March 2008

Book Review: Preet Branerjee RRSPs: The Definitive Book on Registered Retirement Savings Plans

Posted by on March 14, 2008 in Uncategorized

Mom2KG, my regular monthly columnist, decided to do double duty in March and wrote a book review on Preet’s The RRSP Book. Preet’s regular blog can be found here. Hope you enjoy and have a great weekend. The sub-sub title of this self-published book is “41 Strategies Canadians Need to Know About Our Country’s Single [...]

Looking at Bank Stocks- back to the basics

Posted by on March 13, 2008 in Investment Products

Bank stocks are in a total free-fall (notwithstanding this week’s temporary relief where billions were thrown at a problem in the trillions) and, with it, much handwringing given that most of us hold one, if not multiple, bank stocks in our portfolio. It seems like stodgy bankers decided to become derivatives traders and, lo and [...]

Is Being Frugal Frowned Upon by Western Society?

Posted by on March 12, 2008 in Money Saving Techniques

Yesterday, I wrote about ways of saving money which is, in some respects, a prelude to today’s post. I have previously interviewed Alan Corey who became a millionaire before he was 30. One of his biggest strategy on reaching his goal was to save money- over 60% of his income through a wide variety of [...]

10 Ways to Save Money Now

Posted by on March 11, 2008 in Money Saving Techniques

The stock market seems to have entered a definitive slide (good, stock may actually be cheap in the spring) which means, if you want to increase net worth in the short term, the emphasis has to be on finding ways to save money rather than focusing primarily on capital appreciation. Most of us know about [...]

The Visa IPO: Inside the Offering Document

Posted by on March 10, 2008 in Investment Products

I finally made my way through the monster known as the Visa IPO document. The VISA SEC filing to register the initial public offering can be found here. I consider the Visa IPO financial pornography- most of us will not be able to participate in the initial offering, other than buying after the market opens [...]

You are a fool if you buy…

Posted by on March 7, 2008 in Investment Information

…the short-end of dual-class share structure company. Ask anyone who invested in Hollinger during the Conrad Black era. Dual-class shares refer to publicly traded companies that have multiple classes of shares: one class of shares are not publicly traded but entitle the shareholders to a controlling vote; they are typically held by the founding family, [...]

The Recession and Inflation Survival Guide

Posted by on March 6, 2008 in Investment Strategy

What is a worse scenario to face: your stocks falling price or everything costing you more? Or how about both? Last Saturday, I went to the supermarket and went into sticker shock. Everything that I normally buy had gone up in price: milk was up 30 cents, a cup of yogurt up 30 cents, salmon [...]

Recessions, Dividends and Marlon Brando?

Posted by on March 4, 2008 in Misc.

I am hardware challenged for the next two days since my computer is out of commission. However, I thought I would tied you over with a few links and articles: The Baglady hosts the Carnival of Personal Finance in which I am a part wondering if dividend increases are always a good thing. Thanks Baglady [...]

Negotiations Without Tears

Posted by on March 3, 2008 in Negotiations

There seemed to be many misconceptions about successful negotiations. If you watch enough television, it seems like negotiations involve a lot of yelling, throwing of objects and a general scorched earth policy. Meanwhile, one of the most successful books on negotiations, Getting to Yes, has been criticized for not looking at the emotional aspects of [...]

The Business of Blogging: How Do I Sell My Blog?

Posted by on March 2, 2008 in Resources

After a brief hiatus, welcome back to the unlimited series on the business of blogging where I tackle the business and legal end of blogging. If you are a new reader, please see the resource section of this blog for previous installments. John Chow has started a similar series on blogging income and taxes which [...]

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