What to Do When the Stock Market is Turbulent
This year, so far, hasn’t been pretty for the stock market. It has experienced turbulence, to put it mildly. Actually, turbulence implies ups and downs,
July 11, 2022
The Results Were Clear: Women Fear This in Personal Finance
I want to chat about an aspect of personal finances that causes women THE most stress and concern. The reason this matters is because it’s
September 22, 2021
Investing in Private Mortgages: a Note of Caution
If I were to tell you that you can earn 12% quite consistently by investing in private mortgages, what would you say? If you respond
February 25, 2021
What is a safe investment?
What does a safe investment mean to you? What makes it safe? One of the common responses I get from women is, “Anything that provides
February 16, 2021
What To Do During Financial Turbulence and Stock Market Corrections
Are you looking around, amidst all the economic bad news these days, wondering what this will mean for your finances and your investments? Are you
March 10, 2020
Should you Take Investment Advice From a Teller?
In Part 3 of my Are You Financially Literate? series, we’re tackling taking investment advice from a bank teller: Yea or nay? Here’s the question
February 14, 2019
Investing: On Ownership, Volatility, and Teenagers
Welcome to Part Two of Investing’s Two Basic Options. In my previous blog post, I looked at the first option in investing: lending money. Today, let’s
September 7, 2018
Investing Boils Down to Two Basic Options
When I stepped out of the house at 6 am today, I gasped. It was 13 degrees!! (In American-speak, that’s 55 degrees.) The day before,
August 31, 2018
Allowing Yourself to Learn About Investing
They looked like deer in headlights. After delivering the last of the content for the two-hour Women’s Money Group meet-up on investing basics, I actually
July 18, 2018
TFSAs and RRSPs Are Not Investments
If you open a TFSA and put some money in there, is it invested? Is the money you put into that account guaranteed to grow?
June 13, 2018
Not All Dollars are Equal in Divorce Settlements
Tim and Connie decided to call it quits after more than a decade of marriage. There wasn’t a big crisis; it’s just that they grew
April 10, 2018
Are you too busy to learn about your finances?
“My daughter needs your book but I know she won’t read it.” So began a conversation with three women and one man seated at my
June 26, 2017
Claims about Rent to Own – What can you believe?
It looks like the hype about Rent to Own is back. Housing sales aren’t the only part of real estate that goes in cycles. Ten
June 14, 2017
Does your financial advisor really ‘deserve’ to be paid?
Over the last year, I have been on a mission to interview as many financial advisors as possible, to get a sense of the range
April 25, 2017
Dear Globe and Mail: Where are the female experts?
Twenty minutes into the weekend edition of The Globe and Mail, I was seriously pissed off. As I made my way through the A-section, I
April 12, 2017
Why One Financial Advisor Objects To My Book
In my upcoming book, I relay a story about a highly educated and accomplished woman who relies entirely on her husband and their financial advisor
February 1, 2017
Women and Investing: How We Benefit From a Lack of Confidence
My daughter took me to task this week when she saw my proposed title for this blog post on a scrap of paper. “What’s this?”
January 26, 2017
Four gift ideas that will make a difference
We all have people on our Christmas list who are impossible to buy for. Clothes? There are size and taste issues. Wine? Yes, OK,
December 7, 2016
How one government decision can increase your investment risks
If you are the kind of person who shrugs with boredom whenever governments send you an update on policy changes, you might want to take
December 1, 2016
When should you walk away from an investment?
A reader of my blog, Jim*, reached out to me for advice. Several years ago, he got a good deal on a house that needed significant repairs,
November 17, 2016
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