It seems there are a lot of guys on vacation right now because I've basically been on call for all the networks providing analysis and commentary (and mostly hand holding) surrounding the credit …

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Part of the austerity measures just passed by the Greek government involves the cutting of 150,000 government jobs over the next four years. Considering the size of Greece, this is pretty …

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The big news this week was that American behemoth Vanguard will be setting up shop in Canada. For those that don't know, Vanguard manages almost $2 trillion in assets and is known for having rock …

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A number of financial services organizations have banded together to form the Coalition for Professional Standards for Financial Planners. Essentially, they want to see a standardized set of …

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I overhauled the blog a week ago and gave it a new design. So far, the design changes seem to be working as pageviews on the site jumped 60% overnight. Check it out and I'd love to hear your feedback …

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Sometimes I see the wrong terms being used on TV, in print and online. Most of the time the errors are harmless, like with naming imprecision of US government debt instruments. So I point out the …

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