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How blockchain offers opportunities for investors

More investors are becoming interested in digital currency. A global poll from deVere Group—albeit, one that didn’t include Canadians—found that 62% of respondents would consider including cryptocurrency in their portfolios. And 70% who already hold cryptocurrencies said they plan to increase their exposure in the next year. However, such sentiment makes those respondents speculators, not […]

By Staff, with files from The Associated Press |March 14, 2018

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Industry

IIAC calls for Top Under 40 nominations

This year’s recipient will be announced at the IIAC Top Under 40 award luncheon in October.

By Staff |March 13, 2018

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Women’s financial goals more modest than men’s: report

A recent report that highlights differences between men and women when it comes to investing seems to raise as many questions as it answers. Mylo Financial Technologies finds that women’s financial goals are 52% smaller than men’s: on average, women’s financial goal value is $24,842, compared to $47,810 for men. The reason for the discrepancy […]

By Staff |March 7, 2018

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Don’t expect economic high from cannabis legalization: economist

Investors expecting a windfall once cannabis is legalized might be left waiting to exhale. “This industry will […] remain rather marginal, with few direct effects on the Canadian economy,” says Desjardins senior economist Benoit P. Durocher in an economics report. Read: Small caps about more than cannabis in 2018 He’s referring to preliminary results from […]

By Staff |February 21, 2018

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