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Questrade Just Went "Agentic" — What It Means For Your Trading Account

Published July 30, 2026 If you have money sitting in a Questrade account, the platform you log into is about to change more than it has in years. On July 30, Questrade unveiled its biggest product push since it eliminated stock trading commissions in 2019 — and this time, the headline feature isn't a lower fee. It's letting an AI assistant place trades for you. Questrade now manages roughly $100 billion in client assets, up from about $9 billion in 2019, and it's using that scale to go after Canada's increasingly crowded self-directed investing market. Here's what actually launched, and what it means before you touch any of it. What's actually new AI assistants can now trade on your behalf. Questrade is the first Canadian financial institution to officially connect client accounts directly to AI assistants like Claude and ChatGPT through something it calls Questrade MCP. In practice, that means you can ask an AI to pull up your account information, research a s...

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Easy Holiday Rum Balls


An easy holiday rum balls recipe for sweet and delicious, rum-soaked cookie balls. Rum balls are the best bite-sized treat for holiday parties and festive gifting!

  • Ingredients:

    • 2 ½ cups Vanilla Wafers (crushed, about 75 wafers)
    • 1 cup Ground Pecans
    • 1 cup Confectioners’ Sugar
    • 2 tablespoons Baking Cocoa (plus 2 teaspoons)
    • ¼ cup Rum
    • 3 tablespoons Honey
    • 2 tablespoons Water
    • Additional Confectioners’ Sugar or Crushed Vanilla Wafers
  • Instructions:

    1. In a large bowl, mix together the crushed vanilla wafers, ground pecans, confectioners’ sugar, and baking cocoa.
    2. In a separate bowl, combine the rum, honey, and water.
    3. Stir the rum mixture into the dry ingredients until well combined.
    4. Shape the mixture into 1-inch balls.
    5. Roll the balls in additional confectioners’ sugar or crushed vanilla wafers.
    6. Store the rum balls in an airtight container.

Enjoy your delicious rum balls!


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