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The Bank of Canada cut its benchmark interest rate to 0.25% from 1.75% in March. The move was meant to spur the economy after COVID-19 hit. Whether the bank holds that rate steady, or cuts it even further, depends on the country’s economic growth and unemployment levels.
Meanwhile, even for our conservative investors, we caution against investing in bonds....
This month, we look at three tax-efficient ETFs launched by Horizons earlier this year.
The ETFs don’t hold actual stocks or other investments, but rather financial instruments called “total return swaps” that replicate the returns of indexes.
Instead of paying dividends or interest that is taxable each year, these ETFs reinvest the value of the payments and reflect them in the net asset value of the funds....
The economic uncertainty caused by COVID-19 has forced TD, and other big banks, to increase the funds it sets aside for possible loan defaults. While that has hurt its current earnings, the bank can comfortably absorb these charges. As well, regulators have relaxed their capitalization requirements for banks, which should help TD cope during the crisis....
Despite the economic disruption brought on by COVID-19, we still like the long-term prospects for investors in Canada’s top banks. As they were during the 2008-2009 financial crisis, these institutions are well prepared and well capitalized to handle the current shock.
Meanwhile, under new rules by banking regulators in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Canada’s banks have suspended their share buybacks and will not raise their dividends....
Meanwhile, under new rules by banking regulators in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Canada’s banks have suspended their share buybacks and will not raise their dividends....
Here’s a look at three new ETFs for investors from TD Asset Management:
The TD ACTIVE U.S. HIGH YIELD BOND ETF $21.94 (Toronto symbol TUHY) invests in high-yield bonds issued by U.S. companies. The fund launched in November 2019 and charges an MER of 0.55%.
The ETF invests in corporate bonds with a credit rating of BB+ to B-....
The TD ACTIVE U.S. HIGH YIELD BOND ETF $21.94 (Toronto symbol TUHY) invests in high-yield bonds issued by U.S. companies. The fund launched in November 2019 and charges an MER of 0.55%.
The ETF invests in corporate bonds with a credit rating of BB+ to B-....
BMO launched seven environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) funds on January 21, 2020; these include a balanced fund, equity funds, and bond funds. Here’s a look at two of them:
Sustainable investing offers some investors a lot of conceptual and emotional appeal....
Sustainable investing offers some investors a lot of conceptual and emotional appeal....
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the Bank of Canada has cut its benchmark lending rate to just 0.25%. That will certainly hurt the interest income that Canada’s Big Five banks earn on their loans. The pandemic will also dampen demand for new loans, at least until the economy returns to normal....
All of the major Canadian and U.S. stock markets are down in the wake of the spread of the COVID-19 virus. But we think the worst is over for many stocks, and one way to profit, while at the same time cutting risk, is to invest in ETFs.
The best of these offer a diversified group of stocks while charging you low management fees....
The best of these offer a diversified group of stocks while charging you low management fees....
Spurred by the dramatic impact of COVID-19 on the economy, the Bank of Canada has now cut its benchmark interest rate to 0.25% from 1.25%. Whether it continues to hold that rate steady, or cut it further, depends on the country’s economic growth and unemployment levels.
Meanwhile, even for our conservative investors, we caution against investing in bonds....
Meanwhile, even for our conservative investors, we caution against investing in bonds....
A: Real Matters Inc., $11.85, symbol REAL on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 84.9 million; Market cap: $957.7 million; www.realmatters.com), provides technology and network management solutions to the mortgage lending and insurance industries in Canada and the U.S....