Donald Howell Mutual Fund Advisor & Life Insurance

02/03/2025

4 of Canadas biggest banks have quit Carney led climate initiatives

Bloomberg New Energy Finance ranked RBC as having the worst ratio of clean energy to fossil fuel funding among major global banks

11/09/2024

Always great to catch up with Sam the Desjardins Investment Regional Director

09/15/2024

America’s Energy Divide: How Democrats and Republicans Feel on Energy ⚡️

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https://www.voronoiapp.com/energy/Republicans-and-Democrats-Divided-Over-Energy--2037

11/22/2023

Feds take the teeth out of new tax on corp ownership of residential properties

Changes would mean more owners of residential property are excluded from the UHT filing requirement, and reduced penalties for failing to file

10/05/2023

Back in the spring, the Bank of Canada had no choice but to resume hikes. Its decision to pause in January had a strong psychological effect on consumers, businesses and markets: yes, rates were high, but at least they wouldn’t move any higher. The rate pause prompted Canadians to start borrowing again, after a few months of credit deadlock at the end of 2022. As a result, the economy rebounded and the real estate market reignited. To quell an overheating economy, a revived housing market and stubborn inflation, the Bank had to unwind its January pause by hiking in June.

The Bank of Canada’s January “pause” reignited the Canadian real estate market. Home sales and prices before and after the Bank of Canada’s January decision

Chart: Impact on real estate market of Bank of Canada’s January pause, house sales and prices both increased.
Source: Canadian Real Estate Association. Home sales are seasonally adjusted.

09/26/2023

“By failing to take reasonable measures to prevent their own injury, there’s increased pressure on you to contain and to create safe environments for anything that’s open to the public,”

If they’re found liable, retail, public sector and commercial fleet companies may find themselves unprotected against distracted walking.

09/04/2023

Economic bullet points

08/11/2023

08/11/2023

Canadian Tire, Canada’s largest publicly traded retailer is the canary in the coal mine. Both revenues and sales falling year-over-year. CEO says households facing financial strain.

08/08/2023

In March, the Liberal government introduced Bill C-42, which proposes amendments to the Canada Business Corporations Act, paving the way for a publicly searchable register of privately held corporations that includes the names and addresses of controlling shareholders, as well as the size of their share ownership.

Bill C-42 would bring public access to private corporations’ beneficial ownership info

08/07/2023

There were 31,224 consumer insolvencies in the April to June period, up 23.5% compared with the same period last year

08/04/2023

Which Countries Pollute the Most Ocean Plastic Waste? 🥤

This piece by Louis Lugas Wicaksono is part of Visual Capitalist’s Creator Program, featuring work from the world’s top data-driven talent ✅

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/visualized-ocean-plastic-waste-pollution-by-country/