From the category archives:

Investment

Here’s your financial tool kit

August 4, 2010

For many of us, it’s not January but September that qualifies as the start of the new year in Canada. Come the end of the Labour Day weekend, there’s a feeling the whole world is getting back into gear. Schoolrooms, boardrooms and businesses come alive; social and cultural events start ramping up; hockey season gets [...]

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Cashing in on Hollywood

March 31, 2010

Movies about money that will move you.
Pop culture has plenty to teach in terms of financial literacy – movies about money, for example.
 
Indeed, having discussed popular books about money in this space, I think it’s worthwhile to talk about a few popular films about money. But let me clarify that. The movies I’m thinking about [...]

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Books about Doing the Books

February 2, 2010

Words to the wise on personal money management.
To everyone out there who is anxious about money and credit, let me say this: invest in a little knowledge and you will be surprised by how quickly you can leave your worries behind.
A first big step in this process is to do a little reading – or [...]

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Investing 101. No question is too dumb.

May 19, 2009

 
I know there is always a lot of hype about investing, especially today. Where to invest, how to invest – I find it daunting myself. But I am reminded of what Warren Buffett, the most successful investor in history, once said:
 
“I don’t look to jump over seven-foot bars; I look around for one-foot bars [...]

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What does a recession mean to you?

October 21, 2008

 
Lately in the news, we’ve all been hearing we are in an economic crisis.  People I talk to at Credit Canada and out and about often say, ”My job is stable; I won’t be affected by a recession.” or “I don’t have money in the stock market; I am safe.”  On the surface this may seem like a valid response [...]

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