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Consider Corporate Bonds over Alberta Capital Bonds

2/13/2010 3:15:44 PM

The Alberta government announced the rate on Capital bonds on Friday with a rate of 3.3%. The rate is equivalent to what is available on 5 year GIC’s. Considering limited liquidity, you may want to consider buying corporate bonds or 5 year Fixed Rate Reset Preferred shares. The rates on corporate bonds can be as high [...]

Alberta Capital Bonds On Their Way

2/2/2010 11:23:50 AM

Albertans are sure to be inundated with marketing on Alberta Capital Bonds in the coming weeks as the Alberta government looks to individuals to raise capital to fund their current deficits. Details of the offering were provided to financial institutions such as ourselves this week. The bonds will go on sale February 16th until March [...]

It’s Time to Rename Tax-Free Savings Accounts

1/25/2010 9:30:43 PM

Reading the Financial Post this weekend, an incredible statistic was reported about TFSA’s. About 90% of all tax-free savings account contributions were held in actual savings accounts earning a paltry .25% give or take. With interest rates like that, who cares if the earnings are tax free as you earned $12.50 over the course of [...]

RRSP Loans…Now More Than Ever

12/21/2009 9:57:12 AM

With Christmas around the corner, the last thing most people are thinking about right now are taxes and RRSP contributions. That being said, this season is the perfect time to start thinking about saving taxes and building your retirement nest egg. A recent survey has shown that most Canadians have not contributed to RRSP’s in the [...]

Canadian Investment Idol Competition

11/30/2009 3:58:36 PM

We would like to congratulate Mr. Joseph Weisz of Montreal, Quebec for winning the first Rothenberg Capital Management Canadian Investment Idol Competition powered by Claymore ETF’s. Mr. Weisz had a return of 15.02% over the eight week time frame. To view all of our weekly winners, you can click on the link HERE. Have a great week. [...]

Claymore Gold Bullion Trust – A Great Way to Buy Gold

11/4/2009 8:55:27 PM

With India adding 200 tonnes of gold to their reserves, gold has hit an all-time high. It was highly anticipated that China was going to purchase this block of gold. With China publicly expressing its wish to increase its gold reserves over the coming years, one can only imagine that gold might appreciate significantly over time. So [...]