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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.
Bullion is on the march again, writes ROB CARRICK, and now could be the time to invest in the precious metal
''Gold's a devilish sort of thing,'' a crusty old prospector named Howard says at one point in the movie Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Investors who bought the precious metal back in 1980 would surely agree.
Business owner should protect assets, retirement with insurance
In Winnipeg, a man we'll call Kevin is finding it challenging to plan for his retirement. At age 55, he's twice divorced.He has two sons, 18 and 23, one of whom is expected to take over the family wholesale business.
A weekly scorecard of some of the lowest and highest rates and yields across Canada.
MORTGAGESThe lowest rates posted for one, three and five year closed mortgages.1-YEAR CLOSED PACE Savings and Credit Union3.59So-Use Credit Union3.60Ukrainian Credit Union 3.65Ontario Civil Service Credit Un.3.95Comtech Credit Union 3.99Average rate4.67
This week I had planned to write about the optimism in the income trust market and the speculative fever surrounding possible conversion candidates. Out of the blue on Monday the feds signalled that they may not be pleased to see so many conversions occurring.
My grandfather always had words of wisdom to share. He would say, ''Tim, before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.'' That advice has served me well over the years. The point he was making was that it's tough to tell someone face to face that you're unhappy with what they've done.
A weekly examination of the thinking behind a specific trade in the stock, bond or currency markets.In the fuel cell business, where competing companies' shares tend to rise and fall in lock-step, Citigroup Inc. analyst David Smith recommends investors take advantage of one name with the potential to leave the rest behind.
A selection of the past week's winners and losers
STAREnCana (ECA-TSX)$63.66, up $3.65Natural gas prices soared to a record as hurricane Rita roared across the Gulf of Mexico. Grim news for homeowners bracing for stiff heating bills this winter, but shareholders of EnCana -- North America's largest gas producer -- can afford to turn up the thermostat.
