Review and Giveaway: The Intelligent Portfolio

The Intelligent Portfolio does an excellent job of explaining ten basic concepts needed to make good investment decisions in a simple and straightforward manner. The book will be invaluable for a beginning investor…

Review and Giveaway: The Intelligent Portfolio

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Our Top Ten Money Saving Ideas

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I don’t think it is all that difficult to save money. You can find tons of money saving ideas in books and on the internet but the trick is figuring out which ones work for you. In my opinion, the best saving ideas…

Is a Costco membership worth it?

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Yesterday’s post elicited a comment from a reader who wondered if it’s worth joining Costco because their prices aren’t always the cheapest and they offer a limited selection of merchandise. We have been Costco…

Smith Manoeuvre: Who Profits?

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The siren song is irresistible: “Make your mortgage tax deductible” or “Want to beat the tax man?” — is that a trick question? Who doesn’t? This is also accompanied by a warning — “Don’t try this at…

Tax Freedom Day 2008

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It’s an annual tradition for me to write about the Tax Freedom Day (June 25th in 2005, June 23rd in 2006 and June 18th in 2007) and rant about our high taxes. The Fraser Institute estimates that, in 2008, Tax Freedom…

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