So far I keep hearing from different sources (the Bank of Canada, Stephen Harper and now the IMF) that Canada will weather the Financial Apocalypse of  the 21st century (at least the first one) and… Read More »Canada in a Good Place?
Get rich quick schemes are a canadian tradition, “there is GOLD in the north!”. The NFB brings us City of Gold describing the Gold Rush. Seems a lot like Bitcoin, eh?
Does it matter if you are buying foreign securities? Yes, in terms of your taxes, but many Index Funds can help shelter that too.
That was the label I put on the Pay Day Loan and Cheque cashing shops, but I think I will revise my statement, not wanting to put Pornography in a bad light (given how much… Read More »Financial Pornography?
Is it a good idea to borrow money so that you can invest? Depends on the reason why. I borrowed to buy an RRSP once, to lower my income, but that was a very specific example.
