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Where to Park Your Cash

Dividend Ninja / January 21st, 2014 / No Comments

North American stock markets did exceptionally well in 2013. The S&P 500 closed at 1848, beating both its 5 and 10 year highs. That gave the S&P 500 a total return of 29.60% for the year ending 2013.1 Most stock markets around the world also had substantial gains in 2013, and the trend continues into 2014. With returns like that, it’s no wonder investors have been piling into equities....

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Jumping in to online investing

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Guest / October 18th, 2013 / 3 Comments

This is a Guest Post. Interested in Guest Posting with us? Check out our policy and get in touch! Frugality and saving money are important steps towards financial independence – but what’s next? Eventually, you’re going to have to figure out where all your hard earned money should be going in order to reach your financial goals. A savings account is great, but interest rates won’t...

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Should I buy Canadian Oil Sands for my TFSA?

CF / September 11th, 2013 / No Comments

I’ve started getting itchy to make a new purchase for my TFSA again. I have a bit of cash sitting in my Questrade account, and damn it… it’s not making me money! Right now, my TFSA holdings consist of: BMO.TO – 57% RSI.TO – 15% SLF.TO – 28% BMO and Sunlife are both very high right now, which makes me reluctant to add more shares. Rogers Sugar is basically flat and I have...

Posted in: Money Tagged with: canadian oil, canadian oil sands, canadian stocks, encana corporation, investing in stocks, natural gas stocks, oil sands, stock market, TFSA, Toronto stock exchange

Opting into my employee stock plan

CF / July 24th, 2013 / 17 Comments

Readers might remember that back in February, I decided not to sign up for my employer’s stock purchase plan. Well, I have another chance to sign up because the next intake has just begun! Photo Credit: diane10981 via Flickr My company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers the following: contributions of between 2 and 10% of your annual salary 15% discount on the market price...

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