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Investment tips for 2014

The economy and market will improve, but manage client expectations.

January 9, 2014

3 min read

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Home prices inch up in 2013, strong year ahead

The average price of a home in Canada increased between 1.2% and 3.8% in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to the Royal LePage House Price Survey and Market Survey Forecast.

By Staff |January 9, 2014

4 min read

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Rob Sobey retires from family business

Rob Sobey, who has led Lawtons Drugs as President & CEO for the past eight years, has announced his intention to retire effective January 31, 2014.

By Staff |January 9, 2014

1 min read

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Prepare clients for interest rate hikes

Future interest rate hikes will impact Canada’s economy.

By Jessica Bruno |January 9, 2014

2 min read

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Women need 235 years to earn a CEO’s salary

The average working woman would need 235 years to earn what one of the top 100 Canadian CEOs makes in one year, says the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

By Staff |January 8, 2014

1 min read

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What do top economists see for 2014?

Canada’s prospects in 2014 will rise with America’s, but we need links to more countries to achieve sustainable growth, say top economists.

By Jessica Bruno |January 7, 2014

4 min read

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Snowstorms to depress Q4 consumer sales

Snowstorms can put pressure on the economy.

By Staff |January 6, 2014

1 min read

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Good-looking CEOs mean hot stocks

Attractive CEOs give their company’s stocks a boost in the early days of their tenure, finds a study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee.

By Staff |January 3, 2014

1 min read

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Top court approves France’s 75% tax on rich

Those in France earning more than €1 million will be subject to a 75% tax, now that the country’s top court ruled the measure constitutional, reports the BBC.

By Staff |January 3, 2014

1 min read

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Record Manhattan home sales test buyers

All-cash offers, bidding wars, and purchases based on floor plans alone, are some of the tactics being used by increasingly desperate Manhattan property buyers, the Financial Times reports.

By Staff |January 3, 2014

1 min read

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