Investment Posts

CARP Action readers battered but not beaten by recent market turmoil!

October 15, 2008

We were pleased that 568 of you completed our recent survey on how secure and confident you feel about your retirement ...

Fear haunts small investors

October 6, 2008

The state of the stockmarkets could be affecting the future of some retirees. CARP's VP Susan Eng talks to a Toronto ...

Consumer/Investor Information and CARP’s New Forums

August 14, 2008

CARP will be introducing Rights, Finance and Health forums. To sign up to any of the forums and share you ...

CARP calls for better investor protection

July 24, 2008

In its recent submission to federal Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty’s Expert Panel on Securities Reform ...

CARP supports a National Securities Regulator but prefers a National Investor Protection Agency

July 15, 2008

Toronto July 15, 2008: CARP, Canada’s Association for the Fifty Plus representing 350,000 members across Canada, ...

Your Money: Self regulation is a recipe for disaster

May 26, 2008

The need for an effective regulatory system that protects investors grows more urgent each day. The need for an ...

CARP Stands Up For Seniors Holding ABCP Investments

April 10, 2008

TORONTO, April 9, 2008—CARP announced today that it is supporting nearly 1,800 small retail investors across ...

A tax break for snowbirds

December 3, 2007

People who retire to the Sunbelt face what amounts to a "departure tax". But changes to the Canada-U.S. Tax Treaty ...

The search for income

September 18, 2007

Monthly Income Funds have been generating positive returns during a time of declining interest rates and ...

Wanted: One impartial financial planner

June 18, 2007

Learn to distinguish between sound financial advice and a good sales pitch. One of the benefits of this column is the ...