It’s about taking control of your future so that when you finally get there you’re not surprised at what it looks like. And it’s about making sure you know the truth and deal from a place of fact, not fear. ~ Gail Vaz-Oxlade Planning for retirement can be confusing – so much so that many… Continue Reading
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You’re Young. The Economy is Bad. Time to Invest in the Stock Market?
The following is a guest post. Please go ahead and share your own thoughts in the comments section. The current recession and bear market has created difficulties and decisions for private investors across the board, but reactions are slightly different depending on one’s age. Older investors have been switching over to safer investments, such as… Continue Reading
20 Cents from August 2011
I’m quite late with my August collection of articles thanks to a busy couple of weeks moving. I’ll write more about our experiences next week. Thanks to those who wished us well and to those who continued to read/check in/comment at Balance Junkie during my extended absence. We’re still settling in, but I’ll try to… Continue Reading
Inflation Protection: Are Real Return Bonds or TIPS the Answer?
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. ~John Quincy Adams Inflation has been in the headlines a lot lately. Many point to food price spikes as a key factor in the eruption of bloody protests in the Middle East and North Africa. Instability in these regions has only… Continue Reading
RRSP vs. TFSA: One Last Dip into the Debate
The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function. ~F. Scott Fitzgerald Update: Thanks to Arjun at Investing Thesis for including this article in the Canadian Personal Finance and Investing Carnival #16. Very few topics elicit… Continue Reading
20 Cents from January 2011
So the first month of 2011 is already over. How are those 2011 goals coming along? Are you still on track? I’ve had a couple of setbacks myself, but I’m not taking it lying down. I’m taking some corrective actions and I hope to be able to report that they worked! Without further delay, here… Continue Reading
Are Public Pensions the Next Bubble?
The world is governed more by appearance than realities so that it is fully as necessary to seem to know something as to know it. ~Daniel Webster Update: This article was featured in the Carnival of Wealth #13 posted at Personal Dividends. Thanks! I used to think that accounting principles were sort of set in… Continue Reading
Stock Investing Is a Political Act
The following is a guest post by Rob Bennett. I encourage you to think about and comment on his ideas. I’m a big fan of Robert Shiller’s work myself. – 2 Cents ————————– Here are some words put forward by Yale Economics Professor Robert Shiller in his book Irrational Exuberance: “The valuation of the stock… Continue Reading