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Lotto 6/49 Jackpot Hits $29 Million

(Jun 6) A jackpot of $29 million! Wouldn't that be nice? That's the anticipated first prize in the upcoming draw on Wednesday June 7, 2006 in Canada's national lottery, Lotto 6/49. Should you, as a rational investor, buy a ticket?    Read
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Does Your Bank pay 202% Annually on Savings?

(May 31) Recently, I wrote that HSBC Canada is entering the fray to fight for its customers' savings dollars - an area in Canada that has long been neglected by the Big Banks. Now they've gone a step further.    Read

The CPP - Boomers Pay for Now, and Pay for Later

(May 30) The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) was begun in the heady days of the late 1960s when jobs were plentiful and inflation and interest rates were low. The prospect of baby-boomers aplenty coming into the labour force meant that its genesis as a pay-as-you-go pension plan posed no funding problems in the foreseeable future.    Read

The Buck Doesn't Stop Here!

(May 29) A new report by Statistics Canada shows that Canadians spent a record $5.8 billion abroad on travel, education and health care in the first quarter of 2006.    Read

Benefit Levels Under the Canada Pension Plan

(May 28) What level of public retirement income can Canadians expect? The main source for working Canadians is the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). I chose this topic today because the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board released its annual report concerning the health of the funds within the Canada Pension Plan on May 17, 2006. The board's fiscal ...    Read

Real Estate Frenzy?

(May 23) Has the real estate market reached a fever pitch in Canada?    Read

Lessons from my Imaginary Portfolios

(May 16) As I reported earlier, my phantom portfolio, the Buffoonery U.S. Portfolio, is down about 13% in Canadian dollar terms since its inception in April 2005. On the other hand, my Buffoonery Canadian Portfolio is up almost 50% compared to the index of about 30%. What lessons are there in these two, admittedly small, portfolios?    Read

The Buffoonery Portfolio U.S. - May 2006

(May 12) I am running two parallel portfolios in my efforts to beat the market by randomly selecting six stocks and comparing their return to a benchmark index. One tracks the Canadian market, one tracks the U.S. market.    Read

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