How to choose the best investments for children

How to choose the best investments for children

Traditionally, there have been several options for parents and grandparents looking to make investments for children. But here’s how to choose the best investments for children in 2024.
Taking the time to pick the right investments for children and grandchildren is a worthwhile endeavour. If the… Read More

Blue chip ETFs focus on Canada

Blue chip ETFs focus on Canada

These two blue chip ETFs hold mostly large-capitalization, widely traded stocks on the Canadian exchange. Both funds mirror, or track, the performance of major stock market indexes as opposed to narrower ones focused on resources or themes, such as solar power or biotech.
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This insurer is rewarding investors

The shares of insurance giant Manulife have jumped 30% in the past year. That’s largely because it sold some of its slower-growth assets and is using the cash to reward investors with more share buybacks and dividend increases. Higher interest rates have also boosted the… Read More

What to hold in your RRSP

What to hold in your RRSP

Discover types of stocks and other investments to keep outside your RRSP—and the types of investments that benefit from an RRSP tax shelter.
Registered retirement savings plans, or RRSPs, are the best-known and most widely used tax shelter in Canada. The tax treatment of RRSPs is… Read More