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Your pension benefits might not follow you home

Why the residency trap forces immigrants to age in the cold

How much does it cost to go see the World Cup in Canada?

What does it cost to watch the World Cup in Canada?

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Behind the scenes at a World Cup basecamp in small-town Ontario

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You can't buy an index (here's what to buy instead)

You can't buy the TSX, the S&P 500, or the Dow directly. Here's what you're actually buying when you invest in one.

3 min read

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What is a stock, and why doesn't everyone get a vote?

Everything that happens between clicking 'buy' and actually owning a stock.

3 min read

Two women under an umbrella check their investments on their phones

Trailing stop orders: protect your investments from losses

You can't time the market perfectly, but a trailing stop order gets you pretty close.

3 min read

A person's hands operating a laptop and smartphone, both displaying financial trading charts.

Stop-limit orders, explained: more control, but with a catch

A stop limit order is just like stop order, but with an additional step.

3 min read

How to understand options trading before you start

Options trading puts a timer on your market predictions, but if you're right, the payoff can be much bigger.

4 min read

Smiling man analyzing stock market charts on a tablet with a stylus.

Short selling: Making money when the market drops

Shorting a stock or ETF involves selling first, and then buying back later - ideally at a lower price.

3 min read

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What is a stock market index, anyway?

An index helps visualize the performance of the stock market overall.

3 min read

Woman analyzing financial charts on laptop and phone

Automate your trades with bracket orders

Stop your losses and take your profits all in one with a bracket order.

2 min read

Green financial ticker displaying stock info.

Owning stock lets you have a little piece of a big company

Buying a stock is a very simple process that can be done in seconds through your investment brokerage.

3 min read

Why the residency trap forces immigrants to age in the cold

What does it cost to watch the World Cup in Canada?

Behind the scenes at a World Cup basecamp in small-town Ontario

Smoking is back, baby (and it'll cost you $9,000)

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The Margin Editorial Staff

You can't buy an index (here's what to buy instead)

You can't buy the TSX, the S&P 500, or the Dow directly. Here's what you're actually buying when you invest in one.

What is a stock, and why doesn't everyone get a vote?

Everything that happens between clicking 'buy' and actually owning a stock.

Trailing stop orders: protect your investments from losses

You can't time the market perfectly, but a trailing stop order gets you pretty close.

Stop-limit orders, explained: more control, but with a catch

A stop limit order is just like stop order, but with an additional step.

How to understand options trading before you start

Options trading puts a timer on your market predictions, but if you're right, the payoff can be much bigger.

Short selling: Making money when the market drops

Shorting a stock or ETF involves selling first, and then buying back later - ideally at a lower price.

What is a stock market index, anyway?

An index helps visualize the performance of the stock market overall.

Automate your trades with bracket orders

Stop your losses and take your profits all in one with a bracket order.

Owning stock lets you have a little piece of a big company

Buying a stock is a very simple process that can be done in seconds through your investment brokerage.

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The Margin Editorial Staff

You can't buy the TSX, the S&P 500, or the Dow directly. Here's what you're actually buying when you invest in one.

Everything that happens between clicking 'buy' and actually owning a stock.

You can't time the market perfectly, but a trailing stop order gets you pretty close.

A stop limit order is just like stop order, but with an additional step.

Options trading puts a timer on your market predictions, but if you're right, the payoff can be much bigger.

Shorting a stock or ETF involves selling first, and then buying back later - ideally at a lower price.

An index helps visualize the performance of the stock market overall.

Stop your losses and take your profits all in one with a bracket order.

Buying a stock is a very simple process that can be done in seconds through your investment brokerage.

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