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Bull market turns 10

Birth of a bull market: How the search for the bottom 10 years ago confounded even the greatest minds of investing

A bleak backdrop coincided with one of the best buying opportunities in decades

This TSX bull-market run has been brought to you by the Big Five

While Canadian banks were spared from the worst of the carnage caused by global financial crisis and recession, their stocks fully participated in the crisis

Run, bull, run. Longest bull market looks to keep going

Corporate profits may hold the key

How the bull run altered the list of most valuable U.S. stocks

Tech stocks have found a new place in the market

Personal Finance

Cars, houses, Facebook and stagnant incomes – why you’re so stressed about money

By all accounts, these are the good times for Canada’s economy. Yet, wage growth is minimal and changing lifestyle expectations are putting a bigger dent in household finances

A reader worries about his spouse’s lack of knowledge about money

Plus, five online banks to check out and tips for being a better grandparent

Rob Carrick

Bond yields cracked below a key level this past week. Here’s what it means for choosing a mortgage

Fixed-variable spread is all too easy to misinterpret. If history is a guide, placing too much emphasis on it may very well cost you

Robert McLister

Robert McLister

Financial Facelift: To buy or rent a condo? Montreal couple search best route for saving towards retirement

Aside from a key housing decision, couple must review their investment strategy

Markets

Shopify and Brookfield Infrastructure to join TSX 60 index, two more pot stocks added to Composite

HBC manages to stay on Canada’s benchmark index

The Globe’s stars and dogs for the week

A humorous look at the companies that caught our eye, for better or worse, this week

The week’s most oversold and overbought stocks on the TSX

A well-known consumer discretionary stock is the focus

Calendar: What investors need to know for the week ahead

A daily rundown of the economic reports and corporate earnings that will be grabbing the market’s attention in the week ahead.

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Montreal software firm Lightspeed jumps 18 per cent in its TSX debut

Investor Clinic Your queries about my dividend portfolio answered

Bullish on Algonquin Power & Utilities

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Tax Matters Tax tips and traps when filing your 2018 tax return Tim Cestnick

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Become a savvy investor

Vanguard, iShares or BMO? A side-by-side comparison of the new all-in-one diversified ETF portfolios Building an extremely well-diversified portfolio has never been easier or cheaper

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Is your company group RRSP any good? Here’s how to make the best of a bad plan Matching contributions, fees and investment options are some things to consider

It’s hard to be a truly passive investor, what the recent economic gloom means for the TSX, and big returns for the dividend growth portfolio A roundup of investment ideas for active investors

You have no ‘Choice’ but to check your ACB Investors need to verify the average cost – also known as the book value or adjusted cost base (ACB) – of their holdings, because brokers sometimes get these numbers wrong

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Invest Like a Legend: Kiki Delaney

Here’s what a portfolio built on sector outperformance looks like We look for Canadian stocks performing better than their respective sectors

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ETFs Vanguard, iShares or BMO? A side-by-side comparison of the new all-in-one diversified ETF portfolios

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ETFs ETF options keep expanding as Franklin Templeton launches index funds while BMO offers ‘one-ticket solution’ products

ETFs The pot ETFs hardly anyone is investing in are providing the most stellar returns

Investor Newsletter Finding Canadian shares with a strong earnings trend, an overbought and vulnerable bank stock, and can a mutual fund cost less than an ETF?

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Portfolio Strategy How a thrifty investor could pay less for a mutual fund than an ETF

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OBITUARY John Bogle, Vanguard founder who pioneered low-cost investing, dies at 89

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Millennial Money

Parents financially supporting thirtysomething kids? It’s happening

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GENYMONEYADVISER Q&A; Is your company group RRSP any good? Here’s how to make the best of a bad plan

GENYMONEYADVISER Q&A; My husband and I have four maxed-out credit cards. How can we fix our finances?

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Carrick on Money A reader worries about his spouse’s lack of knowledge about money

These parents charge their millennial child rent. How should they invest the money?

Seniors getting into trouble tapping their home equity to generate retirement income

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Retirement

Assia Billig selected to become Canada’s first female chief actuary

Downsized: How a late-career job loss during prime earning years can derail retirement plans

Financial Facelift With chronic illness and debt affecting their retirement goals, what should this couple do?

Women want investment plans that reflect their personal values

Service gap has a long-term cost on women investors

How advisors in Alberta are dealing with the boom-and-bust economy

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Household Finance

Five ways to avoid big medical bills while on vacation

Bond yields cracked below a key level this past week. Here’s what it means for choosing a mortgage

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Carrick on Money Why fresh vegetables are bad for your finances

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Financial Facelift

Financial Facelift Ontario couple can retire early if they fix their portfolio’s ‘jumbled mess’

Financial Facelift Can this couple craft a comfortable life in Victoria?

Financial Facelift This millennial’s horizons are clouded by debt. Should he declare bankruptcy?

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Tax Matters Tax tips and traps when filing your 2018 tax return

Tax Matters The top 10 non-taxable benefits that can boost your total compensation

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Why it helps to file your taxes well ahead of the April 30 deadline

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Number Cruncher

Number Cruncher These five women-led companies rank highly for sustainable dividends

Number Cruncher Here’s what a portfolio built on sector outperformance looks like

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Number Cruncher Income and momentum: Two distinct styles, one portfolio

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Research Reports

Research Report TSX Composite earnings scorecard: How fourth-quarter results have fared

Research Report TSX Composite earnings scorecard: How fourth-quarter results have fared

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Investor Education

Investor Clinic How much do robo-advisers really cost?

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Investor Clinic A quick and dirty way to find dividend growth stocks

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Investor Clinic Heinzl’s mailbag: Relax, your BCE and Telus dividends are safe (and why payout hikes at the banks are imminent)

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Business Video

How to manage your home equity line of credit Personal finance columnist Rob Carrick outlines the best ways to manage a home equity line of credit. Rob says that figures suggest too many Canadians are using a line of credit as an ATM to fund lifestyle purchases such as electronics.

Hustle in the oil patch: How large oil companies shed millions from their books A booming trade of unprofitable oil and gas wells in Western Canada is allowing companies to evade cleanup costs. Just a few years after the oil boom, energy companies are shedding distressed wells in Alberta, B.C. and Saskatchewan for next to nothing. And it’s going virtually unchecked by regulators. Who will pay to clean it up? Visit tgam.ca/wells for more (for subscribers).

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Samsung’s foldable phone will cost nearly US$2000 Samsung has unveiled a highly anticipated smartphone with a foldable screen that breaks new ground in a market that has been stuck in an innovation funk. The new phone has a 4.6 inch screen that morphs into a 7.3 inch screen mini-tablet.

Video: Drawing Conclusions: How much does it cost to break a mortgage? Personal finance expert Preet Banerjee explains the two formulas you need to know: Three Months' Interest and Interest Rate Differential (IRD)

Carrick Talks Money: Do your homework before divesting from mutual funds

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