Difficult to Refinance You know the credit market is tight when the former Chair of the Federal Reserve can’t even refinance his mortgage. 😛 If that’s of interest to you, you’re not a loan. 😀 Ben Bernanke graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in economics in 1975 from Harvard University. He later received his Ph.D. in economics at The Massachusetts Institute of… Read More »
Is our home an asset or liability? The answer depends on how we define “asset.” 😉 According to the Oxford English dictionary it’s a a useful or valuable thing or person. Investopedia defines asset as a resource with economic value that an individual, corporation or country owns or controls with the expectation that it will provide future benefits. According to these definitions a home… Read More »
The American economy is starting to pick up. U.S. stocks have held steady in September. However the Canadian stock market dropped 4.3%, the price of oil fell $3 per barrel, and the value of the Loonie sank to just 89.4 cents U.S. Thankfully my finances held up okay in September. I did lose about $5,600 of value in my stock portfolio… Read More »
When most people think about a luxury watch maybe a very snazzy $50,000 Rolex or Omega comes to mind. There are also watches covered in gold and diamond that sell for $200,000 or more. But for an even higher level of refined taste in wearable fashion there are names such as Richard Mille, Greubel Forsey, and Roger Dubuis. These brands have… Read More »
With the recent pull back in the stock market I thought it would be a good time to add a couple of new stocks to my portfolio 🙂 So earlier today I bought 13 shares of Time Warner Inc, (TWX) at $75.69/share, as well as 26 shares of Twenty-First Century Fox (FOXA) at $34.06/share. Both are U.S. companies so… Read More »
Have you ever wondered which university degrees provide the best opportunities for financial success? Well a study by the wealth consultancy WealthInsight may have the answer. A ranking was produced by gathering together the academic histories of millionaires around the world. The top field of study is Engineering. 1. Engineering 2. MBA 3. Economics 4. Law 5. (Bachelor’s) Business… Read More »