November is Financial Literacy Month in Canada and there are lots of articles out there on the importance of financial literacy and even more opinions about how to improve it. Some argue for it to be taught in schools – aren’t our schools stretched enough for resources as it is? Some say parents should make […]
In 1896 Thomas Burke from the USA won the 100 metre Olympic final in a time of 12.0 seconds beating the bronze medal winner by 0.6 seconds. In 1936 in Berlin Jesse Owens slayed the Olympic record and won gold with a time of 10.3 seconds but only managed to beat the Dutch bronze medalist by […]
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) can be a great tool for individual investors. Unfortunately we can’t say that they categorically are good for investors because ETFs now come is so many varieties, shapes and sizes. This is a minefield of risk for the do-it-yourself investor. ETFs can provide very low cost access to a broadly and […]
We’d like to highlight a few investment books that are sensible and concise: 1) The Investment Answer – Daniel Goldie and Gordon S. Murray – 2011 Promotional summary: “What if there were a way to cut through all the financial mumbo-jumbo? Wouldn’t it be great if someone could really explain to us–in plain and simple […]