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Money & the World
Does Switching Jobs Actually Help You Get Ahead?
Making a change (or, rather, several changes) earlier in your career can put you on a completely different wealth trajectory. But money probably shouldn’t be the sole factor if you’re deciding whether to jump ship.
Finance for Humans
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
Money Diaries
How I Lost $1.6 Million in Bitcoin in 8 Minutes
And how I am staying sane now that it’s all gone.
News
2026: The Year of Giant Medical Leaps
Six months ago we spotlighted medical breakthroughs. Here are four more that could transform treatment.
Finance for Humans
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.
Money & the World
Avoiding AI Will Not Help You in the Long Run
At least that’s the view of one Silicon Valley insider who has a long track record of being right about such things.
Money & the World
The World Cup Will Be a Party for Canada — But Not a Cash Cow
Why the tournament is a mixed bag for host cities.
Money & the World
The Most Compelling, Surprising, and Delightful Ideas of 2025
A cheat sheet to the year’s best and boldest thinking in finance, tech, and beyond.
Finance for Humans
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.
Money & the World
Canada’s Super-Secret Plan to Soar Past the U.S. Economy
The U.S. has handed Canada an opportunity to become an economic powerhouse. Could these unorthodox ideas get us there?
Finance for Humans
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.
Finance for Humans
Why the Asset Bubble Popped, All at Once
A decade-long market frenzy came to a swift, painful end this year. We asked Philip Grant of Grant’s Interest Rate Observer — a financial newsletter that was one of the first publications to warn about the 2008 financial crisis — to explain why stocks and bonds tanked in tandem.
Money & the World
The Story of the Stock Market, Told by Five Companies
The easy-money era came to an abrupt, painful end this year. These stocks help to explain what the heck that meant in Q3 2022.
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Money & the World
The World Is on Fire. Yet Life Is ... Getting Better?
The news is filled with VERY heavy stuff these days. But, big picture, human existence is actually, and surprisingly, improving in profound ways for millions of people.
Money & the World
The Racial Wealth Gap Is a Problem
Wealth isn't just the money you earn at work — it speaks to the financial history of a family and a people. And our history is fraught.