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By Alan Rowell | Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Registered Education Savings Plans (RESPs) were originally developed as a method for parents to save money for their children’s post-secondary education. While this method of saving has not been overly popular, recent changes to legislation have improved RESPs for consideration in investment planning.
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By Patrick McKeough | Thursday, April 28, 2011
When building your stock portfolio, it’s crucial to follow our advice on downplaying stocks that seem to be near-universally recommended by brokers and are getting a lot of favourable media coverage. That’s because, in investing, familiarity can breed excessive feelings of comfort, security, and performance.
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By Patrick McKeough | Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Over the years, we’ve met a number of investors who favour a stock market strategy of buying stocks only when economic and financial conditions seem good, if not ideal. If these investors hear talk of rising oil prices or interest rates, for example, they are inclined to stay out of the market, or get out if they’re in.
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By Patrick McKeough | Tuesday, March 01, 2011
Stocks go up and down every day. Sometimes there is an obvious cause in good or bad news. But there’s a large random element to stock price changes, particularly over short periods.
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By Patrick McKeough | Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Stop-loss orders are a direction to your broker to buy or sell a stock if it hits a specific price.
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