by Sandi Martin | Aug 26, 2014 | Because Money, Blog, Investing, Personal Finance
This month, we were delighted to welcome Michael Katchen of WealthSimple to the show to talk about what’s wrong with the asset management industry, how he and others like him plan to break it, and why regular Canadians who, for whatever reason, shouldn’t...
by Julia Chung | Aug 25, 2014 | BBC Capital, Personal Finance
Imagine being asked to do your job in an exotic city in a far flung country. Sounds enticing, right?Now imagine your pay will remain the same, but it is exponentially more expensive to live there. That happened to Tim Glowa when his Texas, US, employer asked him to...
by Sandi Martin | Aug 5, 2014 | Blog, Investing, Personal Finance
Before I let you read the rest of this post, I want us to agree on a set of facts: It is extremely rare (but not impossible) for any one investor, investment professional, or investment management company to consistently and reliably outperform the market for any...