Investment decisions you make today will affect your life and lifestyle for years to come. Now is the time to do your homework, understand your retirement savings options and make a more solid investment in your future.
What you need to know about social media, including descriptions of the sites Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Advice on privacy settings that help Facebook users limit who can get information about them, including advertisers and application developers. How social media can expand both your personal and professional contacts.
Apple’s MacBook Air: Up Close & Personal
With interest rates near zero, governments printing money, fund managers wonder why people continue to buy bonds.
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Monday, May 19, 2008 IPS Insurance Simon Kay on living insurance benefits.
Themajor US equity indices closed lower Monday following a report this morning from the Commerce Department showing that personal income increased at a lower-than-expected rate. Personal income in July rose 0.2%, below economists’ predictions of a 0.3% growth rate. Last month’s personal spending rose 0.4%, its biggest increase in four months, below economists’ expectations of a 0.3% hike.
Themajor US equity indices closed higher Tuesday following successful debt auctions in Europe and as technology stocks were boosted on news that the personal computer market is expected to grow. International Data Corporation said that it expects the personal computer market will grow 20% this year. New York state manufacturing continued to grow in June, as the Empire State index rose to 19.6, up from 19.1 in May.
www.canadian-money-advisor.ca Interview with Jon Chevreau – Author of Findependence Day – Wealthyboomer.ca – Part 1 Monty Loree folks, this is Monty Loree for Canadian Money Adviser and I’m pretty excited. I’ve got Jon Chevreau who’s the author of Findependence Day and I’m just going to read an intro here. Jonathan Chevreau joined Financial Post in 1993 and took over the personal finance column in 1996 which continued in the Financial Post. He has authored several financial books on mutual funds and stock market including the Wealthy Boomer: Life After Mutual Funds and now a financial novel, Findependence Day which we’re going to talk about today
Brooks International presents Michael Port. www.brooksinternational.com The Boston Globe calls Michael Port, an uncommonly honest author. The Wall Street Journal calls him a marketing guru. Canada’s leading business paper, The Financial Post declares the world needs more Michael Ports. But who cares about him?
Housing Crisis – Analysis and Discussion with Harrison LeFrak of LeFrak Organization: Commercial Real Estate is in a Slow-Motion Car Crash; No Green Shoots Ahead (Bloomberg News)