Saving and Investing

  After reading the Canadian Payroll Association (CPA) survey on how dismal personal savings rates are, I thought I’d write a post on the “pay yourself first” principle. First off, …

For those who find the world of investing to be scary, confusing and overwhelming, balanced funds can provide a relatively stable and conservative investment choice.  Investing your money can be …

Canadian energy stocks have been on a tear this year and it is easy to see why.  Canada’s energy resources are long-lived assets, while the “fracking” techniques that have captured …

Welcome to my article on how to build passive income streams.  Building passive income streams has been a major goal of mine for years. Since I started my first “real” …

This post looks at how to make a budget.  Much of my success in saving money and increasing my net worth has to do with my monthly budgets.  I mean …

This article looks at investing in physical gold.  Gold is the most popular type of bullion and it is trading well below its all-time highs of 2011. There are 2 …

Saving money isn’t easy these days, but in the past year I’ve managed to save nearly $1,000 by focusing on 3 household expenses: insurance, my phone/cable and internet bill and my Home …

What makes investing such a lucrative activity is the power of compounding.  Einstein once famously described compound interest as the “eighth wonder of the world.”  In this article, I’ll be …

With our busy schedules it’s important to take time out every once in a while and just sit back and relax with a great book.  Every year, I try to …