Category: Opinion
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Your portfolio should be 100% stocks, even in retirement
It drives me crazy. Target date funds and the conventional wisdom that an investor has to reduce his stake in stocks and increase the allocation of bonds, as the investor ages. First of all, it’s dumb to talk in terms of percentages instead of absolute amounts. 2% on $100,000 is a lot different than 2%…
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Higher inflation is an opportunity to reset our lives
in OpinionInflation is more noise over substance. Bank of Canada’s target range has been 1 per and it’s now 3 per cent. It’s far from being boogieman the press has made it out to be. In fact, this inflation outcry should give us an opportunity to reset many or of our life choices, choices we should…
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I finally became a Canadian citizen
in OpinionComing to Canada It’s been 24 years since I came to Canada. I arrive in February 1998 and finally this week, February 28, 2022, I became a Canadian citizen. My plane landed at the Montreal International Airport. It was a cold day, colder than anything I have ever experienced in my whole life. Until then,…
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It’s a triumph for women’s rights in Colombia. Abortion is no longer a crime
in OpinionThis is a historic triumph for humanity and women’s rights in Colombia. It’s an act of decolonization and a loosening of the grip on the Catholic church on women’s vagina. This comes in the heals of Argentine and Mexico making similar moves. Having an abortion is no longer a crime under Colombian law, the country’s…
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I have a coffee addiction, like everyone else
in OpinionMy coffee addiction started when I was 12 years old. I wanted to sneak out of my house after my parent went to bed and in order to stay awake, I used to drink a big cup of coffee. I didn’t like the taste, but it was all for a good cause, to be able…
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Happy Presidents’ Day
in OpinionDue to my podcast, I have been reading and talking about different U.S. Presidents. My favorites by far have been Carter, Clinton, and Obama. If we look further back in history, I have a great deal of admiration for Abraham Lincoln. Presidents’ day is celebrated in the U.S. on the 3rd Monday of February. The…