From Don's Desk
I've been investing with ACIC for seven years, and this is definitely the best investment I have ever made."
President Don Bergman has decades of experience in the worlds of real estate and finance. And he brings that expertise here to share his insights on investing, the financial market, safeguarding your money and more.
ACIC lending policies include strong safeguards
ACIC's Strategy
March 02, 2010
The type of mortgages that most people are familiar with are residential ones, secured against a house or condo and usually held by someone who lives in the property. In contrast, ACIC issues mortgages to real estate entrepreneurs, usually secured against commercial or multi-unit residential buildings.
Low scores on financial literacy
Market News
March 02, 2010
Canadians scored right on the average mark across thirteen countries in a financial literacy survey recently conducted by UK-based research firm TNS. Average in this context, however, translated into only 13 per cent of respondents correctly answering what TNS described as basic risk-literacy questions. One question, for example, related to the relative risk of investing in a single stock compared to a basket of stocks.
CPP fund posts another positive quarter
Market News
March 02, 2010
In a further indication of recovering investment returns, the Canada Pension Plan Fund recently reported a 14 per cent return on investment over the nine months ending December 31, 2009. It attributed investment income during its most recent quarter mainly to the performance of public-market investments it holds.
You’ve worked hard to be debt free, are your investments?
Market News
March 02, 2010
Here’s a simple question. Who is more likely to survive the next market crash: a company that is debt free, or one that is debt loaded? Without question debt-leveraged organizations face the burden of paying interest obligations in a flat or declining economy.
Canadians Seek Investment Alternatives
Market News
February 16, 2010
2010 marks a fresh start to a new year and a new decade. But for retirees and Canadian investors, feelings towards economic recovery are muddled by mixed emotions from the global financial fallout...
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