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2024-07-03 20:45:00 ET According to a report from Fidelity, individuals would need around 70% of their income during their working life to maintain the same standard of living in retirement . The 70% figure assumes you don’t have to support your children and have no outstanding m...

2024-06-13 20:45:00 ET The S&P 500 Index is among the most popular stock market indices in the world. It is regarded as an indicator of equity market performance in the U.S., the largest economy in the world. Let’s dive deeper into the popular index to see if you should invest in...

2024-05-28 17:00:00 ET I’d encourage beginner investors to get started as soon as humanly possible. Of course, there’s a lot of chatter out there that tells you to buy at the low and sell at the high. It’s a pretty easy rule to go by, isn’t it? The problem is tha...

2024-05-24 16:00:00 ET S&P 500 ETFs like Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF ( TSX:VFV ) have long provided Canadians with a hassle-free and affordable way to invest in the U.S. stock market . However, as stellar as VFV is, it isn’t suitable for every investor in e...

2024-05-16 10:30:00 ET Investing in the equity markets at regular intervals is a strategy called dollar cost averaging. Here, you allocate a certain sum of money each month or each quarter to benefit from the volatility associated with the stock market. As it’s impossible to time the...

2024-05-03 10:30:00 ET The primary goal of investing is to beat inflation and create a substantial nest egg for retirement. So, you need to identify asset classes that have the potential to outpace inflation over time. It’s essential to create a diversified portfolio, which lowers in...

2024-04-29 15:30:00 ET The Tax-Free Savings Account , or TFSA, was introduced in 2009 and has since gained popularity among Canadian investors. This registered account allows you to hold a variety of asset classes, such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and exchange-traded funds. Moreover...

2024-04-17 21:30:00 ET Last July, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) introduced the grocery rebate, a one-time tax credit. The rebate helped millions of households offset the rising cost of groceries, which has spiked in the last two years. According to a report from Statistics Canada, grocery...

2024-04-15 15:30:00 ET Exchange-traded funds , or ETFs, are arguably the best way for beginner investors to gain exposure to the equity market. ETFs are easy-to-understand financial instruments that allow you to generate inflation-beating returns at a low cost. What is an ETF and ...

2024-04-08 21:45:00 ET The goods and services tax/harmonized sales tax (GST/HST) credit is a tax-sheltered quarterly payout that helps low- and modest-income households offset their GST or HST payments. This tax credit may include payments from provincial and territorial programs. Accor...