Posts Tagged ‘canadian investor’

Reviewing your GIC strategy @KimInglis

Reviewing your GIC strategy @KimInglis

Cash reserves held by Canadians have risen significantly since the global financial crisis.  Earlier this year, CIBC World Markets reported that Canadians currently hold $75 billion in cash. That’s almost 10 per cent of the total value of overall personal liquid assets in Canada.  CIBC also [Read more]

How liquidity impacts your ETFs by @KimInglis

How liquidity impacts your ETFs by @KimInglis

The independent research and consultancy firm ETFGI confirms 2015 was another banner year for the global ETFs/ETPs industry, with US$372.0 billion in net new assets – a 10% increase over the 2014 record of US$338.3 billion. Global assets under management grew from US$2.784 trillion to US$2.992 [Read more]

Caution for Canadian Snowbirds

Caution for Canadian Snowbirds

According to Investor Economics, one million U.S. citizens living in Canada have $30 billion invested in mutual fund industry assets.  Meanwhile, TD Economics reports that over 500,000 Canadians spend significant periods of time in the United States.  While the former likely know their U.S. tax [Read more]

Maximizing the benefits of TFSAs

Maximizing the benefits of TFSAs

For many Canadians, tax-free savings accounts (TFSAs) may be the most advantageous change made to the tax code since RRSPs were launched in 1957.  Many professionals even contend that the popularity of TFSAs will ultimately surpass that of RRSPs. However, despite countless clarifications by [Read more]

#MoneysWorth by Kim Inglis : Strategies for using ETFs

#MoneysWorth by Kim Inglis : Strategies for using ETFs

Independent research and consultancy firm ETFGI reports there are 5,410 exchange-traded products (ETPs) globally, with 10,477 listings from 222 providers listed on 60 exchanges.  These ETPs represent US$2.62 trillion as at the end of July. The most popular ETP is the Exchange Traded Fund (ETF). [Read more]

Kim Inglis : Major Misconceptions Regarding Exchange-Traded Funds

Kim Inglis : Major Misconceptions Regarding Exchange-Traded Funds

Research and consultancy firm ETFGI reports that globally listed assets of ETFs and exchange-traded products reached a new record high of US$2.55 trillion at the end of May 2014. Canada represents US$63.2 billion of those assets. This remarkable growth has also brought changes. ETFs started out [Read more]

MONEY$ WORTH by Kim Inglis: TFSA Investing for 2014

MONEY$ WORTH by Kim Inglis: TFSA Investing for 2014

Recent data indicate that Canadians are saving more.  Statistics Canada reports that the Household Savings Rate is currently 5.4%, a 0.4% increase from the previous year. Likewise, a recent BMO Bank of Montreal study found that 48% of Canadians are now investing in Tax-Free Savings Accounts [Read more]

MONEY’$ WORTH: The Great Debate TFSAs or RRSPs – Which to Use When and Why

MONEY’$ WORTH: The Great Debate TFSAs or RRSPs – Which to Use When and Why

Kim Inglis, CIM, PFP, FCSI, AIFP is an Investment Advisor & Portfolio Manager with Canaccord Wealth Management, a division of Canaccord Genuity Corp., Member – Canadian Investor Protection Fund. www.reynoldsinglis.ca. Read her column “Money’$ Worth” every other week here on [Read more]

Thunder Bay & Soo Residents Among 27 Appointees Named To Ontario’s Highest Honour

Thunder Bay & Soo Residents Among 27 Appointees Named To Ontario’s Highest Honour

Three-time Toronto Mayor, David Crombie, former Ontario opposition leader John Tory, and popular bilingual children’s educator Suzanne “Marie-Soleil” Pinel are among 27 Ontarians being appointed to The Order of Ontario. The appointees were chosen for their contributions to the [Read more]

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