S&P/TSX Composite

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  • Volume: 19,528,158

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Dow Jones Industrials

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  • Latest: 10,045.71
  • Change:
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  • Volume: 22,403,802

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S&P 500

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  • Latest: 1,068.59
  • Change:
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NASDAQ Composite

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Light Sweet Crude Oil

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  • Latest: 73.77
  • Change:
    • 0.02
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    • (0.03%)
  • Volume: 79,044

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Gold

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  • Latest: 1,074.00
  • Change:
    • -3.20
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    • (-0.30%)
  • Volume: 60,680

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Canadian Dollar/U.S. Dollar

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  • Latest: 0.94
  • Change:
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Five common RRSP pitfalls

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The Olympics edition

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Picks and Ideas

Jeff Rubin's Smaller World

Why Obama has fallen from grace

President Barack Obama speaks to a delegation from the U.S. Conference of Mayors in the White House on January 21, 2010.

As taxes rise and entitlements shrink, taxpayers will wonder what their tax dollars have bought

Top Picks

ETFs for go-getters

Investors who like to be in the thick of things - whether anticipating a downturn or hunting for yield - need vehicles that require a nimble touch

Energy

Oil sands revenue tops Alberta's royalty stream

Oil sands mine in Alberta

Growth in take from the unconventional oil contrasts with plunging proceeds from natural gas – province's traditional breadwinner

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Managing Your Money

Expert's Podium

After bonds' extended run, long-term outlook less rosy

Over the next 26 years, the real interest-rate trend is going to be up, and inflation will be high, writes George Athanassakos

Funds

Competing products vie for money on the move

As investors cautiously return to the markets, where will their cash go? For some, fees matter. For others, advice counts

Number Cruncher

Upstart exchanges complicate stock pricing

Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX)

Alpha Group, Pure Trading, Chi-X and other exchanges that rival the Canada's Big Board are sometimes taking a bigger slice of the pie.

ETFs

ETFs for the couch-potato investor

Broad-based products with low volatility are best bets for those who follow the lazy-portfolio approach

Features

Real estate

Five warning signs of housing bubble

It's tough to spot an asset bubble until it pops. But here are five indicators in the housing market to watch

Earlier discussion

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Peter Hodson

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Sleeping well with GICs

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Guaranteed investment certificates are considered a conservative investment, but when used correctly they can effectively help build wealth

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Four tips for investing in a down market

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