A 10-point checklist for your finances as the new year begins

As we say goodbye to another year, there are always the last-minute things to do. I’m a fan of lists….

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At the open: Commodities boost TSX on final trading day of 2024

Canada’s main stock index rose in light trading on Tuesday, the final trading session of 2024, boosted by rising commodity…

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TSX closes lower, but on track to record best year since 2021

Canada’s main stock index fell on Friday, weighed by losses in technology and mining shares as traders returned after Christmas…

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Ark’s Cathie Wood calls for tax clarity as she rides ‘Trump bump’

U.S. tech investor Cathie Wood is calling on Donald Trump’s incoming administration to boost economic growth and policy certainty by…

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Markets in 2025 are at the mercy of erratic egocentrics. Here are four ways for investors to cope

Let me apologize in advance. This is the year-end column, the one that’s supposed to deliver bold, startling forecasts for…

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Stocks that took your returns out of this world and the doozies that pulled them down to Earth: Stars and Dogs for 2024

Well, that was a doozy. It was a year of extreme politics, extreme weather and extremely poor judgment coming back…

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There were plenty of big market surprises this year. Here are my top three

Every year, financial markets deliver a few big surprises, when something zigs after you fully expected a zag. This year,…

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Insiders keep rolling with Canadian Tire

Canadian Tire’s (CTC-T) Triangle Rewards loyalty program is associated with about 60 per cent of sales. Triangle appears to have…

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Bullish on Empire Co Ltd.

Empire Company (EMP.A-T) declined from $46.04 to $33.09 in 2022 (B), had a recovery rally to $40.69 in 2023 (C)…

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Why this couple left corporate jobs for better work-life balance

Patti and Larry Durand have always embodied the entrepreneurial spirit of rural Canada. Both worked corporate jobs for years in…

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