I’ve updated the rates on my USD HISA rates page, where I list High Interest Savings Accounts available to Canadian investors using brokerage accounts. These HISAs can be bought and sold like mutual funds. Click here to view current USD… Continue Reading
Air Canada is a Canadian based airline with a multiple class share structure. This post briefly describes Air Canada’s share structure. Generally, I avoid investing in companies with multiple class voting shares. I think having some shareholders subordinate to others… Continue Reading
Thanks to a reader for providing me with a new link to Scotiabank’s investment savings account fund code DYN6000. Click here to view the list of current rates. The rate on DYN6000 is currently 0.40%, while EQ Bank stands at… Continue Reading
This post will review four Canadian ESG funds and ETFs. A friend of mine wants to add a global equity fund to his investment portfolio. But since he already has an Asian ex Japan fund, he wants to add an… Continue Reading
The Bank of Canada lowered interest rates last week and high interest savings account issuers have adjusted to match their 50 bps cut. Some issuers have made bigger changes. B2B Bank (BTB100) is the highest of the bunch right now… Continue Reading
This post will show how to create a sustainable Canadian dividend portfolio that’s reliable for any long term Canadian stock market investor. The Canadian dividend portfolio shown below is inspired by the Canadian investor Stephen Jarislowsky. Stephen Jarislowsky was a… Continue Reading
Manulife Investment Savings Accounts are explained below. This post explains the difference between them, their current rates, and how to buy. I cover the funds MIP510, MIP610, MIP710, MIP810, MIP511, MIP611. Click here to view my Investment Savings Account rates… Continue Reading
Interest rates in US dollars are falling again. I have created a USD HISA Rates page that tracks the High Interest Savings rates available to Canadians through their brokerage accounts. Canadian dollar HISA rates are holding steady for the most… Continue Reading
Canadian GIC rates continue recent declines. The rate on 1 year GICs is also higher than the rate on 2 year GICs at many issuers currently. There is also a shallower forward curve as the difference between 1 year rates… Continue Reading
Canadian GIC rates have decreased since my last update during December. Now at the end of February, the forward curve is sloping upward (no more higher kink in the 1-2 year rates) but the spread between 1 and 5 year… Continue Reading
