The number of Costco memberships is now higher than the number of US households that pay for cable TV
06/22/2021 9:22 AMI remember my very first time walking into a Costco store. I was curious but also a little bemused by the displays, and I didn’t know quite what to make of the throngs of oversize shopping carts that had formed around a table of sweatpants. As a kid, I went on trips...
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How to retire a millionaire
06/22/2021 7:32 AMRetiring a millionaire isn't as farfetched as it may seem. With a bit of saving, investing, and a proper plan, you can be well on your way to hitting $1 million -- or more -- by the time you reach retirement age. In fact, the number of retirement millionaires have...
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Lots of Talk About Taxing Your Home
06/22/2021 6:04 AMWe should say taxing any gain on the sale of your primary residence because we're already paying property taxes, GST on building materials, property purchase taxes in some provinces and a raft of government...
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Where Shortages Show up: The WTF Plunge in Retail Inventories
06/21/2021 11:41 AMHow messed up the economy has become, fueled by government moolah and Fed manna, when nothing and no one was ready for it When the government spends trillions of borrowed dollars to boost demand from all sides, and when the Fed prints trillions of dollars to monetize...
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The Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas departed Miami, the first time a cruise ship has sailed from a US port in 15 months.
06/21/2021 11:27 AMA Royal Caribbean International cruise ship left from PortMiami with 600 passengers on board Sunday evening — part of a test sail trip as the cruise industry gears up for a grand restart later this summer. The two-day trip on the Freedom of the Seas is a simulation...
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Everyone in Finance is Talking About One Thing
06/21/2021 6:32 AMInflation - the prospect of rising inflation pushes interest rates higher - bad news for stocks, variable rate mortgages, bond holders and pensions. No wonder everyone's paying...
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Japan’s Nikkei index tumbles 3% over US rate rise concerns
06/20/2021 7:28 PMTOKYO -- Japan's benchmark Nikkei Stock Average dropped to a one-month low on Monday morning after indications that the U.S. Federal Reserve could move away from ultra-easy monetary policies sooner than expected. The Nikkei index at one point fell over 1,000 points,...
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Congratulations to our Father’s Day Draw Winner
06/20/2021 3:30 PMTrevor C. from Calgary won a 10oz silver coin courtesy of our friends at Border Gold. Thanks to all our Inside Edge subscribers, and a special welcome to all the new registrants.
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Goofy Award – June 19th
06/19/2021 10:50 AMVictoria city council has cancelled Canada Day celebrations because of the horrific unmarked burial site of students at the Kamloops Residential School - but is that the most effective way forward for...
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Shocking Stat – June 19th
06/19/2021 10:31 AMThe move up in commodity prices was shocking but so is the move down - i.e. lumber's down 41% in a matter of...
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