From the monthly archives:

September 2008

As of closing bell yesterday, the TSX was down almost 850 on the day, and has lost 18% of its value in the past month. That’s just brutal. While my optimistic side sees a buying opportunity, my frosted, jaded side sees my retirement date pushed back from July 2045 to about November 2045. Those could [...]

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Dr. Romance Prescribes a Prenup

September 29, 2008

At weddings, I’m probably the least romantic person around. While others want to give gifts of silverware and china and offer trite, folksy wisdom like “Never go to bed angry”, I’m the guy offering up good, solid advice like “Always have a safe word!” and, on the subject of this post, “You really should get [...]

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I know that I promised to try to keep politics out of this blog during the election campaign, but when the topic of student loans and benefits gets raised- a favourite pet topic of mine since I was involved with the students’ union back in my undergrad- I just couldn’t resist.
The Liberal Platform, released earlier [...]

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Personal finance blogs tend to be chock full o’ advice- some good, some bad- and Money Grubbing Lawyer is no exception. What makes me so special? My advice is in the form of haiku!
Or at least it is today.

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“It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own self-interest. We address ourselves, not to their humanity but to their self-love, and never talk to them of our own necessities but of their advantages.”  -  Adam Smith, The [...]

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