There is no new article this week. But here are some older articles that I specifically recommend to review & re-read. These three articles mainly talk about government debt, inflation, and money supply. They explain the implications of the massive government moves and the economics surrounding them. At this particular point in time, I feel [...]
Archive for the ‘ECONOMY/ECONOMICS’ Category
BoC To Curb Rise Of Canadian Dollar
Posted in ECONOMY/ECONOMICS, tagged Bank Of Canada (BoC), Fed printing money, Implications of the Fed's purchase of treasuries, Implications of the Fed's purchase of US Treasuries, inflation worries, Monetary policy, quantitative easing on August 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Bank of Canada suggested it could purchase government securities/treasuries in the open market to lower borrowing rates further, and curb the rise of the Canadian dollar if it continues to rise. There is a strong possibility that the currency’s strength would hamper economic growth and delay recovery. Such a move is referred to as [...]
Canada Unveils Carbon Market Plan
Posted in ECONOMY/ECONOMICS, tagged canad federal carbon-offset scheme, canada carbon market strategy, cap on greenhouse gas emissions, carbon cap-and-trade, Climate-change legislation, EU Allowance Unit (EUAs), green investing, Minister of the Environment Jim Prentice, tCO2e (Tonnes of Carbon Dioxide), The Montreal Climate Exchange (MCeX), trade pollution permits, Western Climate Initiative on June 11, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Its been a year (May 2008) since I wrote an article regarding carbon emission credits and related information (Canada begins trading carbon emission credits on the MCeX). Since then not much news in Canada has surfaced due to the problems of the financial crisis taking priority. But on Wednesday (June 10, 2009), the federal government [...]
The Unfortunate Baby Boomers (The Mutual Fund Retirement Myth)
Posted in ECONOMY/ECONOMICS, tagged 401K, active investing, Baby boomers, California Public Employees’ Retirement System, devastated portfolios, diversification myth, financial advisors, financial crisis, index funds, investing, lazy investor, mutual funds, retirement lies, Roth IRA, RRSP, Stocks, What should I do about retirement, what to do about retirement on March 13, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Because this week’s topic is so important I’ve spent many evenings working on it. It has affected many families, and unfortunately even people I know. Some of whom also asked me for some necessary & important advice on what to do now. So this article, which was originally intended to be two articles, is now [...]
History: The Post-WWI Recession
Posted in ECONOMY/ECONOMICS, tagged 1919 recession, bank failure, deflation, financial crisis, inflation, Iraq war, Post WWI recession, recession, recession of 1919 on January 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
- With the start of the new year, we usually look back at history. So the first post of 2009 I’ll give a brief summary of the post WWI recession. Although the crash and recession that occurred in 1919 was different, we can easily see many similarities between what has happened in the past with [...]
