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The following chart from STATSCAN shows what we own as Canadians in foreign assets. If you figure that our total net worth collectively is $6.3 trillion, and our total stock, bond, GIC, and mutual holdings at all levels is just over $3 trillion, then...

We're worth $40,000 more per household than the Americans!! Our per capita net worth - approximately $360,000 per household - is now well above that number for the US - just north of $320,000. When Environics Analytics released the big stat a few wee...

Taking care of retail investors' money in different capacities since the 1980's, gives me a bit of perspective about financial cycles and smart asset allocation, especially when things get way out of whack. I remember with almost digital clarity the...

In September of 2006, I attended what may be viewed as an historical annual meeting of MOSAID Technologies in Ottawa. It was a big day in the evolution of canadian corporate governance because it was one of the first times to my knowledge that a...