From Don's Desk

ACIC Agents: Five things they can do for you

ACIC's Representatives
Aug 03 2009

ACIC has an experienced team of agents based around British Columbia and Alberta, who typically provide a point of personal and ongoing contact between the company and its investors. Among the key services agents can provide…

Funds Invested Trending Back Up

ACIC's Performance
Aug 03 2009

After showing the effects of the global recession in the early part of this year, new funds invested with ACIC are once again trending up…

Interest Rates - Low and Staying There

Market News
May 01 2009

The Bank of Canada's most recent interest-rate announcement, in late April, was a remarkable one. The bank's already low target for the overnight interest rate was cut in half – from 0.5 to 0.25 per cent – pushing it down to its lowest level ever…

Price vs. Income: What Motivates Your Investment Decisions?

ACIC's Strategy
May 01 2009

So are you a get-rich-quick kind of investor, or more the slow-and-steady type?

That's an over-simplified question, but it does go to a fundamental distinction in investment strategies: Are you looking for an investment that you hope to sell at a profit, perhaps fairly soon, or are you looking for an income-earning investment to hang onto? …

Keeping Up A Foreclosure Free Track Record

ACIC's Strategy
Apr 02 2009

"Foreclosure" is probably the most ominous word when discussing real estate ownership and investment. And it's been tossed around a lot in the news in recent weeks…