Why some people have been successful investors, to accumulate more money than others, really is not…
Canada’s Business
Not much help
If you wish to rely on economic predictions, particularly longer term ones, you will discover that…
The end of the wave
At one point some 50 years ago, shopping malls became “the wave of the future.” They…
The ebb tide
For years, a tide of immigrants has flowed into Canada, seeking better job opportunities, or in…
Shoring up confidence
Political leaders almost always have chosen to be optimistic about the economic outlook. It is well…
Original sin
In view of the severity of the current economic downturn, it is essential to determine what caused…
Attack advertisements eventually will backfire – or go away
For several years we have been bombarded by very nasty attack advertisements from our political…
Carry trade: Those in charge for the last recession are at it again
Classical Greek tragedies culminated always in a disaster. The authors’ mindsets were the…
Consumer loyalty has become a sometime thing today
Consumer loyalty is at best “a sometime thing.” There is all kinds of evidence to…
New economic realities creating uncertainty
What is happening all over is factories are closing, and their jobs are disappearing. That is the…
That major imbalance
Long ago, U.S. President Eisenhower warned his nation about the dangers stemming from the…
Enduring pitfalls are visible during this so called economic recovery
At first glance, the North American economy appears to be on a recovery path. Modest gains in…
Fools rush in to stock market
There is an old saying, “Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.” That is…
Stock market trading is going crazy
The recent wild swings in the stock market, not surprisingly, have unsettled many investors. Yet,…
Exaggerated changes in world of commerce
Many years ago a play, Death of a Salesman, painted a depressing picture of a sales career. In that…