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How to avoid bankruptcy
One of my favourite writers is Michael Lewis, author of books such as Liar’s Poker and, more recently, Panic: The Story of Modern Financial Insanity.
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This is what a housing bubble looks like
In his daily newsletter this morning, “Breakfast With Dave”, eminent economist David Rosenberg asks the question many Canadians wish would just go away: Is the Canadian housing market in a bubble?
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What would Michael Lewis do…
One of my favourite writers is Michael Lewis, author of books such as Liar’s Poker and, more recently, Panic: The Story of Modern Financial Insanity. I’ve been busy reading one of his non-financial books the last week: Moneyball, which is about baseball and how the Oakland A’s came up with a new way to draft [...]
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Got a question about RRSPs?
In the next issue of MoneySense magazine we’re going to be answering your RRSP questions. If you’ve got one you’d like to get answered, shoot me an e-mail at rob.gerlsbeck@moneysense.rogers.com
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Great lessons from the Great Recession
Economists are still arguing over the cause of the Great Depression, and its lessons. But there’s no time like the present to start writing the history of the Great Recession of 2008. What have we learned? I’m curious to hear your thoughts. Which economic rules held up?Which ones didn’t? Which personal finance 101s did you [...]
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Stuff to read
I’ve been busy reading this week. Here are my favourite articles: 1. Stop buying clothes you’ll never wear. In other words, how to clean out your closet, wear stuff you own and stop buying new stuff. Click here to read. 2. Yikes! Companies are borrowing to pay dividends. Here’s a new twist on robbing Peter [...]
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In case you missed it
My roundup of the five must-read articles this week. (Drum-roll, please!) 1. After the bust. Here’s what you really should have learned. The Lehman Brothers collapse a year ago set off the global financial meltdown. On its anniversary there’s been no shortage of experts summing up the lessons learned. I think these nine from the [...]
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Feeling wealthy?
Maybe it isn’t the best time to ask that question. After all, recessions have a funny way of making people feel poor. This one is no exception. Yet there’s some good news for all of us when it comes to our wealth. Canadians are getting richer–albeit slowly. According to MoneySense’s most recent All-Canadian Wealth Test, [...]
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Stuff to read (in case you missed it)
Starting this Thursday, and every Thursday from now on, I’ll post links to five good articles that are worth a look. Enjoy. 1. You need a 100% gain to erase a 50% loss. If you’re like me, you missed the high school math class that taught this one. Or maybe they never did teach it. [...]
