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| PUTTING HER STAMP ON FOUR SEASONS
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STEVE LADURANTAYE
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Friday, September 10, 2010
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REAL ESTATE REPORTERVisitors to the Four Seasons Hotels Inc. headquarters in Toronto are greeted by a larger-than-life-portrait of founder Isadore Sharp, a tribute to his decades of leadership and his legendary commitment to luxurious quality.
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| Embattled Enbridge suffers another pipeline leak
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NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE
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Friday, September 10, 2010
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An embattled Canadian pipeline company has shut down another major crude transportation link after a leak sent oil bubbling to the surface in a small Illinois town.Enbridge Inc. halted all oil moving through a pipeline it calls Line 6A after the leak was discovered in an industrial park in Romeoville, Ill.
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| Why Boardwalk is worth a second look
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FABRICE TAYLOR
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Friday, September 10, 2010
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Fabrice Taylor is a Chartered Financial Analyst.For someone who says he's made a lot of mistakes in his life, Sam Kolias is an awfully successful guy. Mr. Kolias runs Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust , a multifamily REIT that, unlike most of its competitors, is thriving in a bleak economy. To be fair, he probably hasn't made more mistakes than others; he just owns up to them.
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| As in sports, teamwork is key for new business
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ADRIAN MORROW
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Wednesday, September 08, 2010
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One of the defining moments of Farell Duclair's life came during a football game in Montreal when he was 13. His team was playing for a championship, a point down, and it had a chance to win on a field goal. The kick sailed wide of the goalposts.
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| Charting a course to a seat on the board
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WALLACE IMMEN
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Wednesday, September 08, 2010
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Life has become hectic for Sarah Raiss in the two years since she became a member of two corporate boards. She regularly flies from her home in Calgary to Toronto for meetings of Shoppers Drug Mart Corp., and to Montreal, where she sits on the board of the Business Development Bank of Canada.
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| IT stocks that generate high dividend income
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DAVID PARKINSON
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Wednesday, September 08, 2010
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dparkinson@globeandmail.comWhat are we looking for?North American information-technology stocks offering the most attractive dividend profiles.Dividends in, cash flow out
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| Discipline, fortitude, and the case for dividend stocks
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TOM BRADLEY
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Saturday, September 04, 2010
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Tom Bradley is president of Steadyhand Investment Funds tbradley@steadyhand.comOne of the joys of my day job is talking with smart, turned-on people from all aspects and levels of the investment business. My good fortune comes from having a long and diverse career (as Woody Allen put it, 90 per cent of life is just showing up), running a company that's still too small to threaten anyone and, on most days, just being a nice guy.
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| WHY YOU NEED A WINGMAN
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WALLACE IMMEN
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Friday, September 03, 2010
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Flying an F-16 in a supersonic dogfight over Iraq back in 1991, Rob (Waldo) Waldman watched in horror as two surface-to-air missiles streaked toward a squadron mate's jet. His buddy wasn't aware he was in danger because the rockets were coming from behind. But he eluded death because he had Mr. Waldman as his wingman, who was watching his blind spot and yelled on the radio ''Break right - now!'' in an evasive manoeuvre.
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| With gold pricey, sharp investors should look at oil
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FABRICE TAYLOR
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Friday, September 03, 2010
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Fabrice Taylor is a Chartered Financial Analyst.Gold is the only commodity in the world whose rising price can be so quickly self-defeating. Indians, who usually buy lots of it, have turned into sellers because it's more enticing to sell at $1,220 (U.S.) an ounce than to buy. So the local markets are awash in bangles and other jewellery. Fortunately for gold lovers, investment demand is soaring so the price stays high, for now anyway.
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| Six stocks passed the true yield test
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SCOTT ADAMS
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Thursday, September 02, 2010
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Investment Editorsadams@globeandmail.comWHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?The best dividend stocks in the country.MORE ABOUT TODAY'S SCREEN We're spending the week looking at the dividend growth research by George Vasic. Every year, the UBS Securities Canada Inc. strategist does a series of reports on dividend growth stocks. For the next two days we'll look at the best true yield stocks.
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| Unconventional ways of paying for a postsecondary education
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TIM CESTNICK
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Thursday, September 02, 2010
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Tim Cestnick is president and CEO of WaterStreet Family Wealth Counsel and author of 101 Tax Secrets for Canadians.tcestnick@waterstreet.ca Now that my kids have decided they want to be brain surgeons, I've been thinking about how to pay for their postsecondary education. Two methods of saving for a child's education are often overlooked. The first is a family trust, and the second is life insurance.
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| HOW MUTUAL FUNDS FARED IN AUGUST
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Thursday, September 02, 2010
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Group average for all asset classes as of Aug. 31, 2010TOP 5Group average 1-mo. returnGroup average year-to-date Precious Metals Equity13.7%20.6%Canadian Long Term Fixed Income3.7%13.3%Global Fixed Income3.4%6.6%Canadian Inflation Protected Fixed Income2.9%5.2%Canadian Income Trust Equity2.5%8.4%BOTTOM 5Financial Services Equity-4.7%-8.4%U.S. Small or Mid Cap Equity-3.7%-3.3%U.S. Equity-2.4%-5.5%Retail Venture Capital-2.2%-4.2%Science and Technology Equity-2.0%-5.8%Average for all funds regardless of asset class 0.0% -0.5% SandP 500 Composite ($ Cdn)-1.5%-4.3%SandP/TSX Small Cap3.4%5.9%SandP/TSX Total Return1.9%3.2%Source: Globe Investor
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| Cracking the challenging European market
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CATHERINE McLEAN
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Thursday, September 02, 2010
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In the busy streets of Europe, it's not unusual to see a piece of Canada roll by on two wheels.Bicycle carriers made by Calgary-based Chariot Carriers Inc. are the preferred method for carting kids around town for many European parents. Instead of bundling everyone into the car for errands, moms and dads instead hop on their bikes and pull their kids - and groceries - behind them in one of the sturdy carts.
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| Why bearish investors are flocking to Canada's outdoor malls
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STEVE LADURANTAYE
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Wednesday, September 01, 2010
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REAL ESTATE REPORTERThere's a flurry of sales happening at Canada's outdoor malls, and it has nothing to do with back-to-school savings.The malls themselves are being snapped up by investors who crave the steady returns generated by shopping centres with large tenants such as Wal-Mart, Canadian Tire and major grocery chains.
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| Wealthy want advisers to show them the money
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THANE STENNER
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Wednesday, September 01, 2010
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Thane Stenner is director, wealth management, and founder of Stenner Investment Partners of Richardson GMP Ltd. and author of True Wealth: An Expert Guide for High-Net-Worth Individuals (And Their Advisors).
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| How to get the inside scoop on who owns what
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JOHN HEINZL
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Wednesday, September 01, 2010
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jheinzl@globeandmail.comIt's back-to-school time, and not just for the kiddies. Investor Clinic is back from summer vacation, ready to kick off the fall semester with some fresh investing lessons.
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| Using a recession to break into the mainstream
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GORDON PITTS
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Monday, August 30, 2010
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gpitts@globeandmail.comIn last winter's epic Canada-U.S. Olympic hockey final, no spectator was rooting harder for Canada than New York businessman Irwin Simon. Mr. Simon was an enthusiastic participant at the Vancouver Olympics, using it as a stage to promote the natural and organic food brands produced by his company, Hain Celestial Group Inc. It is the corporate entity behind Celestial Seasonings tea, Yves Veggie meatless hot dogs, Arrowhead Mills bread, Earth's Best organic children's food and a host of other food and personal-care items.
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| ING sells off Canadian industrial property holdings
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STEVE LADURANTAYE
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Saturday, August 28, 2010
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REAL ESTATE REPORTERING Groep NV has sold its Canadian industrial real estate portfolio to KingSett Capital and Alberta Investment Management Corp. (AIMCo.) in a $2-billion deal.The industrial properties - warehouses and factory spaces, for the most part - were owned by Summit REIT before the Dutch giant bought it six years ago for $2.1-billion cash. This deal may value the portfolio at roughly the same amount, but also includes the debt of the Canadian real estate holdings.
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| BUSY SUMMER SEASON PROPELS INFRASTRUCTURE STIMULUS PLAN
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RICHARD BLACKWELL
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Saturday, August 28, 2010
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EXTENDED AIRPORT RUNWAY, CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C.Price tag: $8.3-millionFederal stimulus: $2.8-million Campbell River, halfway up the east coast of Vancouver Island, is a resource town that has seen its economy hurt by the decline in the forestry sector.
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| Stronach ruling expected Monday
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JEFF GRAY
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Friday, August 27, 2010
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LAW REPORTER An Ontario judge was wrong to approve Magna International Inc.'s proposed billion-dollar buyout for founder Frank Stronach, lawyers for the country's largest pension funds argued on Thursday, calling the deal unfair and overpriced.
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| DO THE RIGHT (WING) THING
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Kevin Carmichael
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Friday, August 27, 2010
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Some finance ministers travel with bodyguards, surround themselves with an entourage and inhale executive-class perks as freely as oxygen. It's the least they can ask, after all, as they save the world from economic doom.
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