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Personal Finance Save big JOEL SCHLESINGER IT'S getting financial planners and accountants across the nation hot and bothered. investing Retiring one thing, affording it another By Paul Delean Emily Reid didn't need to keep working past age 65, but she's glad she did. Bulls and bears A look at some of the week's winners and losers from markets around the world Bull Whatever Buffet would do, do it too By Lauren Krugel CALGARY -- As some of the biggest bastions of Wall Street wealth crumbled, portfolio manger James Cole asked himself a key question: What would Warren Buffett do? Fixed-income vehicles ease your uncertainty By Keith and Kevin Greenard To diversify your investments you should have a fixed-income component in your portfolio, such as guaranteed investment certificates or bonds. U.S. financial problems hide Canadian woes By Eric Beauchesne OTTAWA -- The focus in the coming week will remain on the performance of financial markets to see whether this week's stunning stock market recovery is sustained, but Canadians will also get some economic news that should allow them to judge whether Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's mantra that the "fundamentals are strong" still rings true. By Keith and Kevin Greenard The ABCs of GICs Information overload By Joel Schlesinger Investors have access to more information than ever before, as hammered home in last week's column. The Internet offers up-to-the-minute pricing that can be accessed 24/7. We can find breaking news about companies, funds, markets and events -- war, famine, hurricanes and political strife -- that can affect our investments. Wife's job loss puts couple at crossroads By Paul Delean Losing her $90,000-a-year job in a corporate restructuring was both a setback and an opportunity for Elise Edwards, 51. Welcome to the new Money Matters YOU told us this summer that you no longer wanted mutual fund and trust fund data that very few of you still rely on; instead, you asked for more information on investing; more on markets; and a sharper focus on local companies. Search the web; donate to charity Dollars and Sense / David Christianson It seems that we all feel good when we do good, and donating to charity generally feels good. Do your travel health insurance homework David Christianson - Dollars and sense Last week we reminded all travellers, and especially snowbirds, that now is the time to finalize your choices for emergency medical travel insurance. As I hoped, we had a tremendous response from readers with suggestions, tips and the odd horror story. Abortion foes present petition opposing Morgentaler's honour OTTAWA -- A group of anti-abortion activists was forced to leave a petition calling for the revocation of Dr. Henry Morgentaler's Order of Canada award at the gates of Rideau Hall Wednesday afternoon. Gulp! Time for winter plans Dollars and Sense / David Christianson With summer finally here, it is hard to believe (and I hate to remind you), but it is time to start thinking about travel health insurance, if your winter plans include a trip to warmer climates. I get very upset when I see "back-to-school" flyers in early August, so you can imagine how I felt when I saw the new MEDIPAC Travel Insurance Guide with an early bird discount deadline of Aug. 11, 2008. Return to Top |
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