Wealth Management
If you’re new to investing, a good place to start managing your wealth is to consult your tax preparer or accountant. They may be able to provide you with financial planning services. They may also be able to refer you to somebody who can.
There are three types of professional wealth management services you can use.
- A full service stock broker - A good stock broker is one who understands investing and who has the integrity to settle conflicts of interest in the client’s favour. Good stock brokers can provide an effective and economical way to manage your investments. But if you are going to use a full-service broker, take the time to find a broker you can trust.
- A discount stock broker - A discount stock broker will simply carry out buy and sell orders for their clients, and charge lower commission rates than full-service brokers. You pay even lower commissions if you trade stocks online, instead of placing orders over the phone.
- Portfolio managers - A portfolio manager is someone who fully manages your wealth portfolio and has a fiduciary responsibility to make sound investment decisions on your behalf. Portfolio managers are more stringently regulated than full-service or discount brokers.
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Every Monday we feature “A Stock to Sell” as our daily post. We give you a full explanation of why we advise against investing in it at this time.
Liquor Stores N.A. Ltd. (symbol LIQ on Toronto; www.liquorstoresna.ca) is North America’s largest private liquor store operator, with 244 outlets. Of that total, 173 are in Alberta, 35 are in B.C., 23 are in Alaska and 13 are in Kentucky.
Liquor Stores’ banners include Liquor Depot, Liquor Barn and Brown Jug.
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Liquor Stores N.A. Ltd. (symbol LIQ on Toronto; www.liquorstoresna.ca) is North America’s largest private liquor store operator, with 244 outlets. Of that total, 173 are in Alberta, 35 are in B.C., 23 are in Alaska and 13 are in Kentucky.
Liquor Stores’ banners include Liquor Depot, Liquor Barn and Brown Jug.
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Today’s tip: “When you need to sell stocks, take the opportunity to improve your portfolio by making a careful inventory of what investments will do more harm than good over time.”
When you need to sell, here’s one key factor to consider: how soon do you need to take your money out of the market?
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Today’s tip: “When you need to sell stocks, take the opportunity to improve your portfolio by making a careful inventory of what investments will do more harm than good over time.”
When you need to sell, here’s one key factor to consider: how soon do you need to take your money out of the market?
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Old enough to have helped Thomas Edison with the light bulb, Corning glassworks keeps expanding operations with many high-tech applications.
Every Wednesday, we publish our “Investor Toolkit” series on TSI Network. Whether you’re a beginning or experienced investor, these weekly updates are designed to give you specific investment tips and stock market advice. Each Investor Toolkit update gives you a fundamental piece of investment advice, and shows you how you can put it into practice right away.
Today’s tip: “Despite their promise to ease your tax burden on withdrawals, RRSP meltdown strategies are usually more lucrative for brokers than for investors.”
Investors sometimes ask us what we think of the so-called “RRSP meltdown.” This is a strategy that would let them make withdrawals from their RRSPs without paying income tax.
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Today’s tip: “Despite their promise to ease your tax burden on withdrawals, RRSP meltdown strategies are usually more lucrative for brokers than for investors.”
Investors sometimes ask us what we think of the so-called “RRSP meltdown.” This is a strategy that would let them make withdrawals from their RRSPs without paying income tax.
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Broadridge began trading on April 2, 2007, after former parent Automatic Data Processing handed out Broadridge stock to its own investors as a special dividend.
Without one-time items, Broadridge earned $37.0 million, or $0.30 a share, in its fiscal 2015 first quarter, which ended September 30, 2014. That’s down 22.9% from $48.0 million, or $0.39 a share, a year earlier.
The company paid employees higher commissions on new sales and performance bonuses. It also expanded its sales and marketing capabilities.
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BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS (New York symbol BR; www.broadridge.com) serves the investment industry in three main areas: investor communications, securities processing and transaction clearing. The company processes 90% of all proxy votes in the U.S. and Canada.
Broadridge began trading on April 2, 2007, after former parent Automatic Data Processing handed out Broadridge stock to its own investors as a special dividend.
Without one-time items, Broadridge earned $37.0 million, or $0.30 a share, in its fiscal 2015 first quarter, which ended September 30, 2014. That’s down 22.9% from $48.0 million, or $0.39 a share, a year earlier.
The company paid employees higher commissions on new sales and performance bonuses. It also expanded its sales and marketing capabilities.
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Every Wednesday, we publish our “Investor Toolkit” series on TSI Network. Whether you’re a beginning or experienced investor, these weekly updates are designed to give you specific investment advice. Each Investor Toolkit update gives you a fundamental piece of investing strategy, and shows you how you can put it into practice right away.
Today’s tip: “If you’re going to dip into your RRSP to raise cash, you can make it a positive transaction that actually strengthens the portfolio within your RRSP.”
Two weeks ago, we wrote about how to achieve a double win—and avoid a double loss—in Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs). View the post here. Last week, we discussed making the right retirement calculations. View the post here.
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Today’s tip: “If you’re going to dip into your RRSP to raise cash, you can make it a positive transaction that actually strengthens the portfolio within your RRSP.”
Two weeks ago, we wrote about how to achieve a double win—and avoid a double loss—in Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs). View the post here. Last week, we discussed making the right retirement calculations. View the post here.
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