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…or purse, I suppose, if you’re a woman. Or European. Whatever. While much of the media coverage of yesterday’s Federal Budget has focused on the economic stimulus initiatives and the political wrangling in Ottawa, self-centred Canadians such as myself are wondering exactly what impact the impact will be on our personal finances. Sure, new [...]
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As investors, we tend to focus most of our attention on our actual investments and pay minimal attention to systems in place to regulate and facilitate them. This is a good thing, as it is evidence of a system that does what it is supposed to do. But that may be about to change.
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Digital music just got a little friendlier. Apple announced yesterday that it will be removing DRM locks from iTunes music downloads. This marks a significant shift in focus for Apple and the major record labels and is mostly good news for consumers, although some songs will be increasing and price and upgrading your old downloads [...]
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I almost got thrown out of a coffee shop yesterday morning.
Apparently, the bohemian latte crowd isn’t down with random exclaims of “Wait, what?” from suits reading Canada’s national newspaper. Yet that was the only way to express my frustration upon reading the Globe and Mail editorial yesterday entitled “Private Saving, Collective Loss“.
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Quick- name three “recession proof” industries.
If you’re like me, you probably thought about those industries with inelastic demand and solid business models- big tobacco, health care, and other sectors that people just won’t cut out of their monthly budgets. But would you have guessed that sex toys might fall in this category as well?
Anthony Germain, [...]
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