Give it away, give it away, give it away now Give it away, give it away, give it away now Give it away, give it away, give it away now* You have reached a level of wealth that gives you a sense of contentment. You are confident that...
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My Initial Thoughts Way back in the 1980s, when I was younger … and the earth was still cooling … inflation was running hot. I had a small student loan at the time, about $5,000 as I recall. The interest rate on that loan was 13%....
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A few weeks ago, the news was suddenly filled with stories about “meme stocks,” in particular the US video game retailer GameStop Corp (GME). Followers of the Reddit community Wall Street Bets began buying up GME, causing a huge runup in the price, at least...
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What to do? It almost feels like there is nowhere to hide. Major stock indices in Canada (S&P/TSX), the US (S&P 500) and the developed world outside of North America (MSCI EAFE) are down 25 to 30 percent in the space of a month. Bonds, which...
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Introduction to Investment Planning – Part 1 People often use the terms savings and investments as though they mean the same thing. This makes sense because generally speaking you cannot invest unless you have money to invest. You cannot have money to invest unless you have...
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