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The Canada Strong Fund — Invest Like the Government

  Published on MoneySavings.ca | Personal Finance | May 2026 Imagine being able to put your savings into the same fund the federal government is betting $25 billion on. For the first time in Canadian history, that's exactly what Ottawa is offering you — a front-row seat (and a direct stake) in the country's biggest nation-building push in generations. On April 28, 2026, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Canada's first national sovereign wealth fund — the Canada Strong Fund. It's a bold, headline-grabbing idea: let everyday Canadians invest directly alongside the government in the ports, pipelines, mines, and infrastructure projects shaping our economic future. But before you start redirecting your TFSA contributions, let's break down exactly what this fund is, what it promises, what it costs — and whether it might belong in your financial plan. What Is the Canada Strong Fund? A sovereign wealth fund is a state-owned investment vehicle. Countries like Norw...

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Stocks Open Mixed as Boeing Plunges

The stock market opened mixed today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average ( ^DJI) down around 0.4%, or 170 points, while the S&P 500 ( ^GSPC) rose 0.2% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq ( ^ IXIC) was up 0.5% . The mixed opening comes after all three major stock indexes broke a nine-week winning streak on Friday.

Boeing, one of the largest aerospace companies in the world, saw its shares plunge today. The company’s shares fell to a 2023 low of 176.25 before swinging up and down in Wednesday’s stock market action. The decline in Boeing’s shares comes as investors await the release of U.S. inflation data and brace for the start of earnings season later in the week.


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