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Michael Sprung, president, Sprung Investment Management FOCUS: Canadian large-cap stocks  MARKET OUTLOOK: Thus far in the first quarter of 2024, the financial markets have continued to forge ahead stretching the already excessive valuations higher....

Base metals helped Canada's main stock index eke out a gain Friday, while U.S. stock markets were down, led by the Nasdaq's almost one per cent loss.  Markets had a lot of economic data to digest this week, mainly on inflation, said Kevin Headland, chief i...

Fixed rates must take a generous tumble before a five-year fixed revival — and that's an economic season or two awayNot long ago, the standard issue five-year fixed was Canada’s mortgage term of choice. It sold more than any other term by a long-shot....

Household wealth rises but financial data from Statistics Canada show 'pressures will remain intense' We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. Posthaste: 5 charts tha...

The world’s biggest bond market sold off after another hot inflation report reinforced bets the U.S. Federal Reserve will be in no rush to cut rates even as some areas of the economy show signs of sluggishness. Treasury yields rose and stocks fell as the d...

For Canadian stock pickers, success in 2023 hinged almost entirely on whether they held Shopify Inc. That was the finding from an S&P Global analysis of active fund managers in Canada last year, when the e-commerce company’s 119 per cent surge was the sing...

Canada caps insured mortgages at 25-year amortizations, but some want them to go longer to help with affordability issuesThe possibility of allowing longer mortgage amortizations has come up repeatedly in Canada over the years, with regulators and lawmakers...

Intended to catch trust cheats, rules create offence of failing to file, which thousands of innocent trustees will likely doBy Allan Lanthier We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos...

Jamie Golombek: Taxpayer hit with overcontribution penalty gets no relief from CRA though she claimed not to know rulesReviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases...

Robert McLister: Rate market on alert for signs of an inflation comeback2024 kicked off with the economy flexing more muscle than anticipated. That has the rate market spooked, as it constantly looks for signs of an inflation comeback tour. We apologi...