Sentences with phrase «canadian dollar invested»

There's about 90 cents out of every Canadian dollar invested in funds and about 10 cents invested in ETFs.

Not exact matches

In an opinion piece for the Globe and Mail, David Teten, a partner with New York — based FF Venture Capital, wrote, «The dropping Canadian dollar makes investing in Canada significantly more attractive.»

A growing number of Canadian business schools are implementing investing programs that buy and sell with real dollars, blurring — or eliminating — the divide between campus and Bay Street.

«If you incentivize a company like Lockheed Martin [with] billions of dollars in sales to invest in Canadian companies — for example, to give a virtual - reality company its first big sale — it could have a really positive effect,» Verkindt says.

To foster Canadian productivity and global competitiveness, our Government provided 1.4 billion dollars in tax relief to manufacturing companies investing in modern machinery and equipment.

We have invested hundreds of billions of dollars in our public and private institutions to achieve greater prosperity for all Canadians.

Discover why investing in the Canadian dollar can give investors exposure to the crude oil market without the risks of futures investing.

In the Conference Board's Index of Business Confidence survey, business leaders cited weak market demand, government policies, a shortage of qualified staff, and the depreciation of the Canadian dollar (which increases the cost of imported technology and machinery) as reasons for not investing.

Even if the Canadian dollar rises back to par over the coming 10 years, I'd consider it a cost of investing to get better portfolio diversification.

CAN seeks to reflect, in Canadian dollars and net of expenses, the performance of the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar, by primarily investing in Canadian dollar denominated cash and cash equivalents, and using forward currency agreements and / or futures contracts.

When one invests outside of Canada, no matter how diversified they think they are all non-Canadian investments are exposed to a single risk factor — an appreciating Canadian dollar.

Funds in the Canadian Inflation Protected Fixed Income category must invest at least 90 % of their fixed income holdings in inflation protected fixed - income securities denominated in Canadian dollars.

I opened a Canadian TFSA thru my bank and I deposited $ 5000.00 and invested it in a U.S. stock on the N.York exchange.There was the intial charge for the conversion to U.S. dollars by the bank for doing the brokerage transaction.

Funds in the Canadian Fixed Income category must invest at least 90 % of their fixed income holdings in Canadian dollars with an average duration greater than 3.5 years and less than 9.0 years.

E.g. a Canadian using $ US to buy the Loonie ETF (N - FXC) with US dollars, when he would normally have bought US stocks with the cash, has created a hedge but with a cost equal to the profits lost by NOT investing in the US stocks.

But the new regulations from the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) will mandate new «Fund Fact» sheets that also include a clear explanation of the risks investors are taking on when they invest, as well as a clear breakdown of initial and deferred sales charge options in both percentage and dollar terms.

Set up a Canadian dollar transfer from your TD Direct Investing trading account to your bank account, or change or cancel an existing Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT).

The Canadian dollars price activity usually follows the same trend because the United dollar tend to follow similar trends, so this could be a reduced risk solution to consider when investing.

Every year, as part of your dollar - cost averaging investing strategy, you use these funds to buy shares of Canadian Tire Corp. (symbol CTC.A on Toronto), one of the stocks we analyze in our Successful Investor newsletter.

If you invest in either the SPY or IVV, you would obtain the returns of the S&P 500 (less modest expenses) translated into Canadian dollars.

My personal preference is to invest directly in US - listed ETFs without hedging currency exposure because in my opinion, hedging is simply chasing performance after the Canadian dollar has run up significantly.

Funds in the Canadian Long Term Fixed Income category must invest at least 90 % of their fixed income holdings in fixed - income securities denominated in Canadian dollars with an average duration greater than 9.0 years.

However, thanks to your dollar - cost averaging investing strategy, you would've bought more Canadian Tire shares when they were low and fewer when they were high.

For the practical and investment policy reasons of liquidity and implementation, we think it is likely that pension plans and their investment managers will invest in the Canadian dollar issues of foreign issuers.

* The segregated funds invest substantially all their assets in Canadian dollar hedged Class Z shares of the Standard Life Investments Global SICAV Global Absolute Return Strategies Fund (the «GARS Fund»).

If you hold a self - directed Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) account at a broker like TD Direct Investing or Scotia iTrade that still does not offer the ability to segregate USD - denominated securities held in RRSP accounts from securities denominated in Canadian Dollars, you are incurring a cost when dividends are paid into your account.

In reality though, XSP lost 13.7 % in the 2006 - 2009 time period, which is more than the loss experienced by a Canadian investor who directly invested in the S&P 500 and did not hedge the currency fluctuations even though the US dollar depreciated 10.2 % that period.

Most people are investing to fund future consumption, and most Canadians will consume in mostly Canadian dollars.

If you don't plan to make another major purchase in the United States (or if you earn a lot of USD income but all your expenses are in Canadian dollars) it might make sense to exchange most or all the money into your home currency before investing it.

Another benefit to investing in U.S. and European stocks is the opportunity to «sweeten the margins» as the Canadian dollar continues to decline.

The Morningstar Fund Indices bill themselves as «the best available representation of the performance of aggregate dollars actually invested, currently and historically, in Canadian mutual funds and segregated funds.»

For example, if you invest in a car company that buys unique parts from a manufacturer in the Eurozone and the price of the Euro goes up in relation to the Canadian dollar, the company's costs will rise and profits will fall.

Can I invest the Canadian dollars in an ETF from the U.S.?

You can still technically keep your Canadian dollars, while investing in the U.S., in a variety of ways.

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These funds invest primarily in Canadian common shares of companies with market capitalization less than $ 500 million dollars.

RBC Direct Investing recently became the first bank - owned brokerage to allow Canadians to hold US dollars in registered accounts, such as RRSPs and Tax - Free Savings accounts (TFSAs).

The local government has also signed a landmark deal with the publisher, and will invest a further quarter of a billion Canadian dollars over the next ten years, holding the belief that grand investment will bring jobs, commerce, and help the Toronto region thrive.

In an interview with The Globe and Mail editorial board, David Collyer, president of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, said the Keystone XL line is needed to connect the Alberta oil sands with refiners who have invested billions of dollar to upgrade their plants so that they can process heavy grades of crude.

Legalize and Regulate Marijuana WHEREAS, despite almost a century of prohibition, millions of Canadians today regularly consume marijuana and other cannabis products; WHEREAS the failed prohibition of marijuana has exhausted countless billions of dollars spent on ineffective or incomplete enforcement and has resulted in unnecessarily dangerous and expensive congestion in our judicial system; WHEREAS various marijuana decriminalization or legalization policy prescriptions have been recommended by the 1969 - 72 Commission of Enquiry into the Non-Medical Use of Drugs, the 2002 Canadian Senate Special Committee on Illegal Drugs, and the 2002 House of Commons Special Committee on the Non-Medical Use of Drugs; WHEREAS the legal status quo for the criminal regulation of marijuana continues to endanger Canadians by generating significant resources for gang - related violent criminal activity and weapons smuggling — a reality which could be very easily confronted by the regulation and legitimization of Canada's marijuana industry; BE IT RESOLVED that a new Liberal government will legalize marijuana and ensure the regulation and taxation of its production, distribution, and use, while enacting strict penalties for illegal trafficking, illegal importation and exportation, and impaired driving; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a new Liberal government will invest significant resources in prevention and education programs designed to promote awareness of the health risks and consequences of marijuana use and dependency, especially amongst youth; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a new Liberal government will extend amnesty to all Canadians previously convicted of simple and minimal marijuana possession, and ensure the elimination of all criminal records related thereto; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a new Liberal government will work with the provinces and local governments of Canada on a coordinated regulatory approach to marijuana which maintains significant federal responsibility for marijuana control while respecting provincial health jurisdiction and particular regional concerns and practices.