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The $2,000,000,000,000 loss reflects how much has been lost in American retirement plans and I had to use all the zeros for the best effect. The link to the complete article will be below, but here are some quick thoughts … Continue reading →

It appears the new revised bailout was approved, the full story is here, http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26987291/ So after another week of posing, posturing and making sure they made the news they have passed the amended bailout, watch for another update next week.

I seem to have a steady flow of updates on the US bailout coming my way, so hopefully I can break down some of the information for you that helps explain it a bit more. The key point from all … Continue reading →

By the calls and messages I was finally updated that our rooming houses made the paper. While I was a bit disappointed it didn’t talk more about our places and us, it did come out fairly well. Of course, who … Continue reading →

  The REIN Western Conference all day workshop took place last week here in Calgary and as usual, it was packed with information about investing in Real Estate. Particularly about investing in Alberta Real Estate of course, but much of … Continue reading →

So it looks like I was bumped from the Herald this weekend, I am trying to track down the reporter to find out when the story will be in the paper. Here is the link to the original post, Herald … Continue reading →

I just met with a reporter and photographer for the Herald this morning regarding an upcoming article on rooming houses. The story should be in this Sunday August 24th’s paper.   It was a few weeks ago that a rooming … Continue reading →

So as a follow up to the article about BMW’s becoming boring in August’s Newsletter (read the Newsletter here, August’s Newsletter), here are some vehicle updates from Tuesday August 19th. I was shut out on Ferrari’s, Lamborghini’s and Maseratti’s yesterday, … Continue reading →

FINTRAC stands for The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada .  Read one of my recent articles about the new rules about purchasing or selling property in Canada!!   FINTRAC or More Privacy Issues! If you plan on purchasing or selling a property … Continue reading →

In a surprise move by the government today it has been announced by Finance Canada that effective October 15th, CMHC will no longer guarantee mortgages that are longer than 35 years. They also will now require a minimum downpayment of 5%. … Continue reading →

In February’s monthly Newsletter I referred to a book I had finished on my vacation called The Four Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss and several people had mentioned they were having problems locating it. It was quite popular at … Continue reading →

There seems to be a myriad of questions about the sub-prime issues in the US and the following video covers off what the problem The Sub Prime Crisis Hopefully this makes it much clearer. Enjoy.

So we have broken the $100 a barrel price point for oil again, is it a trend? Will it happen again? From everything we see and the demand worldwide for oil, this appears to be a more realistic trend for … Continue reading →

Just think, overnight a small group made a decision based on “an unexpected contraction in the service sector” that affects millions of investors. Of course the people at the top of the food chain, with all the money, may have not … Continue reading →