All of us know about conventional investment movements once they become popular. In the late 90s, it was stocks. In the mid 2000s, it was real estate. Some are now saying that the next hot trend is gold. Riding these trends can be highly profitable, if you get in at the right time. The problem… [Read More]
Archives for November 2010
Is Low Fat Yogurt Really That Good for You?
Today, fat is demonized as a horrible component of food that we should avoid at all costs. Commercials today show skinny girls eating low-fat and zero-fat products, thus making the link in our minds between beauty and low-fat. If you eat high-fat products, you must need a motorized cart to push you around at Walmart,… [Read More]
The Skinny on Real Estate Investing: A Book Review
Does anyone remember the real estate euphoria from a few years back? While people are still trying to pick up the pieces down south, the euphoria hasn’t really gone away up here in Canada, though the dimmer switch has perhaps been turned down somewhat. In The Skinny on Real Estate Investing: An Introduction to the… [Read More]
Mid-Week Reading: Pet Peeves Edition
What are your pet peeves? I don’t think I have too many, but here are a couple that come to mind, because I find them particularly disgusting: People who spit their gum out onto drinking fountains. Why do people do this? It’s disgusting to the next user of the faucet, and there’s often a garbage… [Read More]
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