Archive for May, 2010

It’s now been a bit more than two months since Invest It Wisely has launched; in the grand scheme of things, that isn’t too long, but the site has grown, readership has increased, and I joined the Yakezie challenge. Even the weather has changed a lot over the last month; I remember when we were [...]

No Comments Kevin on May 31st 2010

Here is your weekend reading:

7 Comments Kevin on May 28th 2010

This is the second in a series of articles on living to 100 and beyond. This post was originally published on May 26, 2010. Living to 100 and beyond… is it a dream, or is it something we can achieve in our lifetimes? Last week, I introduced the concept of living to 100 and beyond, [...]

19 Comments Kevin on May 26th 2010

Usually I have a new post up on Monday, but Invest It Wisely is on holiday today. For those of you in Canada, happy Victoria Day; enjoy the nice weather! For those of you everywhere else, I hope that the weather is nice over there, too. I’ll admit that it’s not quite as good as [...]

6 Comments Kevin on May 24th 2010

The markets are in turmoil, people are rioting in Greece, gold is down nearly $100 from its recent peak, fiat money is growing parabolically, we cannot continue our ways…, but, the sun is still shining, the world is still turning, and people are still waking up in the morning. Here is your weekend reading:

5 Comments Kevin on May 22nd 2010

I recently sold off a good chunk of my precious metals at the market peak, and with the recent market turmoil that doesn’t seem like it was such a bad decision. However, I am in a bit of a dilemma: I have a downpayment to pay, and I have a choice to draw on mutual [...]

9 Comments Kevin on May 19th 2010

A while ago, I took a look at the performance of gold over the past few decades, and I recently looked at the hot activity in precious metals. There was a great discussion on that post on the merits of investing in gold versus the stock market, and fellow bloggers shared their views on the [...]

10 Comments Kevin on May 18th 2010

This is the first in a series of articles on living to 100 and beyond. This post was originally published on May 17, 2010. Ever since time immemorial, humans have been born, they age, and one day, they die. Each of us is blessed with only a few short decades of youth; it’s all downhill [...]

12 Comments Kevin on May 17th 2010

I’ve been spending some more time in the past couple of days reading other people’s posts and commentary, so the weekend reading is coming a little bit later this week. I have some interesting ideas and questions in my mind that have come from this reading: What moves do you make in an immoral economic [...]

4 Comments Kevin on May 15th 2010

Has anyone noticed the movements of gold, silver, etc… lately? As I write this, gold is almost at $1250. The gold price, silver prices, and the platinum price have all been going through the roof. Sovereign debt risk is the current topic of interest, and there is a tug of war going on between the [...]

26 Comments Kevin on May 12th 2010

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