Posts Tagged ‘Personal Finance’

It’s Payback Time

Author: Alberta Venture
How the business of debt became a growth industry

In the Deep End

Author: Alberta Venture
The 1980s may have been the decade of decadence, but when it comes to debt it has nothing on the last 20 years

Waning Interest

Author: Alberta Venture
For Canadians born after 1980, the idea of double-digit interest rates is an ancient concept

Good Bet: Flow-Through Shares

Author: Alberta Venture
Incentive to support oil, gas and mining turns into investor advantage

By the Numbers

Author: Alberta Venture
$36,000 per year The current maximum that a retired couple can collect in benefits from the Canada Pension Plan, Old Age Security and the Guaranteed Income Supplement. YIKES $910 Billion Under Management by the Pension Investment Association of Canada In 2009 25.67% of those funds are invested in Canadian nominal bonds 15.88% of those funds are invested in Canadian equities 13.03% of those funds are invested in [...]