How Important is Financial Freedom When You Plan to Retire

November 10th, 2011 Category: Opinion, Personal Finance 9 comments
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This post is written by Nina Bernice for informational purposes only and not intended to provide any professional advice.

Saving up for retirement sounds like a daunting task, one which most

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10 Financial Tips In July

July 12th, 2011 Category: Personal Finance 6 comments
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The following is a guest post.

Well, we’re a little over halfway through the year with the second half to deal with. The economy isn’t looking a whole lot better, but hopefully you have made

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Financial Risk in Leveraged Investing

June 15th, 2011 Category: Investing, Personal Finance 19 comments
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It was really not that long ago when I reported my 1st year return on investment for my HELOC portfolio which is funded with borrowed money from my Home Equity Line of

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How To Prepare For Higher Mortgage Rates

July 21st, 2010 Category: Personal Finance 5 comments
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Yesterday, the bank of Canada went ahead and raised the prime rate for a second time in a row. The prime rate is now 2.75%. Regardless of

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Financial Decisions With Long Term Consequences

July 20th, 2010 Category: Personal Finance 10 comments
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Last Saturday I was invited to Paul’s (coworker) house for his daughter’s birthday. Our daughters enjoy playing together since they are of the same age. I finally

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Stock Market Gambling: The Plan to Profit?

July 7th, 2010 Category: HELOC Portfolio Snapshot, Market Analysis, Opinion, Personal Finance 6 comments
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The previous article discussed the 1 gamble that is worth taking by investing in the stock market at these times. Based on history, the odds

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I Fired My Financial Planner

May 13th, 2010 Category: Opinion, Personal Finance 13 comments
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It’s official; I fired my financial advisor for lack of professionalism.

This is how it all started. I was pretty happy with my previous advisor that I chose at

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Portfolio Update: April 2010

May 3rd, 2010 Category: Personal Finance, Portfolio Snapshot 2 comments
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Here’s the monthly portfolio update.

The TFSA is currently holding the following stocks:

(A Tax Free Savings Account is an account where your capital gains are exempt from taxes)

TSE:FVI Fortuna Silver Mines (Silver) o

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Portfolio Update: March 2010

April 1st, 2010 Category: Personal Finance, Portfolio Snapshot Leave a comment
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Here’s the monthly portfolio update.

The TFSA is currently holding the following stocks:

(A Tax Free Savings Account is an account were your capital gains are exempt from taxes)

TSE: GPX Great Plains Exploration (Oil

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Portfolio Introduction

March 24th, 2010 Category: Personal Finance, Portfolio Snapshot Leave a comment
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Portfolio snapshots will be posted at the beginning of each month. Exceptionally, I will be posting this one today because I would like to introduce you to the stocks I am currently holding. This will open the

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