Covid-19 Vaccines in the works

Jun 17, 2020

As the manager of one of Canada’s largest Healthcare ETF’s, we continue to follow the broad vaccine market and treatment trials.  Currently, we believe that the Oxford/AstraZeneca (a holding in HHL) is one of the top front runners in the race to find a vaccine, as...

Blockchain Pilot Project To Track Drugs from Lab to Pharmacist

Jun 10, 2020

Update on a blog we wrote last year about the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) working with Merck, IBM, KPMG, and Walmart, in a pilot project aimed at evaluating the use of blockchain technology to protect the integrity of their drugs. The project, built on...

New economy REITs buck virus tide

Jun 4, 2020

Companies that offer data centres for cloud computing and last mile delivery are one area of REIT growth. BY ADAM MAYERS JUNE 2, 2020 Real Estate Investments Trusts (REITs) once the go-to products for investors looking for safety and high dividends have been hard hit...

Harvest announces Distribution Amounts for 2 closed end funds

Mar 19, 2020

OAKVILLE, ON, March 19, 2020 /CNW/ – Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. (“Harvest”) announces the expected monthly distribution amounts for the following two Closed-End Funds (the “Funds”). Australian REIT Income Fund, (TSX: HRR.UN),...

Harvest Declares Big Pharma Split Corp. March 2020 Distributions

Mar 19, 2020

OAKVILLE, ON, March 19, 2020 /CNW/ – Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. (“Harvest”) declares the monthly cash distribution payable for Big Pharma Split Corp. of $0.1031 for each class A share (PRM: TSX) for the month ending March 31, 2020. The...

Harvest announces March 2020 ETF distributions

Mar 19, 2020

OAKVILLE, ON, March 19, 2020 /CNW/ – Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. (“Harvest”) announces the following distributions for Harvest ETF’s for the month ending March 31, 2020. The distribution will be paid on or about April 9, 2020 to unitholders...

Home Office Tips

Mar 17, 2020

Here at Harvest, we want to support you. Here are a few recommendations to ensure you stay productive and efficient: Have a plan to communicate & collaborate remotely with your co-workers, management, clients or students Establish Your Workspace Tools to stay...

Gold stocks rise on rate cuts, economic uncertainty

Mar 9, 2020

Gold is living up to its reputation as a haven during turbulent times. The precious metal has climbed to a seven-year high March 9, breaching the $1,700 level briefly, as global equities continued to fall as they assessed the economic fallout from the coronavirus....

Surgeries aided by medical robots continue to grow

Mar 4, 2020

A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) highlights how quickly robot-assisted surgeries are being adopted in American hospitals. The study looked at almost 170,000 patients at 73 hospitals and tried to identify trends in the...

How To Stretch Your Investments For A Longer Retirement

Feb 25, 2020

Published by Harvest ETFs (Managed by Harvest Portfolios Group Inc.) Should you shift your investment strategies post-retirement? The saving and investing strategy you use to accumulate money during your working life is different from the one you use to manage your...

Explaining RRIF Calculations

Feb 25, 2020

Registered Retirement Income Fund (RRIF) payments are calculated based on either your age or the age of your spouse or common-law partner. To maximize the tax-deferral opportunities of your RRIF, you should calculate your annual RRIF payments based on the age of the...

Will my savings last through retirement?

Feb 25, 2020

When determining how long into retirement your savings will last, portfolio returns are certainly a factor, and the higher the return the better, obviously. But the order or “sequence” of returns will also impact your savings’ longevity. Returns change over...