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Fundamentals: Derivatives

Professional Option Strategies: Examining Forex Options

How do options traders look at their portfolios? Professional managers have numerous option strategies and techniques they use when managing a portfolio of options and cash positions. This article outlines…

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FP Equations Episode 1 – Calculating Interest

Compounding interest rates aren't hard to calculate!

May 18, 2017
1 min Read

Personal Finance: Taxes

Top Dividend Tax Credit Questions

The dividend tax credit is a useful tool to reduce the tax burden on investors, but it only applies to dividends from Canadian companies and is most effective at certain tax levels. While it’s worth taking advantage of, this tax strategy should also be looked at in conjunction with all of an investor’s holdings, to make sure it’s being used in the most effective way.

May 1, 2017
4 mins Read

Fundamentals: Stocks

What Are Rate Reset Preferred Shares?

Rate reset preferred shares are a type of preferred share that can be reassessed every five years.

May 1, 2017
3 mins Read

Fundamentals: Economics

History of Economic Thought

The original big thinkers of economic theory would be surprised how the landscape history of economic thought has changed over the last 30 years or so. Money has morphed, money…

April 20, 2017
4 mins Read

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What Are Preferred Shares?

Want to find out more? Take a look at a few of our articles on preferred shares: Preferred shares explainedTypes of preferred sharesPreferred Shares vs Common Shares What is a…