For some time now, we have been searching for ways to improve our economic performance. Many…
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Belief in huge inheritance is a pipe dream
Recent articles in the press stated that retails sales for luxury goods are booming. Apparently,…
Defending pessimists
Most of us prefer optimism rather than pessimism. That is why photographers always tell their…
Flag waving
Anyone watching U.S. television is struck by the constant barrage of that nation’s flag…
A difficult choice
A few decades ago the investment outlook was hopeful, and choices were clear. Even staid old bonds…
Confusing signals
Reliable economic forecasts have proved to be very unusual. That is one reason why economists as a…
Investors’ best interests
As if it were not difficult enough to make money by investing properly, the situation now is…
Generational gap
From time immemorial the current, predominant generation belittled the coming group of young…
An opportunity
For the past several years Canada was in the forefront of the globe’s major economies. …
Forecasting
This particular column should enable the general public to make economic forecasts, reliable…
Side effects
This year provincial governments have been raising the minimum wage. In Ontario the newly elected…
A new trend
Up until recently we felt that the workforce appeared to be so young, notably police and…
Delusional thinking
In this era we have been mesmerized by delusional “thinking” – namely that taking…
Daunting headwinds
The world has been bingeing on raw materials, a trend that seems endless. Yet history shows that a…
A meaningful badge
As far back as the Middle Ages craftsmen used badges to distinguish their products, implying their…