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Oil prices jump after drone attack slashes Saudi production in half

Drone strikes reignite fears of global supply disruptions as the U.S. says Iran is behind the incident

weekend reading

Why the violent upturn in value stocks may not have staying power

Value stocks were once prized for their ability to deliver dependable profits even if their growth rates were less than impressive. The past decade has flipped that narrative

Can Ruth afford her retirement goals with her current part-time job and side income?

Ruth wonders whether she will have enough to live on and if she should give her house to her sons when she retires two years from now

Heinzl’s mailbag: Feeling charitable? Donating securities is a tax-smart strategy

The charity receives funds to spend on worthy causes, and you get a donation tax credit and – thanks to a further tax break on in-kind donations of listed securities – avoid capital-gains tax on any appreciation in the value of the shares

markets

CannTrust and eight energy stocks get booted out of the TSX Composite in index revamp

Five stocks to be added

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.

With rate cut likely, market wonders how low Fed will go

A quarter-point rate reduction is widely expected when it issues its next policy statement on Wednesday

Of Fed-aches and other central banks: World market themes for the week ahead

What investors will be watching in the next 7 days

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Investment Advice

Globe Advisor (exclusively for advisors)

A strategic approach for investing in the downtrodden oil and gas sector

Pipeline companies are currently out of favour, but integrated firms that extract oil and gas and supply it to the market should continue to pump income to shareholders

Six ways to drive more traffic to your website

Advisors should aim to get their websites as high up as they can on search engines’ results – and that’s only possible by using SEO

Long-term outlook for emerging markets remains strong

Despite the U.S.-China trade war, emerging markets will likely continue to drive most of the world’s economic growth

How to protect your business after a data breach

Having an incident response plan in place means that firms and advisors can hit the ground running if a data breach occurs and client data are compromised

Rise of e-commerce retailers drives growth for industrial REITs

Online retailers need three times more warehouse space than bricks-and-mortar stores for inventory and dealing with returns, but the supply of industrial-zoned land can be constrained

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