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RRSP Loans...Now More Than Ever
With Christmas around the corner, the last thing most people are thinking about right now are taxes and RRSP contributions. That being said, this season is the perfect time to start thinking about sav… more →
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RRSP Loans...Now More Than Ever
Robert Rothenberg wrote 1 week ago: With Christmas around the corner, the last thing most people are thinking about right now are taxes … more →
Life Settlements in Difficulty in Canada
Robert Rothenberg wrote 2 months ago: I have seen some ads in the Calgary Herald advertising life settlements yielding 10%. The ads defini … more →
Headline Deflation Number Not Worth Reporting
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Robert Rothenberg wrote 4 months ago: Media outlets have been reporting that inflation was -0.9% for the last 12 months in Canada. Many pe … more →
What to Look For in a Financial Advisor?
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Robert Rothenberg wrote 5 months ago: A Bernie Madoff type ponzi scheme reared its head in Canada this weekend with the discovery of $50 m … more →
The Week Ahead
Robert Rothenberg wrote 5 months ago: It will be a busy reporting week on the economic front with month over month Producer Price Index an … more →
General Motors IPO....Any Takers?
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Robert Rothenberg wrote 5 months ago: As GM gets ready to emerge from bankruptcy protection a much leaner organization with less debt and … more →
CPP Changes on the Horizon
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Robert Rothenberg wrote 6 months ago: The federal government announced some proposed changes to CPP making it more onerous to take CPP ear … more →
The Week Ahead - June 8, 2009
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Robert Rothenberg wrote 6 months ago: The economic calendar and earnings announcements in Canada are relatively slow. Housing starts in Ca … more →
Consumer Confidence Index...What is it?
Robert Rothenberg wrote 7 months ago: Market in North America rallied after the consumer confidence index was materially higher than expec … more →
Why This Market Upturn May Have Legs
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Robert Rothenberg wrote 7 months ago: The TSX has moved from its low of 7479 to over 10,000 in less than two months. Market sentiment has … more →
Look for Value in Convertible Debt
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Robert Rothenberg wrote 8 months ago: In some of my previous posts, I discussed the value available in the Canadian preferred share and in … more →
Legal Bills in Madoff Case Will Be Over the Top
Robert Rothenberg wrote 9 months ago: Investors with Bernie Madoff have not only lost most of their life savings, whatever is left to salv … more →
Quebec Stock Savings Plan II Should Be Copied
Robert Rothenberg wrote 9 months ago: The Quebec government announced plans of introducing a revamped stock savings plan allowing small to … more →
Bank Rate Down...Line of Credit Rate Up
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Robert Rothenberg wrote 10 months ago: Most Canadians with a personal line of credit (PLC) or Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) are rejoic … more →
Canadian Banks: Don't Invest for Yield Alone
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Robert Rothenberg wrote 10 months ago: Canadian bank stocks have become extremely tempting with dividend yields at levels that I cant remem … more →
Tax-Free Savings Accounts (TFSA) Misconceptions
Robert Rothenberg wrote 10 months ago: The tax-free savings account started January 2nd, 2009 in Canada and I have seen some consistent mi … more →
Some Positives on US Housing
Robert Rothenberg wrote 10 months ago: US Housing starts dropped to their lowest level ever at an annualized rate of 466,000 which would in … more →
Company Pension Risk - The Perfect Storm
Robert Rothenberg wrote 10 months ago: Last year, I touched on the shortfall that corporate and government pensions had in terms of funding … more →
Will The Euro Survive?
Robert Rothenberg wrote 10 months ago: The stock markets decline coupled with an economic slowdown not seen in two generations has left som … more →
