The following is a staff post by My University Money. Repeat after me: Everything is negotiable. This is one of the coolest personal finance tips that I have ever been given. I don’t have much interest in clipping coupons, or shopping for eight hours looking for that perfect deal on a basic product I want to buy…. [Read More]
Canada’s New Budget: A Paradigm Shift – Although a Small One
The following post is by staff writer Teacher Man, who writes at My University Money. While the budget that was announced last week wasn’t exactly revolutionary (despite what political spinsters on either side might have you believe) I believe that it was a small step in an overall paradigm shift that is subtly taking shape… [Read More]
The Dangers of Over Diversification
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… [Read More]
Why I Wish I Controlled My Pension
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… [Read More]