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Weekend Reading – Money revelations, value stocks, avoiding home ownership and more + MORE Sep 17th
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Welcome to a new Weekend Reading edition friends. I hope the back end of the summer is treating you well. Earlier this week I shared this financial goals update. We’re on vacation thanks to some savings we started many months ago.
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Nervous about protecting your retirement savings? Here’s what you shouldn’t do Apr 20th
As the stock markets tumble in the time of pandemic, it’s difficult to know what steps to take to protect savings..... More »
Poilievre, Singh call on Carney to publicly disclose assets, possible conflicts - National Post + MORE Mar 20th
Poilievre, Singh call on Carney to publicly disclose assets, possible conflicts National PostI want a successful, well-travelled, well connected prime minister Toronto StarOpinion: The modern kings of politics need not be questioned The Globe and MailNew PM Carney an.... More »
Carney Held $6.8 Million of Brookfield Options Before Quitting for Political Run - Bloomberg + MORE Mar 18th
Carney Held $6.8 Million of Brookfield Options Before Quitting for Political Run BloombergCarney pushes back when questioned about financial assets CBC.ca'Look inside yourself': Carney gets snippy at reporter when pressed on conflicts of interest National PostConserv.... More »
Balancing personal and financial goals as you build a new life in Canada + MORE Nov 19th
Starting over in a new country can feel like being handed a blank canvas and a long to-do list. There’s the excitement of exploring your new surroundings, trying new foods, and building a life from scratch. But alongside that is the very real pressure of needing to get your finances in order.
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The difference between BlackBerry and Neiman Marcus? (CPPIB wants only one)
– theglobeandmail.com
Smartphone maker's stock sinks
TORONTO – The Toronto stock market opened lower amid news that Syria has agreed…
5.5 year – 2.70%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by Outlook Financial and was updated on 2013-03-14. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
Why I Avoid Trading Options When Possible
– IntelligentSpeculator.net
It’s a question that I’ve gotten many times in the past. If I believe so much in a stock like Facebook, why not buy a call option instead of buying the stock? The potential gains (and losses) are so much greater. It’s easy to understand why. If I buy for $5000 of Facebook, I’ll basically own about 100-150 shares.However, by buying call options, I could have an exposure that would be 10 times the number of shares. It’s certainly tempting and I obviously would have done extremely well had I done that instead of buying the stock. So yes, in theory it makes a lot of sense and if you are right on calls like that one, buying options will end up making a lot more sense.
There’s More To Equity Risk In Options
The big problem of course is that when you trade an option your performance depends on much more than the stock’s price. The option will also move depending on changes in interest rates, dividend expectations and volatility. Those factors are not minor. I personally try to simplify my personal trading and trading volatility clearly does not fit that model…
Aid group: Financial crisis drives up number of Greek suicides – and it might go higher still
– canadianbusiness.com
ATHENS, Greece – A Greek aid group says suicides have increased by 45 per cent during the first four years of Greece’s financial crisis, and warned there are indications of a further “very large rise” in the past two years.
The Athens-based group Klimaka said Tuesday that officially reported suicides rose steadily between 2007 and 2011, accounting for an annual jump in deaths from 328 to 477 in that period, according to data from the Greek Statistical Authority.
The group said, based on its own research, the number of suicides has continued to rise through 2012 and 2013.
Greece still has one of the lowest suicide rates in Europe, but a dramatic rise in poverty and unemployment since the debt-strapped nation began imposing harsh austerity measures has been blamed for the increase in deaths.
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The Athens-based group Klimaka said Tuesday that officially reported suicides rose steadily between 2007 and 2011, accounting for an annual jump in deaths from 328 to 477 in that period, according to data from the Greek Statistical Authority.
The group said, based on its own research, the number of suicides has continued to rise through 2012 and 2013.
Greece still has one of the lowest suicide rates in Europe, but a dramatic rise in poverty and unemployment since the debt-strapped nation began imposing harsh austerity measures has been blamed for the increase in deaths.
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