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The tax-savvy investor
Ross Taylor, a 52-year-old mortgage broker in Toronto, thinks savings accounts virtually guarantee low returns. “If you put your TFSA money in a savings account giving you 1%, it will take you 72...
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The no-fuss investor
Karen Hudson, 41, of Whitby, Ont., started investing in TFSAs early. “I opened an account for myself and my husband, Steve, the day after they came out. I was really excited. If there’s any way I can...
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The high-risk investor
When it comes to investing, Gerry Garda of Vernon, B.C., loves two things above all else: day trading and researching small technology companies. (We’ve changed his name to protect his privacy.) Over...
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Invest where the economy is growing
If you’ve been looking for an entry point into the emerging markets, the recent dip may be it. As of late September, emerging market equities as a group were down more than 25% since the beginning of...
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How to prepare for a new baby
Living on less First off, figure out how much income you’ll have while you’re on parental leave. Employment Insurance will give you a maximum of $468 per week. Ask your employer if they will top this...
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The payoff: Unconventional learning
“Colonel, you should know that I can’t even balance my Visa account, and now I have a billion-dollar budget and 10,000 soldiers to care for. Your job is to keep me out of jail for the next two years!”...
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A spouse in the house
During the first few years of his retirement, Marjorie Edgeworth’s husband, John, used to pace outside the door of her Toronto home office waiting for her to finish work. “Every once in a while he’d...
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How panhandlers spend your money
Most of us want to help those who are less fortunate, but we worry the money could be used to fuel addictions rather than to provide food and shelter. It’s not perfect, but the result of a survey of...
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Auto: ‘My other car is a minivan’
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Am I on track…
The goal Janice and Michael Dixon want to retire at age 55 with $50,000 a year in after-tax income. The current situation Janice Dixon, a 34-year-old recruiter for an engineering firm in Calgary, and...
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