Yahoo! News - A CEO and a gentleman

Yahoo! News - A CEO and a gentleman: " business partners "

Yahoo! News - Investors unnerved by 'new set of anxieties'

Yahoo! News - Investors unnerved by 'new set of anxieties': "t"

Fatuous forecasts - The Washington Times: Editorials/OP-ED - April 05, 2005

Fatuous forecasts - The Washington Times: Editorials/OP-ED - April 05, 2005: "But in our view, the fundamentals clearly favor lower oil prices by mid-year, with a major decline as the summer driving and air-conditioning season winds down. We put the current equilibrium price of oil at $30 per barrel, up from $25 per barrel three years ago because of the U.S. recovery, a modest rise in the overall price level, and the continued weakening of the dollar. It will probably take a year or two to reach this price, but buying oil here on the grounds that it will go substantially higher is a fool's errand. "

Yahoo! News - Bay Street Week Ahead: Income Trusts' Debut to Be Rowdy

Yahoo! News - Bay Street Week Ahead: Income Trusts' Debut to Be Rowdy: "And given Standard & Poor's plans for two composite indexes -- a benchmark headline index with income trusts and one without -- will indexers ignore the new one at the expense of the other?
'Some members of the indexing community are not comfortable with the idea of income trusts, or they're just not sure, so we'll give them a choice,' North said, adding Standard & Poor's will release details and a timeline in the next few weeks. "

Smartinvesting.ca | Tax tips to keep in mind when investing

Smartinvesting.ca | Tax tips to keep in mind when investing: "Investment planning should always take into account the many tax breaks available to investors. A dollar saved now on income taxes is a dollar that can be reinvested and used to build a larger retirement portfolio. "

Smartinvesting.ca | Income Participating Security: the next generation of income trust

Smartinvesting.ca | Income Participating Security: the next generation of income trust: "The Income Participating Security (IPS) definitely fills a need and, depending on how things play out, it may end up dominating the sector sometime down the road. "

Smartinvesting.ca | Three income-splitting techniques couples can use to save taxes on investment income

Smartinvesting.ca | Three income-splitting techniques couples can use to save taxes on investment income: "Couples can take advantage of at least three income-splitting techniques to save income taxes on investment income. These mainly require the higher-income spouse to lend or give money to the lower-income spouse to invest. "

Smartinvesting.ca | Smart ways to save tax by splitting investment income with your child

Smartinvesting.ca | Smart ways to save tax by splitting investment income with your child: "One thing for the parent to keep in mind is that the funds in an in-trust account belong to the child. When the child turns 18, he or she can claim it all and do what they want with it. In contrast, the parent retains control of the funds in an RESP and can dispense them to the child up to age 25 as appropriate as long as the child attends a post-secondary institution. "

Smartinvesting.ca | Successful stock investors look at more than dividend yield

Smartinvesting.ca | Successful stock investors look at more than dividend yield

Smartinvesting.ca | New investment product splits the cash distributions of income trusts

Smartinvesting.ca | New investment product splits the cash distributions of income trusts

Smartinvesting.ca | Analyst raises warning flag about REITs

Smartinvesting.ca | Analyst raises warning flag about REITs: "He concludes that cash distribution growth in the next 12 months can be expected from only 12 of the 22 REITs he covers.
The REITs expected to raise distributions include Allied Properties, Borealis Retail, Calloway, Cominar, CREIT, H&R, IPC US, Legacy Hotels, Northern Property, O&Y, RioCan and Royal Host."

Smartinvesting.ca | Year-end tax-loss selling is better done sooner than later and with an eye on the rules

Smartinvesting.ca | Year-end tax-loss selling is better done sooner than later and with an eye on the rules: "December 24 is the deadline for tax-loss selling for stocks traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange because, with three-day settlement and the exchange closed December 27 and 28 in lieu of the Christmas and Boxing day which fall on Saturday and Sunday this year, it is the last day of the year that you can sell and have your sale registered as occurring in 2004. "

Sympatico / MSN Finance

Sympatico / MSN Finance: "Carrying charges also include interest on money borrowed to invest. The Canada Revenue Agency is contemplating changes to the interest-deductibility rules, so it is necessary for investors to consult a tax accountant before making a move.
But there are several things that can be done. For example, you may be able to borrow at 6 per cent and invest in income trusts that pay distributions at 8 or 10 per cent annually, with the opportunity for capital gains if you choose trusts with good growth potential. (There is also the potential for capital losses, so such a strategy carries some risk.) "

Yahoo! News - Sony Invention Beams Sights, Sounds Into Brain

Yahoo! News - Sony Invention Beams Sights, Sounds Into Brain

Yahoo! News - Greenspan Urges Curbs on Fannie, Freddie

Yahoo! News - Greenspan Urges Curbs on Fannie, Freddie

Yahoo! News - Plugged in - Next Big Tech Ideas May Be Small Ones

Yahoo! News - Plugged in - Next Big Tech Ideas May Be Small Ones: "Companies such as Aspect Communications (Nasdaq:ASPT - news), a supplier of customer contact center software, have begun using Asterisk software to fill gaps in their own product lines so they can better compete with other incumbent players, says Jeff Pulver, a pioneer of the Voice over Internet Phone market who sees Asterisk as a growing challenge to entrenched players."