Comments on: This and That: Interest rates, Couch potato blog and more…

By: canada rates

canada rates — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:05:52 +0000

LOL @ You know it is RRSP season when banks and mutual fund companies come out with a dizzying number of polls, surveys and studies. On another note, it seems that every time I look at various rates, they’re all increasing at a faster rate than inflation. I’m not sure what the futures holds for our great country but it doesn’t exactly sound like a sustainable economy. To think, we have one of the best in the world. Very interesting site. I’ll be sure to bookmark it.

By: Four Pillars

Four Pillars — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:20:49 +0000

A late thanks for the link!

By: Phil S

Phil S — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:44:40 +0000

@CC: Yeah, I don’t think this is the “big one”, so to speak. In my own opinion, the markets are currently propped up by the trillions of dollars of stimulus money being poured into the markets by governments around the world. Even the world’s biggest economies cannot run massive budget deficits forever.

When everybody the world over finally sobers up from the free money drinking binge and realize that they have to tighten up the purse strings by dramatically raising taxes and interest rates… That’s when we’ll see the market tumble that we were SUPPOSED to see last year. Of course, if they don’t sober up, they could go bust a la Iceland. Can I guess when that’s going to happen? No, of course not. But I think that’s how this is all going to play out.

By: Ahmed

Ahmed — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:00:53 +0000

CC – personally I still use/like ufile, but if I had the chance to get QuickTax for free I’d definitely try it. I hope I win.

By: Canadian Capitalist

Canadian Capitalist — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:03:15 +0000

@Phil: I have some cash to deploy if this market slide continues but as of now, the markets are just 5% or so off the peak. I do hope stocks take a tumble and more buying opportunities emerge…

By: Million Dollar Journey

Million Dollar Journey — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:26:50 +0000

Great roundup as usual CC, thanks for including my article.

By: Phil S

Phil S — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:08:48 +0000

@Doctor Stock. This market dip is being pegged on Obama’s crusade against the big US banks. I’ve been expecting a broad market tumble when the stimulus money eventually stops juicing the market. But this was something totally unexpected for me – it’s like an artificial popping of the market bubble.

By: Doctor Stock

Doctor Stock — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:36:03 +0000

Gotta love the way the markets are dipping when the investment firms/banks are trying to get investors to put their money into RRSPs and the like… LOL… irony at its best.

By: Potato

Potato — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:31:39 +0000

FYI, Canadian Couch Potato is completely unrelated to the Potato.

By: Big Cajun Man

Big Cajun Man — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:54:35 +0000

Thanks for the mention! Couch potato? I am more like the lint under the pillows on a couch….

Have a great weekend