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Pension plans and wealthy investors are looking for more than the paltry returns on offer in the bond market and the roller-coaster ride of equities. So they’re turning to real estate, roads, shopping malls that surround airports – all tangible investments. That’s also because hedge funds have “stained their reputations,” suggests Vaino Keelmann, a partner […]
By Scot Blythe |May 16, 2013
3 min read
Products
Indexing debates have evolved.
By Scot Blythe |May 15, 2013
2 min read
Ever wondered what’s a space suit’s worth?
By Vikram Barhat |May 14, 2013
Industry
The global economy is wobbly. Many investors are seeking safe refuge from market uncertainty in cash. Yet holding on to too much for too long may not be wise because of factors like inflation and opportunity cost.
By Noel Archard |May 14, 2013
4 min read
Any investment with the scent of upside is fair game. But some investors don’t embrace traditional corporate values, and instead have social and environmental objectives.
By Mark Yamada |May 14, 2013
5 min read
The Canadian exchange-traded fund (ETF) market has reached adolescence, and hair is starting to sprout on its chin.
By Mark Yamada |May 10, 2013
Singer Madonna has raised more than $7 million for charity by selling one of her paintings, reports Wall Street Journal.
By Staff |May 9, 2013
1 min read
Pension plans and institutional investors are flocking to private equity.
May 8, 2013
The Canadian housing market is in good shape.
By Martha Porado |May 7, 2013
The parents opened an RESP in 2008 using globally balanced mutual funds, but when the market crashed, they lost 17%. The Chois needed to know the money would be there when their eldest reached university age. Unwilling to wait for a rebound, they sold 40% of their mutual funds for cash.
By Alex Gillis |May 3, 2013
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