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The Climate Action Incentive Program
The Climate Action Incentive Program is a Canadian federal government program that provides funding to eligible households and businesses. It exists in provinces and territories that have adopted the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change. The funding helps offset the increased costs of complying with the carbon pricing system. That system was implemented…
November 27, 2022
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Investing
What is a target-date retirement fund?
Target-date retirement funds are a type of fund of fund designed to provide investors with a diversified portfolio that becomes more conservative as the target date approaches.  Target-date retirement funds were first introduced in the 1990s. Fidelity Investments and BlackRock were among the first financial institution to offer target-date retirement funds. Whether you should invest…
November 25, 2022
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Mortgage Personal Finance
First National Mortgage Review
First National started offering services in Toronto, Canada in 1988. They offer a wide range of banking and financial services in Canada, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management, and investment banking.  With more than 1600 employees and $129.3 billion in mortgages as of October 2022, the company is one of the…
November 25, 2022
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Why Is Asset Allocation Important?
Asset allocation is important because it helps investors to manage risk. By diversifying their portfolio across different asset classes, investors can reduce the overall volatility of their investments. For example, someone who only invests in stocks may experience large swings in their portfolio value when the stock market is volatile. However, if they also invest…
November 24, 2022
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Macroeconomic Indicators For Investment Decisions
Some investment styles such as growth investing, value investing, and earnings momentum investing avoid macroeconomic data analysis Each of these investment styles focuses on different aspects of a company, and thus may not be as affected by top-down economic data. For example, growth investors focus on a company's expected future earnings growth, while value investors…
November 23, 2022