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The Globe and Mail's Smart Money section is dedicated to giving you what you need to manage your personal finances successfully. Smart Money appears every Saturday in The Globe and Mail and on globeinvestor.com.
Thousands of Canadians are selling their homes without a broker. It's a lot of work. It may also annoy local realtors. DAVID AKIN reports
When Shaun and Kathy Shivers moved from Mississauga to Oakville, Ont., four years ago, it took just two days to sell their home.They were happy about the speed of their sale but wondered why they had to pay $9,000 in commissions to the real estate broker that handled the transaction.
A weekly scorecard of some of the lowest and highest rates and yields across Canada. The survey of mortgages, GICs and car loans - 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.
TONY MARTIN profiles a B.C. man who fills his time with a wide variety of endeavours
Alex Greenwood does what my idea of a certain type of Englishman does so well . . . have many diverse interests.Now 84, he is president and an umpire of the Arrowsmith Cricket and Sport Association in Qualicum Beach, B.C. He is keen on genealogy, has written his family history, and regularly writes for several genealogy publications in Britain. He's also written another book, a biography of Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck, a British commander in the Second World War who battled Erwin Rommel, the German general known as the Desert Fox. His interest in Sir Claude? Mr. Greenwood served as his aide de camp in Africa and India.
Ever wanted to swagger up to that idealistic young drifter, blow a cloud of cigar smoke in his face and drawl, ''Son, I own this town''?Well, put your millions where your mouth is. Several towns in North America have gone up for sale in the past few years -- roads, buildings, businesses, homes, utilities, everything.
A selection of this week's winners and losers
STARSMicrocell (MT.B--TSX)$35.55, up $2.69At first I was afraid, I was petrified. Kept thinking I could never live with Telus, by my side...Did you think I'd crumble? Did you think I'd lie down and die? Oh no, not I. I will survive. As long as I've Rogers here, I know I'll stay alive.
