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Personal Finance Debtors' Row or Easy Street? By Fiona Anderson Bank failures, stock market plunges and the endless talk of recession is enough to make anyone want to bury their head in the sand or run for the hills. But instead, batten down the hatches and check out your survival kit -- your financial survival kit that is. More bad economic news forecast By Eric Beauchesne OTTAWA -- More bad economic news -- a further slowdown in housing construction, falling factory shipments, and a shrinking trade surplus -- likely await Canadians in the coming week. Microchips pave new ways to pay By Daniel Drolet THE way we pay for things is about to change. U.S. financial woes creep into Canada By Ray Turchansky The tentacles of destruction from the United States' housing debacle and credit crunch are latching onto more Canadians day by day, now affecting holders of principal-protected notes and segregated funds, as well as members of federally regulated pension plans. Markets still fragile; energy, loonie tumble By David Friend TORONTO -- North American markets are in a fragile state as they enter the first week of November, and leave in their trails one of the worst months in trading history. Bulls & Bears A look at some of the week's winners aned losers from markets around the world Bull Will bear market last long? By Ray Turchansky When the Toronto Stock Market recently frolicked through a single-day rebound of seven per cent, a colleague asked if I was calling the end to the bear market in stocks. Forget stocks, worry about daily expenses Your stocks may be melting down and your mortgage might be weighing on you, but don’t panic. Economy won't turn around on a dime By Ray Turchansky The problem with the ongoing stock market meltdown has been the lack of a defining moment of capitulation. Learning from the worst market slumps What will you remember about the crash of ’08? What have learned about the markets, about yourself? Beware fraud in homebuying TORONTO — The purchase of a dream home is probably the greatest investment in many people’s lives, but beware -- even with such a major purchase, fraud could be lurking just around the corner, say experts in the real estate industry. Retiring with no company pension By Jim Yih EDMONTON -- Less than half of the current workforce in Canada belongs to a pension plan. Here are a couple of successful retirees who retired without a pension. Take a deep breath... then look for bargains on stocks By Brenda Bouw VANCOUVER -- Smart investors should stop stressing about the market meltdown and start researching what stocks to buy at bargain prices as a way to get the most out of plunging stock markets, experts say. Wondering what you're thankful for? By Eric Beauchesne OTTAWA -- Canadians will likely have the markets on their minds for some time to come. Save big JOEL SCHLESINGER IT'S getting financial planners and accountants across the nation hot and bothered. investing Retiring one thing, affording it another By Paul Delean Emily Reid didn't need to keep working past age 65, but she's glad she did. Bulls and bears A look at some of the week's winners and losers from markets around the world Bull Whatever Buffet would do, do it too By Lauren Krugel CALGARY -- As some of the biggest bastions of Wall Street wealth crumbled, portfolio manger James Cole asked himself a key question: What would Warren Buffett do? Fixed-income vehicles ease your uncertainty By Keith and Kevin Greenard To diversify your investments you should have a fixed-income component in your portfolio, such as guaranteed investment certificates or bonds. U.S. financial problems hide Canadian woes By Eric Beauchesne OTTAWA -- The focus in the coming week will remain on the performance of financial markets to see whether this week's stunning stock market recovery is sustained, but Canadians will also get some economic news that should allow them to judge whether Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's mantra that the "fundamentals are strong" still rings true. By Keith and Kevin Greenard The ABCs of GICs Information overload By Joel Schlesinger Investors have access to more information than ever before, as hammered home in last week's column. The Internet offers up-to-the-minute pricing that can be accessed 24/7. We can find breaking news about companies, funds, markets and events -- war, famine, hurricanes and political strife -- that can affect our investments. Wife's job loss puts couple at crossroads By Paul Delean Losing her $90,000-a-year job in a corporate restructuring was both a setback and an opportunity for Elise Edwards, 51. Welcome to the new Money Matters YOU told us this summer that you no longer wanted mutual fund and trust fund data that very few of you still rely on; instead, you asked for more information on investing; more on markets; and a sharper focus on local companies. Return to Top |
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