TStrain

2
Feb

Buy the Dips

“Buy the dips” means purchasing an asset after it has dropped in price. The belief here is that the new lower price represents a bargain as the “dip” is only a short-term blip and the asset, with time, is likely to bounce back and increase in value.

30
Jan

Why Monday’s stock market slide is different – and where we go from here

Stock market dips are like your kids: Each one is different in its own wonderful (and, yes, sometimes infuriating) way. This week’s short-lived market slide was a case in point.

28
Jan

With interest rates about to rise, here are the debts to pay off first

Now that omicron is everywhere, capacity restrictions and business closures are once again in effect in Ontario and Quebec, Canada’s two most populous provinces. The Bank of Canada now needs to weigh these new risks facing the economy before deciding on the timing of its next rate hike.

22
Jan

From housing to immigration, these unknowns could rock Canadian economy forecasts in 2022

Capital Economics says COVID-19 is just one of five potential unknowns that could disrupt forecasts this year.

18
Jan

How long can the global housing boom last?

Three fundamental forces mean the global housing boom could endure for some time yet

15
Jan

Financial Planning Isn’t Just Complicated, It’s Complex—There’s A Difference

You and I aren’t just dollars and cents—in fact, the field of behavioral economics has demonstrated we’re driven more by emotion than equation.

13
Jan

The Five New Year’s Resolutions Every (Human) Should Make

In her fifteen years, Maci the lab has learned some things about people that she’d like to share while she still can; her unique perspective, if you will, on what we humans get right and wrong in the way we approach life.

11
Jan

Need A New Year’s Resolution? Eat Frogs.

No, I’m not talking about eating Kermit. Check out this article to learn what this expression means—and what Mark Twain taught me about finance.

8
Jan

The World Ahead 2022: Will the world economy return to normal in 2022?

If it does not, a painful economic adjustment looms.

6
Jan

Best Budgeting Tactics To Try In 2022

Looking to get out of debt and start saving in 2022? Here are the best budgeting tactics to try!