Is anyone else’s head spinning? It’s been less then three weeks since President Trump’s inauguration and to say he’s been busy with executive orders and shaking things up would be the understatement ...

Enough Trump. Gaza. Greenland, Mexico. Panama. Canada. Enough drama and politics. All the erudite, well-padded old farts (and the young ones, too) who come to this pathetic blog need a reminder of how ...

We stand together, or we fall apart. Take a minute to complete the poll, below. The results will be sent by my hand to the prime minister, the oppo leader and to Donald Trump (we’re buds – he invited ...

Signing books in Nanaimo Sunday. Alas, no brazen hussies. He’s been a realtor in an area of expensive resort homes and condo explosion north of Toronto for, he says, 20 years. He just sent me the ...

As a financial analyst (and someone with a curious mind) I read quite a bit. This includes research reports, financial articles, newspapers, books, etc. One recent article really caught my attention ...

So, it’s a murky world. The unknowns are legion. Facts are scarce. But two overriding things stand out for all Canadians.

The MAGA supporters in Canada would rather this blog did not talk about Trump. I get it. You’re embarrassed. Putting ideology ahead of patriotism is a wrenching choice. The orange guy is charismatic, ...

Europe’s now deflationary. We’re on the way. This doesn’t suggest your lettuce gets cheaper (it’ll actually cost more), but it does mean many other prices will fall (cars, laptops, houses). Sadly, it ...

As forecast, rates have faded again. The sixth chop by the CB. Back to 3%. The chartered bank prime falls. Variable-rate mortgages decline. Over 1.2 million families that have home loans coming up for ...

Avaricious day traders, mostly young, often angry, definitely ageist and iconoclastic have been whacking financial markets. The combo of social media, fun trading apps, Covid quarantine boredom and a ...

Rates will fall tomorrow, everybody says. Another quarter point. After that, it’s a black hole of doubt. Mortgages at 4% have revived the resale market somewhat, but people who worry that Canada has ...