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Picture Perfect · Shutterstock.com High living costs have delayed retirement plans, with some people deciding that they will work until they die. Financial guru Suze Orman recommended a different approach in one of her blog posts.  She believes that people should look to improve their finances right now with actionable steps so they have the…

A mutual fund can generate strong returns over a period without its investors necessarily earning the same returns. In some cases, the difference can be surprisingly large, depending on when investors put their money into the fund. Small-cap funds provide a striking example. Between March 2013 and June 2020, the category generated a 14.8% CAGR,…

Wall Street returned from the Labor Day break to a sell-off on Tuesday, with rising crude oil prices and renewed tensions between the US and Iran weighing on investor sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 641 points, or 1.2%, shortly after the opening bell. The S&P 500 was down 0.4%, while the Nasdaq Composite…

With a start date of Oct. 12, 2022, the current bull market is now nearly four years old. And by some measures, that’s a potential problem. See, the S&P 500‘s (^GSPC -0.34%) average bull market only lasts 2.7 years. That’s the number from mutual fund company Hartford, anyway, based on the 27 bull markets since…

As the world order finds its new balance, some of the pieces in motion are made of solid gold. Major European central banks have begun repatriating their gold reserves held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The Netherlands made this public last week, but France and Germany had already taken recent steps in…

Income investing offers a simple premise. First, invest a fixed amount of money into one or more assets. Second, sit back and collect the income as it rolls in. What isn’t always so simple, though, is selecting the best assets that can generate dependable income. However, the energy sector is loaded with great ideas to…

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Kelly Ann Shaw, Partner at Akin, says U.S. Canada tensions remain a trade row, not a full trade war, with limited economic impact and significant political messaging. 03:08 Tue, Sep 8 20266:47 AM EDT

The economic pain that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warned would come from a trade war is now a harsh reality for some small businesses that export to the US. Across Canada, companies are losing orders, contemplating job cuts and paying higher costs. For some, the threat is existential. Toronto-based Fine Cotton Factory Inc. exports…

Investor sentiment is taking a hit this afternoon The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is suffering a more than 500-point setback this afternoon, dragged lower by grim geopolitical sentiment and a surge in crude prices. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) front-month oil was last seen just shy of $93 per barrel, extending its longest rally since…

Dow Jones fell over 600 points as US President Donald Trump threatened Canadian private jet maker Bombardier’s access to the lucrative U.S. market after its northern neighbour refused to certify American GulfStream jets, escalating a trade dispute between the two countries. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 1.24% or 664 points at 52,749.37, while…