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    Tuesday, April 22, 2008 From Canadian Capitalist - view blog entries - visit this blog
April 22, 2008 at 5:13 pm ET The Bank of Canada followed up its previous 0.5% reduction in interest rates with another cut of the same magnitude today. At this point, it looks like our central bank is expecting to lower rates ... (more) Monday, April 21, 2008 Recent Book Arrivals (1 click)
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April 21, 2008 at 11:31 pm ET Sometimes authors or publishers offer to send me a book for a possible review. I usually accept with every intention of reading the book and writing a review. Unfortunately, as I didn’t have the time ... (more) Sunday, April 20, 2008 Shop Around for Long Distance (6 clicks)
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April 20, 2008 at 11:01 pm ET Last week, it was widely reported in the press that Telus was ordered to refund the “network access charge” ($2.95 per month) that was slapped on customers who did not use its long-distance network. The ... (more) Friday, April 18, 2008 This and That (6 clicks)
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April 18, 2008 at 6:51 am ET Warren Buffett took questions from yet another group of business students and Fortune magazine was there to record his answers.
ETFs were supposed to be a good thing that offered broad diversification in a low cost, ... (more) Wednesday, April 16, 2008 And the Lipper goes to… (3 clicks)
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April 16, 2008 at 11:32 pm ET You can’t make up things like this if you tried. Jonathan Chevreau recently wrote about the second annual Lipper awards that gives new meaning to celebrating mediocrity. In addition to four overall awards, thirty (30) ... (more) Tax Efficiency of Index Funds (22 clicks)
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April 16, 2008 at 12:10 am ET Taxes have a huge impact on investment returns. The Bogleheads Guide to Investing cites a study by Charles Schwab that found that for the 30-year period from 1963 to 1992, $1 invested in U.S. equities ... (more) Monday, April 14, 2008 Efficient Market Theory and Indexing (5 clicks)
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April 14, 2008 at 9:13 pm ET A good definition of efficient markets can be found in a paper by Eugene Fama titled Random Walks in Stock Market Prices:
An “efficient” market is defined as a market where there are large numbers of ... (more) Sunday, April 13, 2008 Top Three Investing Mistakes (12 clicks)
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April 13, 2008 at 11:17 pm ET The Dividend Guy blogged about his top investing mistakes and challenged other bloggers to do the same. Over the years, I’ve committed my share of mistakes and have frequently blogged about them. Regular readers know ... (more) Friday, April 11, 2008 From Canadian Capitalist - view blog entries - visit this blog
April 11, 2008 at 7:12 am ET Now that taxes are fresh in our minds, it is time to plan to save taxes for 2008. Sixteen ways to beat the taxman from the Financial Post.
Jonathan Chevreau says that QuickTax Web has been ... (more) Wednesday, April 9, 2008 Notes on Filing 2007 Taxes (14 clicks)
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April 9, 2008 at 10:15 pm ET I finally completed our tax returns and filed it through NETFILE over the weekend. As I noted before, I finally bid adieu to QuickTax and UFile didn’t cut it for me either. I gave my ... (more) Tuesday, April 8, 2008 Opting out of Telemarketing Calls (2 clicks)
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April 8, 2008 at 7:21 pm ET Is there anything more annoying than telemarketers who seem to have the uncanny ability to call at the most inconvenient times? It is no wonder that the Do Not Call registry in the US has ... (more) Monday, April 7, 2008 Another Reason to Avoid Hedge Funds (2 clicks)
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April 7, 2008 at 5:27 pm ET Hedge funds employ a variety of management strategies but share some common characteristics - they are structured as limited partnerships frequently marketed to “sophisticated investors”, have a fee structure of a management fee plus a ... (more) Sunday, April 6, 2008 Book Review: Devil Take the Hindmost (8 clicks)
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April 6, 2008 at 11:04 pm ET Subtitled A History of Financial Speculation, this book by Edward Chancellor is on the list of books recommended by William Bernstein (of Four Pillars fame). The book is a scholarly account of financial bubbles ... (more) Friday, April 4, 2008 This and That (4 clicks)
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April 4, 2008 at 6:27 am ET Peter Bernstein warns equity investors not to expect 7 percent real returns based on past experience.
Yet, another reason to be wary of emerging markets: performance chasers are feverishly pursuing them.
Gold enthusiasts point out that investing ... (more) Thursday, April 3, 2008 From Canadian Capitalist - view blog entries - visit this blog
April 3, 2008 at 7:36 am ET The deadline for filing the 2007 tax return is April 30, 2008, so if you haven’t already, it’s time to start working on your taxes (remember the steep penalties when owing a balance and filing ... (more) Tuesday, April 1, 2008 1Q-2008 Report Card (5 clicks)
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April 1, 2008 at 10:24 pm ET Equity markets have recovered somewhat from the deep losses experienced in January and the middle of March and the performance of the Sleepy Portfolio during the first quarter of 2008 reflects that. The portfolio ended ... (more) From Canadian Capitalist - view blog entries - visit this blog
April 1, 2008 at 6:57 am ET The Financial Post profiled six of the estimated 1,600 retail investors whose savings were frozen when the asset-backed commercial paper market froze last summer. These retail investors have hundreds of thousands of dollars, often their ... (more) Sunday, March 30, 2008 Book Review: Am I Going to be OK? (7 clicks)
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March 30, 2008 at 10:06 pm ET After reading a note on Jon Chevreau’s blog, I asked the author Francis D’Andrade for a review copy of the book, which is titled after the question most frequently asked of the author. Mr. D’Andrade ... (more) Friday, March 28, 2008 From Canadian Capitalist - view blog entries - visit this blog
March 28, 2008 at 7:56 am ET Rob Carrick’s verdict on QuickTax - it’s fast, easy and annoying. Rob also writes about the lessons from the ABCP fiasco for retail investors.
Everything you want to know about income splitting courtesy of James Daw ... (more) Wednesday, March 26, 2008 ‘Lost Decade’ for Stocks (12 clicks)
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March 26, 2008 at 9:45 pm ET The Wall Street Journal calls the past nine years as the ‘lost decade’ for stocks:
The stock market is trading right where it was nine years ago. Stocks, long touted as the best investment for the ... (more) Tuesday, March 25, 2008 In Defence of Home Ownership (2 clicks)
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March 25, 2008 at 7:00 pm ET There is a kernel of truth in the widely held belief that the home is the ‘best investment’ that most people make (of course, assuming that all housing-related expenses fit comfortably within a household budget). ... (more) Charitable Remainder Trusts: Get a Donation Receipt Now for A Donation You Plan to Give at Death (1 click)
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March 25, 2008 at 7:10 am ET Subsequent to the publication of The RRSP Book, I asked Preet Banerjee if he would be willing to share with us some details of his next project. He recently mentioned that he is working on ... (more) Monday, March 24, 2008 Slow Support at UFile (7 clicks)
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March 24, 2008 at 6:41 am ET If you are considering switching to UFile this year, there is one huge drawback you need to be aware of: the support is really slow. Firstly, UFile does not offer phone support. If you encounter ... (more) Items 155 - 177 of 177
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