Investing and Personal Finance
Randy had some questions about RESPs: Hi, I was wondering what is meant exactly by ‘approved post-secondary school’. I might go back to EU in the next 10 years, so I wasn’t sure what’s needed as proof of education to be able to withdraw including the grant money. I talked to a childrens education fund [...]
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I got my H1N1 shot on Tuesday night – no waiting. If you live in Toronto and have been afraid of the lineups then put your fears away – I went to the East York clinic and there was no waiting. The lady there told me that it was busy in the afternoon but after [...]
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California currently has an unemployment rate of 12.5% which is one of the highest in the country. Given that it is the most populous state it also stands to reason that California has the highest number of unemployed people living there. Like every other state, Californians have benefitted from the numerous unemployment benefit extensions that [...]
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There are all sorts of good reasons to want to start a business. Often it’s also possible to start a business doing something that the owner personally enjoys: people who like creating artistic works might become graphic designers, those who enjoy writing might become ProBloggers, authors or copywriters, while those who like talking to people [...]
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Michigan has the dubious honor of highest unemployment rate in all of America. At 15.1% as of October, it leads the pack by a full 2 percentage points. Nevada (13.0%) and Rhode Island (12.9%) are the next highest state and California is the next large state at 12.5% unemployment rate. The reason the unemployment rate [...]
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I recently took my 3 year old son down to watch the annual Christmas parade for the first time. I live in Toronto but I imagine that most large cities have their own equivalent. I was a bit apprehensive since I had never taken him to a large event like that before. We had a [...]
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When will the $250 Social Security stimulus check be mailed? This is not known at this time but if the bill passes Congress then it is expected that the checks will be mailed sometime in the first quarter of 2010. Will Social Security Payments Be Paid If United States Defaults On Debt? Will there be [...]
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Long term unemployment is not something that anyone should have to deal with. Unfortunately in today’s economy there are more and more unemployed people everyday. The economic slowdown has been going on for a couple of years with mounting job losses to show for it. One of the tragic byproducts of an increasing unemployment rate [...]
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“Almost all neglect the properties they manage and take kickbacks from suppliers and subcontractors who overcharge the property manager’s client in order to pay the kickbacks.” – John T. Reed People selling real estate advice almost always advocate using property management companies. John T. Reed suggests they do this to overcome the objection “I don’t [...]
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Like most states, Kentucky has been hit hard by the financial meltdown of 2008 and subsequent economic slowdown and recession. Many jobs have been lost and for some unlucky people – it will be a long road back to employment. The national unemployment rate has been rising steadily over the last few years and has [...]
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Thanksgiving made me think about fun and inexpensive ways to decorate the table and here are some of the results, a potato turkey, an apple turkey and a nutty turkey. These food animals can be used to decorate the table at Christmas, Thanksgiving or any other time of year that you need a bit of [...]
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The RESP Book: The Simple Guide to Registered Education Savings Plans Everything you need to know about RESPs. |
I get a lot of requests to do guest posts for Four Pillars so I thought I would publicize some guidelines for these. As well, I’m also interested in paid writers as well. Benefits of writing for Four Pillars Writing for Four Pillars is a great opportunity to share your experience and knowledge with a [...]
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One and a half years ago I did a post about Labour vs. Investment Income and Mike did a post about Do You Really Earn Your Investment Income? The point of both of our posts was that there is an expected investment return (ROI) that an investor can’t really take credit for. If you match [...]
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Recently my daughter puked in the car. On herself, on the car seat and a little bit on the car itself. Was it a mild case of H1N1 flu? Too much Halloween candy? Who knows? And it doesn’t really matter – bottom line is that it smelled as foul as you could possibly imagine. This [...]
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I always enjoy features in MoneySense or the Globe and Mail where they profile a family, highlight their current money issues, then consult with a panel of financial planners for suggestions on what the family should do moving forward. Some time ago in MoneySense, they talked to a couple who worked, lived a frugal lifestyle, [...]
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I often see kite surfers zipping around Lake Ontario on windy days and I think it would be a great sport to pick up. The only problem is – what do I do with the kids? I can’t very well go flailing around in the water with my young kids patiently waiting on the shore [...]
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Moolanomy had a great post wondering what exactly is so bad about credit cards and why are debit cards better? Amateur Asset Allocator talks about his experience “activating” a credit card – a rather funny description of the up-sell attempts. Momma’s blog had a post on the 7 sins of fashion – some interesting pics. [...]
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In 2010, President Obama will be paying out a $250 stimulus check to all eligible recipients of SSI which is stands for “Supplemental Security Income”. This $250 payment is part of his ongoing efforts to stimulate the poor economy out of recession. Who is eligible for the $250 stimulus? Anyone who is currently receiving SSI [...]
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