A Real Education About Money April is officially financial literacy month. Yay! Information is free and everywhere. The problem is some can be misleading. One of my favourite PF gurus, Gail Vaz-Oxlade, recently noticed a slough of pretentious ninnies online pretending to be financial experts. Is it just me or is every Jo and their dog now a personal finance… Read More »
Economics is the only profession where you can gain great eminence without ever being right. Remember earlier this year when just about everyone anticipated higher interest rates, but then the Bank of Canada slashed rates instead? If mainstream economic predictions were right interest rates would be a lot higher by now, our wages would have grown to keep… 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 »
I was kicked out of university after my first year 😕 I had it coming though since I was probably the worst student on campus. But overall I’m glad I still enrolled, even if the experience was short lived. Going to university made me realize what really matters in my life. It all started back in 2005 in my final year… Read More »
The provincial government is giving us the opportunity to balance its budget. This is normally the responsibility of the finance minister but now we can voice our opinions as well. What a great idea. Unfortunately what I really want to see are the live results of everyone’s inputs because it’s not like they don’t have that data already. Maybe they’ll… Read More »