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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...

2024-03-19 19:00:00 ET Did you know that over the last 15 years, a staggering 89% of all U.S. large-cap stock funds have not managed to outperform the S&P 500 Index ? This statistic is a powerful reminder of the challenge individual and professional investors face when trying to...

A look at the top 10 most actives in Canada GoviEx Uranium Inc. (GXU) fell 15.6% to $0.135 on volume of 3,595,377 shares MCF Energy Ltd. (MCF) rose 13.0% to $0.305 on volume of 2,815,679 shares Global Atomic Corporation (GLO) fell 27.5% to $2.27 on volume of 2,145,788 shares Pembina Pip...

2023-07-14 14:15:00 ET I consider myself a true Canadian patriot, so I prefer to invest in Canadian-listed exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, as much as possible. Today, I’m focusing on homegrown alternatives to SPDR S&P 500 ETF ( NYSEMKT:SPY ), the famed exchange-traded f...

2023-06-24 09:30:00 ET As a true Canadian patriot, I love Bay Street and its roster of solid dividend stocks as much as any other investor, but it’s time we admitted something: the Canadian market is woefully underdiversified. We may dominate in the financial and energy sectors a...

2023-04-14 12:00:00 ET Investing is a get-rich-slow game. Sure, some lucky folks hit home runs with meme stocks, cryptocurrencies, or day trading. What you don’t see is the majority of people who strike out and lose it all. To put it bluntly, investments that promise you’ll ge...

TORONTO, Jan. 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited (“ BlackRock Canada ”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (“ BlackRock ”) (NYSE: BLK) today announced that effective on January 12, 2023, the annual manag...

Albert Einstein once called compound interest “the eighth wonder of the world”. Young investors who reinvest dividends and stay the course can get rich slowly as their portfolio gradually snowballs. At the Fool, we endorse a similar investing philosophy. Simply put, the ...

Wealth building requires a few components — an adequate amount of capital, ample time, and the right assets to grow that capital. Active investors that keep a constant eye on the market and can capture strong upward trends with most of their investments may grow their wealth sooner. ...

Building your wealth over time is not just possible but rather easy if you have realistic expectations for wealth, ample time (decades), and a decent amount of capital to invest. One of the easiest routes to take is to invest in reliable exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Even a small portfolio ...