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The Globe and Mail's Globe Investor section (which replaced Net Worth) is dedicated to giving you what you need to manage your personal finances successfully. Globe Investor appears every Saturday in The Globe and Mail and on globeinvestor.com. View our archive of past Globe Investor issues.
TOP STORY
Nortel: Priced for Perfection
Nortel is a huge success, not doubt about it. But, great companies usually have pricey stocks and Nortel is no exception.
By ANDREW BELL
Investors in Nortel Networks Corp. -- Canada's best shot at becoming a major economic power in the Internet age -- have had a rather harrowing month. Worse may be on the way.
Cash-rich Toronto couple needs a plan
By ANDREW ALLENTUCK
They live very well, the result of having ample means and simple tastes, yet Jack and Martha Green (not their real names), both in their late 40s, and their seven-year-old son Tad could live a great deal better. With assets of $800,000, no debts, and two solid careers, they could move up from their confining apartment and trade up their two rusting sedans.
Investing with someone else's money
Using margin accounts can be profitable, but it's also a risky way to invest
By DAVE EBNER
Margin investing -- borrowing cash to buy stocks -- is big in Canada but investing professionals warn that those willing to put more on the line for a bigger payoff must be prepared to take heavy losses.
NET WORTH - BEST BUYS
A weekly scorecard of some of the lowest and highest rates and yields across Canada. The survey of mortgage, GIC and car loan rates - taken from a sample of companies by Cannex Financial Exchanges - covers posted rates only, so consumers may be able to haggle for a better deal at some financial institutions.
STARS & DOGS
A selection of this week's winners and losers compiled by Andrew Bell
Forget pint-sized gains, go for the Big Boppers
By BENJ GALLANDER and BEN STADELMANN
A few years ago, we were yakking with a bigwig at one of the major brokerages when he said, ''I love what you do. But your target prices don't make any sense to me.''
