Stock Market Can Provide Useful Investing Insights
Understanding how the stock market works can be a useful guide to personal investing, writes Peter Watson. Do you want to know the best place to look for reliable information on the stock market? The answer is simple. Look to the stock market. The reason is buyers and sellers come together to trade a stock. […]
Federal Election 2021: Will it Affect My Investments?
Investors wonder how the federal election results will affect their investment, writes Peter Watson. Investors have two questions. Who will win the federal election and how will this affect my investments? We will look at the United States for some insight. It has a two-party system. Democrats are considered more socialistic and the Republicans more […]
Budget 2018: a progressive agenda with proposed billions in new spending
Titled “Equality and Growth: A Strong Middle Class”, the recent federal budget was a contradiction. On one hand thoughtful in its vision for a better Canada but with a proposed $21.5 billion in new spending over five years, lacking a sense of fiscal responsibility. The Trudeau government continued to push for women’s rights. Women are […]
Will the 2017 federal budget reflect gender-based analysis as promised?
It’s no secret that on the whole, federal budgets have favoured men. With the March 22 federal budget, exactly two weeks after International Woman’s Day – themed ‘Be Bold for Change’, Canadian women may have reason to celebrate. Finance Minister Bill Morneau issued a statement late last year about the pending change. The Morneau statement […]
Federal budget looked more like Christmas giving
Apparently we had a federal budget last week. It seemed more like Christmas. Our new Minister of Finance, Bill Morneau, dressed as Santa Clause landed on our roof top and slid down the chimney bearing gifts for all. Throw financial caution to the wind, this is the season for giving. To help celebrate Christmas in […]
