutions in Canada that integrate the CFA program into their business/finance related graduate offerings. The Charlottesville, Virginia based CFA Institute lists 46 post-secondary institutions as partners in North [...]

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Having long harbored the desire to be a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) enroute to becoming a portfolio manager, we’ve been somewhat surprised at the dearth of post-secondary institutions in Canada that integrate the CFA program into their business/finance related graduate offerings. The Charlottesville, Virginia based CFA Institute lists 46 post-secondary institutions as partners in North [...]

Short Term Canadian Natural Gas Pricing And Deliverability Outlook

Tweet Analysis / Insights On March 31, 2010, the National Energy Board (NEB) in Canada released a report entitled the “Energy Market Assessment (EMA) Short-term Canadian Natural Gas Deliverability, 2010–2012,” scrutinizing the elements that affect the supply of natural gas in the short term. Overall natural gas production in Canada is forecasted to decline through 2012 as a result [...]

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On March 31, 2010, the National Energy Board (NEB) in Canada released a report entitled the “Energy Market Assessment (EMA) Short-term Canadian Natural Gas Deliverability, 2010–2012,” scrutinizing the elements that affect the supply of natural gas in the short term. Overall natural gas production in Canada is forecasted to decline through 2012 as a result [...]

Wind Energy Research - Love it or Hate it?

Tweet Analysis / Insights For those of you who have missed out on the largely uncorrected rally since March 2009 in the equity markets, finding value is becoming harder with each passing day. Even though most assets classes are already well off the bottom, we turn to the wind energy sector as it has not been impacted by the [...]

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For those of you who have missed out on the largely uncorrected rally since March 2009 in the equity markets, finding value is becoming harder with each passing day. Even though most assets classes are already well off the bottom, we turn to the wind energy sector as it has not been impacted by the [...]

What You Need To Know About The CMHC New Mortgage Rules Effective April 19, 2010

Tweet Analysis / Insights On April 19th, 2010, the Department of Finance will be introducing what they describe as “measured steps to support the long-term stability of Canada‘s housing market.” These steps are a number of changes to mortgage underwriting guidelines for mortgages that will be insured by CMHC, the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Genworth, a competitor of [...]

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On April 19th, 2010, the Department of Finance will be introducing what they describe as “measured steps to support the long-term stability of Canada‘s housing market.” These steps are a number of changes to mortgage underwriting guidelines for mortgages that will be insured by CMHC, the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Genworth, a competitor of [...]

What is Title Insurance & How You Can Use It To Protect Your Home

Tweet Analysis / Insights For a great many of us, purchasing a home is the largest investment we will make in our lifetimes. Despite the enormous price tag and the fact that most of us will be paying off our mortgage for decades to come, on a more personal level, the act of purchasing a home probably stirs up [...]

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For a great many of us, purchasing a home is the largest investment we will make in our lifetimes. Despite the enormous price tag and the fact that most of us will be paying off our mortgage for decades to come, on a more personal level, the act of purchasing a home probably stirs up [...]

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