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| Move over Fraser Smith: Tax-Deductible Mortgage Plan 88th fastest ... - ... | As of: 2009-06-11 |
| Move over Fraser Smith: Tax-Deductible Mortgage Plan 88th fastest ...- National Post, Canada- Aitken says Smith and TDMP are the two main players with a national presence, although there are increasing numbers of independent financial advisors and mortgage brokers building regional books of business that revolve around a similar strategy. ... - | |
| EZCORP Lowers Earnings Guidance - Stockhouse | As of: 2009-06-11 |
| Dividend.com- EZCORP Lowers Earnings Guidance- Stockhouse, Canada- In its signature loan stores and some pawnshops, the Company offers short-term non-collateralized loans, often referred to as payday loans, or fee based credit services to customers seeking loans. As of March 31, 2009, EZCORP operated a total of 898 ...- (AP) - Among the stock activity stories for Friday, June 12, from ... CanadianBusiness.com- all 40 news articles - | |
| Local support saves project - Canada.com | As of: 2009-06-11 |
| Local support saves project- Canada.com, Canada- Plankton sample collection and analysis of the microscopic plants and animals take a lot of time and resources. "To learn as much as possible about the food-web ecology of young coho it is imperative we have continuous year-class data to compare ... - | |
| Fiat takes the wheel at troubled Chrysler - TheChronicleHerald.ca | As of: 2009-06-11 |
| Washington Post- Fiat takes the wheel at troubled Chrysler- TheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada- The deal clears the way for a new, leaner Chrysler Group LLC to emerge from bankruptcy protection minus billions in debt, 789 underperforming dealerships and burdensome labour costs that nearly sank the storied automaker. Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne ...- White House had long planned GM and Chrysler bankruptcies Center for Research on Globalization- Court puts Chrysler deal in jeopardy Globe and Mail- Chrysler, Fiat sign strategic alliance DigitalJournal.com- Canada.com - 580 CFRA Radioall 8,468 news articles - | |
| Peak Soil Investment: This Quiet Land Grab is Just Beginning - Q1 Publis... | As of: 2009-06-11 |
| Peak Soil Investment: This Quiet Land Grab is Just Beginning- Q1 Publishing, Canada- A research report from Credit Suisse? released earlier this week shows how much higher agriculture prices realistically could go. The chart below, excerpted from the bank's report explains it all. The chart shows the Commodity Research Bureau (CRB) ... - | |
| Banks lose class action over credit card charges - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-06-11 |
| Globe and Mail- Banks lose class action over credit card charges- Globe and Mail, Canada- In a Quebec Superior Court judgment, the Big Six banks and Desjardins Group, Laurentian Bank of Canada, Citibank Canada and Amex Bank were ordered to reimburse tens of thousands of credit card customers more than $200-million. ...- Banks lose Quebec lawsuits over credit-card currency-conversion fees CBC.ca- Quebec court orders banks to reimburse credit card customers Investment Executive- Judge orders $200M to Quebec credit card holders The Kingston Whig-Standard- CJAD - Canada.comall 51 news articles - | |
| Credit card fees killing small businesses, Ottawa told - Canada.com | As of: 2009-06-11 |
| Credit card fees killing small businesses, Ottawa told- Canada.com, Canada- By Sarah Schmidt, Canwest News ServiceJune 3, 2009 OTTAWA - Small businesses yesterday made a pointed plea to the federal government to side with them instead of the big banks and credit card companies in an escalating dispute over processing fees for ... - | |
| Real Estate Investment (Dis)Trusts - HoweStreet.com | As of: 2009-06-11 |
| Real Estate Investment (Dis)Trusts- HoweStreet.com, Canada- Investors in real estate investment rusts (REITs) might want to pay particular attention to this truism. REITs, as the name suggests, invest in real estate of various types. But what the name does not suggest is that REITs usually utilize leverage in ... - | |
| Mint Enters Into Business Partnership Agreement With Advanced ... - Stoc... | As of: 2009-06-11 |
| Mint Enters Into Business Partnership Agreement With Advanced ...- Stockhouse, Canada- ("Mint") is a pioneer in prepaid financial products and services and is Canada's first provider of prepaid credit card programs. As a MasterCard(R) Member Service Provider, Mint works with business partners to customize prepaid credit card programs ... - | |
| Two optimists and a pessimist - Financial Post | As of: 2009-06-11 |
| Two optimists and a pessimist- Financial Post, Canada- But while the banks should add to impressive gains earned since the current rally started, it is the country's life insurance giants who may offer investors the best opportunity going forward. That was the conclusion reached by at least two of three ... - | |
| Dispelling insurance myths - Bugle-Observer | As of: 2009-06-11 |
| Dispelling insurance myths- Bugle-Observer, Canada- ?The cap only applies to pain and suffering awards, which are a court's effort to put a dollar figure to your loss of enjoyment of life.? ?There's no limit on what you can get and what you need to get the treatment you require,? he said. ... - | |
| Fiat and the 'new' Chrysler effect - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-06-11 |
| Globe and Mail- Fiat and the 'new' Chrysler effect- Globe and Mail, Canada- If it pays back its government loans by 2013, Fiat could then up its stake to 51 per cent. That's when the European auto maker could see positive contributions to its balance sheet, Credit Suisse analyst Stuart Pearson said, adding up to ?2 ($3.10) per ...- New sedan to be built in Canada, report says Financial Post- Chrysler plants could reopen this month Hamilton Spectator- all 360 news articles - | |
| US health care battle turns into a debate on 'socialism' - CTV.ca | As of: 2009-06-11 |
| CTV.ca- US health care battle turns into a debate on 'socialism'- CTV.ca, Canada- "The forces of the vested interests are gathering against change," he says, "and they're sowing the seeds of fear with myths and lies about Canadian health care." It's a huge and vital issue in America, where 46 million people have no health insurance ... - | |
| Spread of H1N1 virus is now a pandemic: World Health Organization - Cana... | As of: 2009-06-11 |
| ABC News- Spread of H1N1 virus is now a pandemic: World Health Organization- Canadian Underwriter, Canada- The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised the level of pandemic alert from Phase 5 to Phase 6 after scientific criteria for an influenza pandemic were met. ?The world is now at the start of the 2009 influenza pandemic,? Margaret Chan, ...- World Health Organization Raises Pandemic Alert Level to Phase 6 Stockhouse- all 6,530 news articles - | |
| Insurance board blamed for crisis at pain clinic - Guelph Mercury | As of: 2009-06-11 |
| Insurance board blamed for crisis at pain clinic- Guelph Mercury, Canada- The withdrawal of provincial Workplace Safety & Insurance Board fundg to a private pain clinic at Guelph General Hospital precipitated a crisis for patients, those patients learned yesterday. Clinical lead Gloria Whitson-Shea of the local health ... - | |
| Small-car bumpers rate poorly in low-speed crash tests - CanadianDriver | As of: 2009-06-11 |
| New York Times Blogs- Small-car bumpers rate poorly in low-speed crash tests- CanadianDriver, Canada- Arlington, Virginia - A new test of bumper damage in fender-benders by the US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) showed that none of the bumpers on seven tested mini- and micro-cars earned top ratings, and only one rated ?acceptable. ...- Small cars big on damage in low-speed fender benders: IIHS Driving.ca- Many micro- and mini-cars fail IIHS bumper tests Canadian Underwriter- Micro cars can sustain big damage in a collision CTV British Columbia- Globe and Mailall 315 news articles - | |
| Does car sharing make sense for urban dwellers? - Canada.com | As of: 2009-06-11 |
| Does car sharing make sense for urban dwellers?- Canada.com, Canada- There are no additional charges for insurance, gas or maintenance. Compare that to the $800 per month Canadians spend on average for their personal cars. The catch, of course, is your access to the cars is limited and must be planned and booked. ... - | |
| Hyundai Santa Fe lowest insurance premiums - Owen Sound Sun Times | As of: 2009-06-11 |
| Hyundai Santa Fe lowest insurance premiums- Owen Sound Sun Times, Canada- Online insurance information provider Insure.com has calculated average car insurance premiums for almost 300 vehicles in model year 2009, offering up a list of the most and least expensive vehicles to insure. Topping the "most expensive" list is the ... - | |
| Racial Differences Affect Retirement Planning - BusinessWeek | As of: 2009-06-11 |
| Racial Differences Affect Retirement Planning- BusinessWeek- African-American investors planning for retirement might want to boost their stock holdings, even though the markets are languishing in the doldrums. That advice comes from Mellody Hobson, president of black-owned investment firm Ariel Investments LLC, ... - | |
| High Net Worth Need College Planning Advice - Financial-Planning.com | As of: 2009-06-11 |
| High Net Worth Need College Planning Advice- Financial-Planning.com, NY- For both 529s and retirement planning, Zultowski proposes a conceptual rethink. In the area of retirement, creative work was being done to take annuities' guaranteed features and wrap them around managed accounts to create insured portfolios. ... - | |
| Compensation for unfair trading losses in RRSPs are taxable - Investment... | As of: 2009-06-11 |
| Compensation for unfair trading losses in RRSPs are taxable- Investment Executive, Canada- That episode was marked by investigations into trading practices at a range of companies in the US and Canada, including several that sell mutual funds. In Canada, the Ontario Securities Commission, together with the Investment Dealers' Association ... - | |
| Manulife to terminate four funds - Morningstar.ca | As of: 2009-06-11 |
| Manulife to terminate four funds- Morningstar.ca, Canada- by Morningstar Canada | 11 Jun 09 | E-mail Article to a Friend In a cost-cutting move, Manulife Mutual Funds served notice on June 10 of its intention to eliminate four small mutual funds in December. All retail series of Manulife Global Tactical, ... - | |
| Alberta Ecotrust Filling the Environmental Funding Gap - Canada NewsWire... | As of: 2009-06-11 |
| Alberta Ecotrust Filling the Environmental Funding Gap- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada- One consequence has been a call for grassroots education regarding energy development, provincial policies and regulations, emergency planning, fair compensation, and strategies for collaboration among citizens and groups concerned about sour gas ... - | |
| We're making plans for the summer, too - The Senior Times | As of: 2009-06-11 |
| We're making plans for the summer, too- The Senior Times, Canada- For the second year in a row, Sun Youth will embark on a summer food drive in order to cope with the increase in demand for the emergency food bank. In 2008, even before there were talks about recession and financial slowdown, our organization was ... - | |
| How much money do you make? - National Post | As of: 2009-06-11 |
| How much money do you make?- National Post, Canada- Never tell a prospective employer what you are currently making. If you say the wrong amount you will price yourself out of the job. Tell them money doesn't matter the job itself is more important. Depending on the recruitment process stating your ... - | |
| Prentice moved wind power funds to oil sands projects: Raitt tape - CBC.ca | As of: 2009-06-11 |
| CTV.ca- Prentice moved wind power funds to oil sands projects: Raitt tape- CBC.ca, Canada- Canada's Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt (left) is flanked by her former press secretary Jasmine MacDonnell in Ottawa in May. (Chris Wattie/Reuters) Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt is heard on tape saying she believes the environment ...- The radioactive tape TheChronicleHerald.ca- Raitt Calls Isotope Issue 'Sexy' 580 CFRA Radio- Can these three save their political skins? Winnipeg Free Press- London Free Press - CBC.caall 768 news articles - | |
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