Should you bond with bonds?
Every day, some $5 billion of stocks trade hands in Canada.  That’s a lot of money.
But what trades about ten times as much dollar volume every day?
The Canadian bond market is many times the size of the stock market, and its trading trends can help determine mortgage rates, the level of [...]

We talked last week about why you might want to invest in the ownership of companies by purchasing shares on the public markets.  The benefits include collecting cash dividends and growing the investment over time through appreciation of the share prices.  We also reviewed the favourable tax treatment of dividends and capital gains.Â
Today’s column will [...]