Posted on February 24th, 2009 by Canadian Capitalist
If you are tired of the endless chatter in the media questioning the wisdom of buying-and-holding stocks and comparisons to the Great Depression, you might find the following passage in the Introduction of The Intelligent Investor to be of interest:
There are no sure and easy paths to riches on Wall Street or anywhere else. It [...]
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Posted on February 24th, 2009 by Canadian Capitalist
If you hold securities in a taxable portfolio, you can contribute them in-kind to your RRSP. But, you have to keep in mind the tax implications because an in-kind transfer is considered as a deemed disposition. If you have capital gains, you’ll have to declare it in your tax return. However, you cannot claim a [...]
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Posted on February 24th, 2009 by MillionDollarMan
This is another book review from, our favorite millionaire, QCash.
“Pilgrimage to Warren Buffett’s Omaha: A Hedge Fund Manager’s Dispatches from Inside the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting” by Jeff Matthews is a history lesson of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger. Matthews uses the 2007 and 2008 annual general meeting, and more importantly, [...]
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Posted on February 24th, 2009 by MoneyBlogger
Here a new time-waster: From the creators of LOLCats, GraphJam allows users to create charts that are funny and vote up the best ones. Two appropriate ones:
I guess this explanation is patronizing then? And after yesterday…
(Yes, the x- and y- axes should be reversed…)
I’m sure one of you all could think of something funnier… 
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