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The Log Drivers’ Song of the Week

June 17, 2011 Song of the Week
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I’m finally back on the bandwagon! Here’s a Song of the Week for the first time in far too long. For any readers outside of Canada, the National Film Board makes these little vignettes which I remember as a child playing on CBC. This was always one of my favorites. Have a great weekend!

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RE/MAX 2011 Housing Outlook

December 8, 2010 Statistics
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The RE/MAX 2011 Housing Outlook is just out, and there’s some interesting ideas in there. Not everyone agrees (including the Edmonton Real Estate Board, whose 2011 Forecast comes out next month, watch for the live blog). Rather than just write a bunch of blog posts, I’m creating a resources section. There’s already a page there [...]

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Your House Is NOT A Damn ATM (and 5 Other Things We Agree On)

November 10, 2010 Investing
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Inspired by this weeks’s entertainment, I got thinking about the commonalities of real estate, economics and investment blogs, whatever their slant. I think there’s a lot we can agree on. Your house is not a damn ATM If you put a HELOC (home equity line of credit) on your home, be damn careful what you [...]

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BofC Overnight Target Up 0.25%

September 9, 2010 Financing

As many expected, the Bank of Canada raised rates 0.25%, making the overnight rate 1%. Most banks followed suit, making the prime rate 3%. Here’s the high points from the press release (via Canadian Mortgage Trends) “…Consumption growth is expected to remain solid and business investment to rise strongly.” “The Bank now expects the economic [...]

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September 8th Bank of Canada Predictions

September 7, 2010 Business

I know we’re cutting it a little close with this one, but when the Bank of Canada releases the new overnight rate tomorrow morning, do you think it’s going to go up or down? I’ll share the responses tomorrow after the announcement. Loading…

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8 Links for Your Weekend – Parade Style

August 13, 2010 Cool Websites
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Here’s some links to help your Friday (or Saturday) go a little faster. I’m going to try and post things like this a little more regular, so please leave a comment and let me know if there’s types of links, news, topics or questions you’d like to see more of! From Lovely Listing – NFSWednesday: [...]

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450 of my Facebook Friends Are Going To Be Screwed In Retirement

July 14, 2010 My Personal Belize
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There’s been a lot in the news the last few months about how Canada’s gone from a nation of savers to a nation of spenders. While it’s true that we’ve gone from saving ~15% of our income to ~1%, there’s some scarier stats out there. We’re in serious danger of outliving our savings, getting useless [...]

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