Is anyone else’s head spinning? It’s been less then three weeks since President Trump’s inauguration and to say he’s been busy with executive orders and shaking things up would be the understatement ...

Enough Trump. Gaza. Greenland, Mexico. Panama. Canada. Enough drama and politics. All the erudite, well-padded old farts (and ...

We stand together, or we fall apart. Take a minute to complete the poll, below. The results will be sent by my hand to the prime minister, the oppo leader and to Donald Trump (we’re buds – he invited ...

The MAGA supporters in Canada would rather this blog did not talk about Trump. I get it. You’re embarrassed. Putting ideology ahead of patriotism is a wrenching choice. The orange guy is charismatic, ...

Rates will fall tomorrow, everybody says. Another quarter point. After that, it’s a black hole of doubt. Mortgages at 4% have revived the resale market somewhat, but people who worry that Canada has ...

As forecast, rates have faded again. The sixth chop by the CB. Back to 3%. The chartered bank prime falls. Variable-rate mortgages decline. Over 1.2 million families that have home loans coming up for ...

At just 45, it’s a leap. Retirement. Wow. Who woulda thought? But Nathan is there, after a twenty-year engineering career, mid-management. No CEO salary. Just a boy with his B&D portfolio. “I wanted ...

The dollar slipped into the 68-cent US range today, and traders are girding their loins (how do you do that, anyway? Can I get some?) for volatility. Lots of it. Sentiment about the Canadian dollar is ...

Just as the apologists for the country’s biggest housing bubble were backpedalling on Monday. A reporter for the Vancouver Sun was trying to make me combust. “Are you positive about anything?†he ...

The brain is a powerful organ and no matter how hard we try, it can sometimes overpower our rational mind. Behavioral Finance investor psychology is a fascinating space which acknowledges investors ...

Canada is a great country! Sure, it has its problems and checkered history, like any nation, but I consider myself lucky to have been born and reside in this country. But, at the same time, I see some ...

The owner of a $4,000-a-month for-lease condo in DT Toronto says renting is a short-term thing. “When rates fall this year,” he explains, “I’m selling. Who wants to be a landlord?” Exactly. Tenants ...