Starting in 2009, Canadian residents who are over 18 years of age will be eligible to contribute $5,000 per year to a TFSA (Tax Free Savings Account). Unused contribution room will be carried forward. …

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James Simons is not that well known considering he: A) Earned $1.7 Billion in 2006 B) Guided his hedge fund to an annualized net rate of return of 36% for the 19 years ending 2006 First let's …

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I realized there have been a few posts within the blogosphere this past week about when using an RRSP might not be a good idea. I'll weigh in on this in a separate post, but in the meantime you can …

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The sale of Manhattan by the natives to Peter Minuit in 1626 often includes a mention of the estimated sale price. The actual exchange was apparently for some trade goods which is estimated to have …

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My brother sent me a link (which you can read here) that mentioned that Google was not included in the Dow Jones Industrialized Average (DJIA) during recent changes to the index. The link gives the …

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As a follow up to the recent post on viaticals, let's look at 'life settlements' (not to be confused with structured settlements). The concept is basically the same, where an investor can purchase a …

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