The 2008 Speech from the Throne came packed with political poetry, vague promises, and a few eyebrow-raising claims about energy, deficits, and economic “support.” This article revisits what Canada’s federal government said before the global financial crisis hit, and whether any of it actually held up.
Germany Bails Their Banks Out Greece, Ireland and now Germany have now guaranteed all privately held bank accounts in their country. This means those accounts are safe, but also that these governments were worried that… Read More »New Week: More Financial Excitement
Another story from the past (2008), just about when Nortel Networks was about to fall apart Yesterday I spoke of the Class Action Suit against my current former employer (Nortel Networks) by… Read More »Pensions and Trust
Security of your financial information is essential, for many reasons. Identity theft is the main issue, in that if someone can get enough information to re-create your identity in some fashion and get credit cards… Read More »Security: The Most Important Financial Concept
Credit Card Security It seems that BMO and CIBC are both sending out new credit cards to their customers, even before they are expired. These are not renewals either, these are NEW credit cards and… Read More »Why are BMO and CIBC reissuing Credit Cards
