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Financial Facelift
Big house dream out of reach for now
"Should we be prepaying the mortgage or should I be contributing to his RRSP to lower my taxes?" Colleen wonders.
Book Excerpt
Forget RRSPs until your debt is paid off
Each year you are in debt, real cash is being drained from your bank account and interest is being compounded on it
The Buy Side
Will books evolve into a growth business? Possibly
E-books could do for the publishing industry what e-trading did for stock trading, writes Avner Mandelman
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Picks and Ideas
Stars and Dogs
This week's Stars and Dogs
A look at the companies that caught our eye, for better or worse, this week
Technical Analysis
Bullish on Bristol-Myers
Technical analysis shows the pharmaceutical company is set to rise
Agriculture
Cenovus ramps up oil sands development
The agri-products company has underperformed the market since the company released earnings on Jan. 21
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Made your move yet?
Managing Your Money
Number Cruncher
Strong showing for Asian funds in Year of the Ox
Renaissance China Plus, which focuses on China, and Dynamic Far East Value, a regional fund, rose to the top of the heap with a 72-per-cent gain.
| How Asian stock funds fared in the Year of the Ox | ||
| Name |
1-yr % rtn Jan. 31 |
% rtn 2009 |
| Renaissance China Plus | 72.1 | 71.3 |
| Dynamic Far East Value | 71.9 | 65.0 |
| Mavrix Asia Pacific | 64.5 | 68.2 |
| Source: Globe Investor | ||
Market Blog
Should you pounce on Buffett or wait?
Big expectations have driven the shares higher recently
Market Lab
U.S. blizzards hamper visibility on labour scene
Snow could hamper job creation at a time when market watchers were looking for the picture to brighten
Portfolio Strategy
The ETF building blocks for a solid portfolio
After being given different parameters of risk, three experts were asked to compile some exchange-traded funds for novice investors
Globe Investor
What market watchers are saying this week
The insightful, the outspoken and the just plain weird words coming out of the investing community
Globe Investor
Why you should be a DRIP fan
Divident reinvestment plans can be a cheap way to own more shares of the stocks you have
Investing Mentor
Diving into direct investing
Don't be intimidated, writes personal finance writer Gail Bebee. Just follow these guidelines
RRSP Report 2010
Use new wealth to boost your RRSP
A windfall provides opportunities to reassess financial goals
Features
Globe Investor Magazine
IGM is a good bet as boomers boost savings
Laura Wallace has had success investing in this financial services company that's continued to increase its dividend
Personal Finance Reader
Love is a four-letter word. So is RRSP
This week's edition has tips for RRSPs as well as a roundup of personal finance advice related to Valentine’s Day
Investing
Dividend stocks, your friend
John Heinzl explains why you and dividends should always stick together in this Investor Clinic video
Wealthy Barber
Common investing errors
Author David Chilton explains how to avoid high mutual fund fees in our Let's Talk Investing video
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