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The following post is by staff writer Teacher Man, who writes at My University Money. The financial industry makes a mint of throwing buzzwords as people that are financially illiterate.  How many times do we see financial planners throw around the term “diversification” as if it were not merely one of the Ten Commandments, but first [...]

28 Comments Teacher Man on Mar 26th 2012

I recently received a question from Rachel, a reader here at Invest It Wisely, and with her permission I am publishing the question here so we can get feedback from fellow readers and bloggers. Rachel is concerned about her mom’s retirement. Her mother is self-employed and has no other relatives to lean on other than [...]

10 Comments Kevin on Mar 21st 2012

Why do you need spare cash to cover emergencies? Won’t the government take care of you? Aren’t there others watching out for you? Well, not always. Today, just like at every point in history, the person most motivated to care about you is yourself, and sometimes, a bit of spare cash can make a world [...]

25 Comments Kevin on Feb 29th 2012

The following is a post by staff writer Teacher Man. This is his first post for Invest It Wisely; please join me in welcoming him to the site! There has recently been a spate of articles on the internet about how jealous people are of public sector “gold-plated pensions” in Canada. I’m fairly certain that [...]

33 Comments Teacher Man on Feb 27th 2012

What can you learn from a person by reading their tax return? What secrets do they have? What can you learn about their lives… and what have they been leaving off of the return? As part of this month’s coffee talk, I’m going to give you some insight into the three things my 2010 says [...]

17 Comments Kevin on Feb 8th 2012

Happy New Year, all! I can’t believe it’s already 2012. I know that it is already January 9, but this is also the first roundup I do in the new year. Did you enjoy the holidays and the new year? Here are some recent posts at Invest It Wisely that you may have missed: 5 [...]

11 Comments Kevin on Jan 9th 2012

The winners of the $300 Christmas giveaway have been drawn and paid! I would like to thank all of the winners for participating, and my fellow sponsors for being very generous and helping out with this giveaway. The Winners Michelle S. ($100 via PayPal; $100 to the charity of their choice) My Own Advisor (Courtesy [...]

9 Comments Kevin on Jan 4th 2012

It’s now December, and Christmas is slowly drawing nearer. A holiday spirit is starting to fill the air, and it will soon be the holidays. I have personally just finished my last exam, so I feel more relaxed than I did last week! I will have vacations from work starting in two weeks, and then [...]

122 Comments Kevin on Dec 2nd 2011

I moved into my first home with my girlfriend in January, this year. We had been looking for a place for nearly a year before that, and there were many questions that came to mind as we were searching: What is the area like? What will the commute be like? Will we be able to [...]

25 Comments Kevin on Nov 28th 2011

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