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Can Irene give her children an advance on their inheritance without triggering a huge tax bill?

After years of saving and investing, Irene, 91, is stuck in a holding pattern regarding her surplus capital

Ontario sees sharp rise in home buyers seeking investment properties

The number of non-owner occupied properties increased by 34,915 in the 12 months to January, 2020

RBC names Nadine Ahn as new finance chief

Ahn will take over the post on Nov. 1, replacing Rod Bolger who is leaving the bank after nearly five years in the role

Inside the Market

Friday’s Insider Report: Trading action in five dividend stocks, including a $34-million purchase

A look at recent notable transactions

Friday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades

Inside the Market’s roundup of some of today’s key analyst actions

What every Canadian investor needs to know today

A look at the morning’s market action

Top Stories

Ex-dividend dates? Record dates? Pay dates? Help!

If making money were as simple as buying stocks before the ex-dividend date, we would all retire in comfort on a private island

Six years later, have the Liberals carried out their plan for economic growth?

Justin Trudeau laid out a vision for faster growth and greater fairness. How well has the economy actually responded? Patrick Brethour reports

RBC agrees to settlement with SEC over municipal bond sales, will pay more than US$800,000

The U.S. regulator alleged that bankers at RBC’s New York offices allocated bonds to unregistered brokers that then flipped them for a profit, when institutional customers and dealers should have had priority

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Ontario sees sharp rise in home buyers seeking investment properties

Ex-dividend dates? Record dates? Pay dates? Help!

Can Irene give her children an advance on their inheritance without triggering a huge tax bill?

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Six years later, have the Liberals carried out their plan for economic growth?

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Investment Advice

Globe Advisor (exclusively for advisors)

Financial secrets can shatter marriages – and advisory relationships

When couples don’t talk openly and honestly about their finances, it can put financial advisors in a very difficult position

Why Canadians are still struggling to understand investment fees

Fewer than one in five Canadian investors are able to identify correctly what types of costs are included in current fee summaries, a recent report found

Market jitters herald return of low-volatility ETFs

Strong performance so far this year has resulted in almost $200-million flowing into these defensive funds during the past two months

Companies rush to exploit fizzing bond markets

Fundraising surge shows the lengths investors will go to in search of some returns

How advisors are guiding Canadians through ‘giving while living’ trend

There are strategies advisors can use to help clients satisfy their desire to give while protecting their long-term financial well-being

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