What Are The Causes Of Inflation?
Inflation is a normal part of life, but as some countries show, if inflation levels change quickly or unexpectedly, the impact can be meaningful. When I was a kid, my…
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Investment Dealer Jobs – Bond Trader: What Does a Bond Trader Do?
Math skills, quick instincts and creative thinking are key to becoming a great bond trader A bond trader’s primary responsibility is to make secondary markets to investors. Traders buy and…
Tourist Exchange Rates: Using Foreign Currency in Your Travels
Listen to our podcast episode on this topic, “How can you acquire foreign currency?” When planning out your next trip or vacation to a foreign country it is important to…
What are Share Buybacks?
Companies can distribute cash to their stockholders through a share repurchase, but for these to be effective, share buybacks have to be done at the right time and for the…
Explained: Top Canadian Retirement Planning Vehicles
Every year, as the RRSP deadline approaches, Canadians rush to make their contributions so they can check “saving for retirement” off their to-do list. But while RRSPs are a good…
Types of preferred shares
The one thing constant about preferred shares is their seniority. Preferred shareholders are the senior equity holders in a company and have “preference” in terms of dividend payments and distributions…
