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Finance for Humans
Advice, tips, and useful information on how to be a better money person
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How to Make Millions on Main Street
Two economists reveal the wealth behind owning ordinary private businesses in their new book, The Everyday Millionaire.
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We Just Bought Five Toronto Condos. Was It a Brilliant or Boneheaded Investment?
The real-estate market is a pillar of the Canadian economy. And since we just bought a handful of condos to give away, we decided to dig into where things stand for prospective buyers.
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Why Owning a Home (Probably) Won’t Make You Feel Rich
Canadians have long considered owning a home one of the surest paths to wealth, but one financial consultant argues that they too often overlook the financial downsides
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A Crank’s Guide to Investing: How to Build an End Times Portfolio
As a fun thought exercise, let’s try to build a disaster-proof portfolio for four not-totally-implausible scenarios.
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Is the Stock Market Finally, Actually Overvalued?
Or: the problem with the price-to-earnings ratio
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Make Your Financial Life Bulletproof, With Help From John Goodman (?!)
What a great clip from a bad movie can teach you about money.
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Nervous About Overheated Stocks? Let’s Revisit Four of Our Best-Ever Insights
Everyone is talking (and fretting) about bubbles. You (probably) shouldn’t freak! Here’s why.
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The Budget for People Who Hate Budgeting (and Also Want a Bidet)
It’s called the 50/30/20 rule, and it’s a tedium-free way to work toward your goals
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You’ve probably heard this advice before: diversify your investments or else bad things could happen! Well, how do you actually do that smartly? And why should you in the first place? We’ve got answers.
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You Probably Shouldn't Panic Sell to Avoid Drawdowns
There’s almost always a reason to dump your stocks. History suggests caution.
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OMG You’re Having a Baby! (A Guide to That and Other Big Life Moments That’ll Affect Your Taxes)
The government won’t help you raise your kid, furnish your home, study for exams, or pick the right engagement ring. But it will help you save money on all of those things.
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Markets Have Been Bananas. Is It Time to Hold Defensive Stocks?
Investors tend to flock to stable (that is, boring) companies in times of turbulence. We investigated whether that’s such a good idea.
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10 Books That’ll Teach You Everything (Or at Least a Lot) About Money
Want to sound smart at your next holiday party? We’ve got some reading reccos that will help.
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RRSP vs TFSA: What’s the Better Choice?
In this battle of the tax-sheltered accounts (and who doesn’t love to see a good fight between tax shelters?), we tell you when you should put your money in an RRSP, when you should pick a TFSA, and when you should do both (if you can!).
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Five Tax Enigmas That Confuse Basically Everyone
OK, OK: they’re not technically enigmas, but these are the things most likely to trip you up when it comes time to file. We make sense of the madness and hopefully spare you some confusion.
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The Bond Market Fell, Hard. An Explainer for Normal Humans
A steep selloff in government securities has unnerved Wall Street — and made individual investors question whether bonds are even worth holding anymore. Here’s what’s going on.