Hedge Fund Managers Would Be Great at Fantasy Football
I realized some time ago that for a guy who was never particularly good at math, I am semi-obsessive about statistical analysis. When I was a kid I loved memorizing sports stats of all kinds. If I would have read Michael Lewis’ “Moneyball” or Freakonomics as a...Book Review – Liar’s Poker By Michael Lewis
This book review could probably be summed up in one sentence: After reading Liar's Poker I immediately went to my Amazon account and purchased 5 more Michael Lewis books! I thought that this insider’s account of life on Wall Street was absolutely fascinating. It...Why The Stock Market Crash Is Not The End of The World
I personally love watching the evening news just from a purely entertainment standpoint. I’ve had a couple close relatives that worked in the media field, so I can say with a fair amount of certainty that many of the reporters and anchormen/women that you see on the...The Rise of The Loonie – Good or Bad?
I’m going shopping in the States next weekend (or to be more precise, I will stroll around aimlessly while my girlfriend goes shopping in the States next weekend) and I can’t wait to take advantage of this crazy high Canadian dollar (vicariously). If you don’t live...Financial Literacy
The Globe and Mail reported today that Ontario has decided to take “major steps” forward in addressing the lack of financial literacy that is taking place in our public school system. I have written about this topic before, and it continues to astound me that we are...Gas Prices At All Time Highs? Could Have Fooled Me!
With summer upon as and gas prices reaching their usual summer heights, I find it interesting to hear people talk about how gas is at all time highs. If measured in absolute dollars then people are obviously right. The problem with that measurement is that by that...Joining The Yakezie Challenge
When I started giving myself my crash course on personal finance a few years ago, I became pretty familiar with this weird little three petal flower-badge thing that kept popping up on the majority of sites I enjoyed. Every site that had this graphic on their sidebar...Honorable Media Mentions
