Archive for February, 2012

"No one gets out of here alive!" - I think we're all familiar with the statement. At one point, all of us will die. But, one might think, "what will happen to my stocks when I die? Can they be part of my will? And who takes them if I have no...

I know, it's the end of the month, you're a bit strapped on cash, and you have to make that credit card payment - or else! Now, you think, hey, I owe about $1,000 on my credit card, what if I buy an LED HDTV (55") for about $1,500, and then return it...

February 24, 2012 | In: General

How Do Banks Process Payments?

Let's say you're one of those people who execute many bank transactions a day: you make and you receive a lot of payments from/to your bank account. Naturally, at one point, you might run into one of the following situations: You make a payment from...

I remember reading a long time ago that Microsoft helped Apple survive, and in return Apple gave Microsoft a lot of shares at dirt cheap prices (they weren't dirt cheap back then because Apple's range of products was exciting only to its very few...

February 12, 2012 | In: Opinion

Are Banks a Ponzi Scheme?

We use them everyday - we deposit checks in them, we withdraw money from them, we transfer our salaries to them, they charge us outrageous interests and fees and we seem to be always grateful, regardless of how much they're using us. They are called...

February 6, 2012 | In: Tutorial

How Can I Buy Apple Stock?

Now that Apple is the most valuable company in the world, there are many people who are not investors that want to invest in Apple. I know that for a fact because I receive many questions nowadays on this website with the same title over and over again:...

This Friday, I have received a scary letter from CRA (Canada Revenue Agency, which is the equivalent of the IRS in the US). The letter is not copyrighted and that's why I'll publish it here. Please note that I will include the letter in full but I will...

Sometimes you're in a dilemma, you have debt and you have stocks - selling your stocks might pay off your debt in full or it might lower your debt to a manageable level. But the question is, is it a good move? The answer is, it depends on the debt and it...

I had a walk downtown yesterday, and I ended up buying the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. A really, really nice machine. While paying, the person on the counter told me "good choice, much better than iPad". I knew it was a good choice, but I wasn't expecting...

A common question among new investors is "how many trades can I make per day?" or "is there a limit to the number of trades I can make per day?". The answer to the first question is "you can make unlimited trades per day", which means that the answer to...

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