Y HAT
Finance notes from an Ex-Ottawa-Montrealer, now living in Toronto.
Monday, March 24, 2008
RRSP UPDATE
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It's been a tough month for the Y HAT RRSP, which is down 8.14% since inception in August 2007. XIN , the portfolio's EAFE ETF, is d...
Monday, March 3, 2008
WHAT'S UP WITH MY LAYOUT?
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The font on the blog seems weird. The paragraph spacing is off too. What's up with that? This is a sample post. Just trying to add a par...
Saturday, March 1, 2008
CREDIT CRUNCHES AND REAL ESTATE BUSTS
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The inevitable collapse of the real estate boom really shook the banks. Uncertainty about the value of the real estate collateral securing t...
Saturday, February 9, 2008
THE CANADIAN DOLLAR IS OVERVALUED
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The TD Economics department put out an interesting research piece on the value of the Canadian dollar arguing that the loonie is slightly o...
Saturday, February 2, 2008
GREENSPAN ON INFLATION
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I'm currently reading Alan Greespan's memoir, The Age of Turbulence . Here is a quote on the effects of inflation: "[I]nflation...
FALLING INTEREST RATES AND THE STOCK MARKET
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The Federal Reserve cut its funds rate by 50 basis points (bps) this week, on top of last week's unannounced 75 bps reduction. A good ar...
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
INCREASE YOUR CHILD'S RESP EARNINGS BY 1.3%
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I just increased my RESP returns by 1.3%. When I initiated my son's RESP, I decided to set up a monthly contribution which went to a sp...
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