Greek Debt Causes Panic

On May 6th, 2010 the stock market experienced a momentary crash. In that brief span of time, a trillion dollars of market capitalization was lost, and many well-known corporations’ stock was reduced to trading at a few pennies.  While the event caused the market to quote unreliable prices for the stocks involved, there was no [...]

EFFECTS OF U.S. DOLLAR PARITY

On March 17th 2010, trading of the Canadian dollar rose to just over 0.992¢ in U.S. dollars, bringing thoughts of Dollar parity with the United States.  The problems of the United States dollar are well known and documented.  Their greatest problem is the historic levels of debt in the nation.  Deficit spending is rattling the [...]

TIPS FOR OVERSEAS REAL ESTATE OWNERSHIP

Canadians are continuing to head overseas to invest in real estate.  The resilience of housing prices here and a strong Canadian dollar are making overseas investments look more attractive than those in our own nation.  It is much safer to invest in a market such as the United State or Mexico, when real estate prices in those nations [...]

BANK OF CANADA CONCERNED ABOUT CONSUMER DEBT

The Bank of Canada released its bi-annual report on Canada’s financial system.  According to the report, [and yes, I agree with it] Canada has absorbed the shock of the global recession admirably and has made some initial re-organization in order to return the nation to prosperous times.  In fact, many elements of the Canadian economy have improved,  all except [...]