Shyness did not keep dressbarn co-founder from big retail leaps

When Roslyn Jaffe and her husband decided to start the first dressbarn store in the early 1960s, it was a retail experiment.

Social Security and the U.S. deficit: Separating fact from fiction

For decades, some of our most prominent U.S. politicians have been sounding the alarm that Social Security is an important driver of the federal budget deficit. But is that really true?

TIG buys stake in Canadian credit manager

TIG Advisors on Wednesday said it has bought a piece of Canadian mortgage investor Romspen Investment Corporation, marking the first time it has taken a stake in another hedge fund.

Spruce Point sees dim future for Dollarama, share price drops

Spruce Point Capital Management, which focuses on in-depth research of companies' vulnerabilities, sees room for Dollarama Inc's stock price to tumble roughly 40 percent after the Canadian retailer raised prices and fewer customers are shopping at its stores.

Refresh yourself on U.S. tax changes before it is too late

Already seeing winter holiday decorations in your local stores, even though it is just Halloween? In the same spirit, it is time to start prepping for filing your tax return, which is due by April 15, 2019.

Unlikely activists: Money managers push for climate, social good

If you are looking to save the environment, address racial or gender discrimination, fight for human rights or tackle corruption, it looks like you have some unlikely allies: Money managers.

The road to managing huge sums of money starts with a few bucks

Every human being manages money, at least a tiny little bit of it. But there are a handful of people whose job is to handle massive, titanic, mind-blowing sums of it.

Ex-BlackRock credit chief eyes 2019 hedge fund launch: sources

BlackRock's former head of European fundamental credit is preparing to launch his own hedge fund next year in what is likely to be one of the year's biggest debuts, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

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