Invest Skeptically

I found this tax rate calculator on the Morningstar.ca website.  I like the fact that it shows you your “Average Tax Rate”.

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Last week’s post was about searching for US SEC filings on US companies. Today’s post provides the equivalent Canadian information. Public filings for Canadian companies can be found using the search database tool on the SEDAR website. The website is not as user-friendly as the EDGAR site because the filings aren’t coded [...]

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The Government of Canada has a good summary page of various statistics at http://www.canadianeconomy.gc.ca/. From the site: “This one-stop guide to the national economy lets you check out statistics, access a wealth of federal government information and learn more about economic concepts and events.”

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The EDGAR company search tool on the US SEC website allows you to search SEC filings by company name or ticker symbol. This tool gives you access to all the basic information you need to start researching a company for investment. Here are some common filings and examples of what I like to [...]

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The FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) Market Data site has great summary data on U.S. stock and bond markets. The site includes equity index levels, investment grade and high yield bond index levels, market diaries, U.S. yield curve, news, and economic indicator calendar. It also has links to the TRACE (Trade Reporting and [...]

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