The price of gold has recently been shooting through the roof. As of the time of this writing gold is hovering near $1870. It seems like only a short while ago when I was wondering if $1500 was near. What’s going on with the price of gold? Is this the beginning of a mania phase [...]
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Retirement Portfolios for Those Drawing an Income
The following is a guest post by Mathieu Bouville. Drawing an income changes everything The usual viewpoint of investment advice is that of someone twenty or thirty years away from retirement who wants to accumulate a capital for retirement. Here I instead focus on somebody who is retired and wants an income. This case is [...]
17 Comments Guest on Mar 31st 2011
Apparently it’s one of the coldest winters on record for some areas of Europe and the U.S., but it actually feels pretty normal to me up here in Canada. Most days have been warmer than -10C, and although I am not a person that adores the cold, this winter almost feels warm to me, since [...]
13 Comments Kevin on Jan 16th 2011
20 Comments Kevin on Jan 9th 2011
The shortest day of the year (for those of you in the northern hemisphere) is almost here… and so is Christmas! Is anyone tired of the snow yet? This is actually the first Christmas I spend at home in four years (the last three were overseas), so I’m actually enjoying it so far! Posts of [...]
21 Comments Kevin on Dec 19th 2010
I recently read Barbara Friedberg’s 20 Minute Guide to Investing. This guide is an intro to investing that covers the basics of what you need to know, before you start investing. Barbara covers many topics, including the following: What should I do before I invest? Why should I invest? What is investing, and what are [...]
15 Comments Kevin on Oct 13th 2010
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What Do You Need to Get out of the Rat Race and Achieve Financial Freedom?
What does it mean to get out of the rat race? To me, the phrase “getting out of the rat race” represents the desire and drive within most of us to live our passions and achieve our goals. If you are living the life of your dreams at a 9 to 5, then the rat [...]
102 Comments Kevin on Oct 5th 2010
This has been a busy week so far. I started classes which I am taking twice a week after work, and there is quite a bit of homework and study attached. I really don’t remember how I used to mix work and school in the past! Here are my posts over the past week: Learn [...]
17 Comments Kevin on Sep 10th 2010
