You can set Alerts within your CIBC Investor’s Edge account to send you an email message when the price of a stock changes, when a stock split is announced, when the market moves and for hundreds of other criteria. But is it valuable to set these Alerts? Perhaps they will provide the information you need to make the optimal decisions for your investments. Perhaps not. Here are some of the pluses and minuses of the system generating alerts for CIBC Investor’s Edge.

Pros of the Investor’s Edge Alert Email System

Investor’s Edge permits you to enter two email addresses and a SMS phone text message address. This is an efficient way to make sure you’re connected to the right device when the Alert is issued. (BMO only allows you to add one email address or wireless address.)

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