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Market Call Source: BNN Bloomberg November 28, 2023

Jeff Parent's Top Picks: November 27, 2023

Jeff Parent, chief investment officer and portfolio manager, Castlemoore FOCUS: Technical analysis  MARKET OUTLOOK: We may be noticing the final turning points in interest rates. Rising long-term yields lost their momentum earlier this month and pe...

Source: BNN Bloomberg November 28, 2023

Take-privates in Canada outnumber IPOs as market treads water

A meandering benchmark index and a slew of companies going private have left Canada’s capital markets in a precarious position. The number of companies leaving the country’s public markets has exceeded new ones joining. In 2023, 19 publicly listed Canadian...

Source: BNN Bloomberg November 28, 2023

Which REITs are performing well? An expert shares his views

A heightened interest rate environment has weighed on real estate stocks, but investors who know where to look within the sector will be rewarded, according to one expert.   The fallout from the pandemic shift to hybrid and remote work arrangements has left...

Source: BNN Bloomberg November 28, 2023

TSX recap: Index dips 0.35% on economic concern

Canada's main stock index closed down moderately Monday along with U.S. markets as investors stuck to a cautious outlook on the economy. The S&P/TSX Composite Index ended down 70.45 points, or 0.35 per cent, at 20,032.66, led by declines in energy and base...

Source: Bankofcanada November 28, 2023

Moving money with confidence: Canada’s new regime for retail payments supervision

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Source: Financialpost November 28, 2023

Take-privates in Canada outnumber IPOs, wipe billions off TSX as market treads water

A meandering benchmark index and a slew of companies going private have left Canada’s capital markets in a precarious positionA meandering benchmark index and a slew of companies going private have left Canada’s capital markets in a precarious position....

Source: Financialpost November 28, 2023

Dividend ETF strategy misfires, wiping out billions

It’s the latest lesson on the dangers of market timingReeling from a bear market last year, beaten-up investors decided to send more than US$60 billion to exchange-traded funds focusing on dividends. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Tr...

Source: Financialpost November 28, 2023

Canada's big banks face more credit losses amid mortgage renewal crunch

Credit losses must peak and interest rate cuts must be closer at hand before banks enter recovery territory, analysts say Get the latest from Barbara Shecter straight to your inbox Sign Up Credit losses and expense controls will be closely watched whe...

Source: Financialpost November 28, 2023

Diane Francis: Trudeau tries to loot charitable sector to fund his high-spending government

Proposed changes to the alternative minimum tax will only serve to further hurt Canadian societyThe profligate Trudeau government is proposing a tax reform to ensure fair tax contributions from all, but in reality it’s nothing more than a stealth tax hike de...

Financial Times Source: Financialpost November 28, 2023

How geopolitics caught up with Canada

Canada once saw itself as nearly immune from world's problems but is now immersed in standoffs with India, ChinaIn the 1920s, the Canadian politician Raoul Dandurand described the country as a “fireproof house” — surrounded on three sides by the Pacific, Arc...