Finance 101 Investments Articles

Rental Properties - Part 2

When rental property is sold (or deemed to be sold, as on a death) there is a tax disposition.

Rental Properties - Part 1

In Wainwright and area the real estate market has never been stronger, and many people are investing in rental properties for income and potential capital growth.

Are You a Socially Responsible Investor?

If you want a secure financial future without compromising your values, you may be a socially responsible investor.

Education Savings Plan

A post-secondary education is one important gift that we can give our children, but it is anything but free.

Outlook for 2008

Watching the news, you’ll see that the doom and gloom is even more prevalent than usual, with the stock market riding like a roller coaster, free falling one day only to rally the next.

Match Your Goals to Your Mutual Funds

Are your investments out of sync with your goals? How can you tell? A lot depends on the time frame you’re talking about.

So What Is a Segregated Fund Anyway?

Well, a segregated fund is explained in easiest terms as a mutual fund run through a life insurance company. Similar to a mutual fund, investors contribute capital that is used to purchase the type of investments specified in the fund’s Information Folder (similar to a prospectus used for mutual funds). Therefore, there are various types of equity, bond, and cash based segregated funds.

Investing for Tomorrow

The global economy has just experienced the broadest recession in decades. This has polarized investors into two groups.

Investing in Today's World

Investors being burnt by the traumatic events of the stock market collapse and global recession are understandably making preservation of capital their first priority.

Economic Recovery or Market Rebound?

There is an old joke floating around that if you ask two economists to comment on the state of the economy, you will receive three answers back.