Ram, the author of The Canadian Capitalist blog, recently wrote on the new RDSP program (Registered Disability Savings Plan) being offered by the government. I left a comment on …
Take CPP Early? Or Late?
The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) has a maximum monthly benefit of $884.58 for 2008 (for a 65 year old). That means that if you made the maximum annual contribution to CPP for a …
2007 TSX Performance worse than you think…
You may already know that Canada's TSX stock market is very poorly diversified. The energy, materials and financial sectors make up three-quarters of the index! Also, our …
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$100 Oil + The Higher Loonie = Gas prices still cheaper in the U.S.?
If your eyes and ears work, you will no doubt know that the price of Oil has been on a tear of sorts for the last few years. I just saw on the news that Oil was $15/barrel as …
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