US chip index sinks into a bear market, dragging the TSX down

As most of you already know by now, as of May 20, 2025 there is a new, updated version of The Simple Path to Wealth available. Indeed, it has already reached #7 on the New York Times Best Sellers List. If you buy the book at Barnes & Noble or any local bookstore, you’ll automatically…

Most gains in the wealth management industry over the past decade are not due to organic growth but to market performance, according to a recently published report by the analytics companies PriceMetrix Inc. and Crisil Coalition Greenwich, both owned by Crisil Ltd. Using proprietary data, including client holdings and transaction information from more than 80,000…

AT&T is raising a monthly administrative fee on phone bills next month. Starting Aug. 5, the telecommunications company is raising the monthly cost of its Administrative & Regulatory Cost Recovery Fee by $1, according to the AT&T Mobility Fee Schedule on the AT&T website. The fee helps AT&T recover expenses such as interconnection charges with…

Federal health officials are continuing to test food items for cyclospora after discovering a sample of iceberg lettuce was a false positive match for the parasite that has caused thousands of people nationwide to fall sick. After a lettuce sample from Taylor Farms tested positive for cyclospora on July 18, the U.S. Food and Drug…

It’s not a big enough dip to really make a difference, but mortgage interest rates are lower today. July’s rates have remained elevated beyond what we saw in June, trending above last month’s average (6.34%) for 18 days straight. The average interest rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage ticked down to 6.49% APR, according to…