Following from yesterday's post on year end mutual fund distributions, I should point out that Segregated funds (which are very similar to mutual funds in that they are essentially investment funds …

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Today's entry is from another guest author - Ken Kivenko from CanadianFundWatch.com. Ken is an investor advocate and regularly provides good material to consider and discuss. He recently sent me this …

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Designer extraordinaire, and guest author Daniela Garritano returns. If you would like to secure her services, don’t be afraid to email her by clicking here. Take it away D… Do you hear what I …

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I've compiled a list of 20 of the most common financial advisor designations and thrown them into a navigable mind map. Just click on a designation to see what it stands for. When you want to zoom …

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The High Frequency Trading (HFT) Arms Race is a term that has been bandied about lately. This refers to the insatiable consumption of the latest technology in trading infrastructure for HFT firms in …

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2009 has seen much coverage in the media on High Frequency Trading (HFT), but I find that many people are still not sure what it is or how it works, and whether or not it is good or bad.  So let's …

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