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3 Ways to Approach Investing When You're a Freelancer or Gig Worker

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Stick to passive investments There are two basic types of investing: Active: Choosing individual investments yourself. Active investors usually pick stocks in an attempt to beat the market. For example, many investment funds will invest your money across a large number of stocks. stock exchanges.

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Are You Missing Out on These 2 Dividend Raises From Major Banks?

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It's been an eventful summer for companies on the stock exchange, so even an active investor could be forgiven for missing a major event in the financial sector -- this year's version of the annual U.S. bank stress tests.

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You Can't Control Oil Prices, But You Can Control What You Do About Them

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Let someone else make the decisions If you're an active investor, it might sound counterintuitive, but you can hire someone else to handle subsets of your portfolio. It has hit that 6% level in each of the past five calendar years, which might entice income investors. Here are some ways to deal with oil's inherent ups and downs.

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Ingredients for a Happy Retirement

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I think you have a great, great thread or post on X about index investing and essentially the returns and costs associated with index investing versus the famous active investors including Kathy Wood and Bill Ackman. I'll put a link in the show notes. Jim Gillies: Sure. Ricky Mulvey: There is a gambling company called Flutter.

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A Conversation With John Graham on CPP Investments Fiscal 2023 Results

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There’s probably more volatility on tap for stock markets, Graham said, adding he’s “cautiously optimistic” about what lies ahead for the fund this year as certain sectors in some parts of the world appear ready to soar. Investment Highlights for the Year Active Equities Invested C$207 million for a 0.3% Invested C$401 million for a 2.0%