News Releases
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May 24, 2013
- Degree and alma mater rank at the bottom, while soft skills emerge at top of list for employers
- Half (51 per cent) of Canadian businesses plan to hire students or recent graduates this year
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May 23, 2013
- $1,000 invested in the Dow Jones Industrial Average exclusively from May through to October, and kept in cash the remaining months would have grown to $2,167 from May 1, 1900 to October 31, 2012
- The same amount invested exclusively during the November to April months would have grown to $122,606 from November 1, 1900 to April 30, 2012
- Yet, despite the appeal of the 'Sell in May' strategy, trying to time the markets is never a good idea, in fact, being invested year-round is likely to deliver the best results
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May 23, 2013
- $1,000 invested in the Dow Jones Industrial Average exclusively from May through to October, and kept in cash the remaining months would have grown to $2,167 from May 1, 1900 to October 31, 2012
- The same amount invested exclusively during the November to April months would have grown to $122,606 from November 1, 1900 to April 30, 2012
- Yet, despite the appeal of the 'Sell in May' strategy, trying to time the markets is never a good idea, in fact, being invested year-round is likely to deliver the best results
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May 22, 2013
- Win comes with a $500 team prize, BMO Team of the Week tracksuits and a $500 donation to a charity of the team's choice,
- Team now in the running to be crowned 2013 BMO Team of the Week Champion, a title that comes with a $125,000 prize for a field refurbishment
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May 22, 2013
- However, Canadian economy will likely lag that of the U.S. over the next year
- Gold prices drop, but still overvalued
- U.S. equity markets continue upward trend
- Return on bonds driven more by term exposure than by credit type
