Ask the Spud: Does Home Bias Ever Make Sense?
Q: The Global Couch Potato has one-third of the equity allocation in Canadian stocks, but Canada makes up only...
Unsolicited credit card cheques
Using one is like taking a cash advance against your credit.
Buy now, save later
We tell young people they should save for retirement and pay off their mortgages at the same time. But...
How much can you save?
Most people with at least average incomes should be able to comfortably set aside about 20% of their income.
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May 18 roundup
On falling MERs, inflation pains, cross-border shopping and full Facebook IPO coverage.
Transferring money to discount brokerages
As painful as it is, sometimes you need to cut your losses, pay the deferred sales charges and move...
The cheap way to cottage country
Sweet-talk your way to a friend's cottage with these tips, courtesy of Penny Caldwell, editor of Cottage Life.
May 17 roundup
On a 12-year-old's scathing critique of banks, retirement planning in small chunks and how to negotiate the price of...
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Why I Have No Faith in Market Timing
Earlier this week I described the market timing strategy outlined in Mebane Faber’s book The Ivy Portfolio. I chose...