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CFP designation is consumer's first line of defence *
It's simple to do a rudimentary background check on a financial adviser: Just look for the letters CFP after his or her name on a business card, website or advertisement.
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CPP dump tobacco holdings? Nonsense *
One person's opinion. Note: evalu8.org does not endorse this point of view.
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Here's one remedy for a sagging stock market: Stick to quality *
In a small town in Southern Ontario, there was a men's clothing store that for years furnished its newspaper advertisements with the same slogan: "No one ever regretted buying quality."
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Investors beware: Markets a no-man's land until after election *
Yesterday's rotten U.S. employment report may have just tossed an anchor to the drowning hopes of a near-term rebound in stocks. A pretty strong case is now in place for the investors to sit on their hands until at least November.
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Last minute RRSP advice for the Green-keen Investor *
The last minute dash for Canadian investors to make an RRSP contribution is quickly approaching. . .
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Retired ad man takes disciplined approach to stock markets *
This week, TONY MARTIN profiles an investor whose safeguard is to limit his equity holdings to 10 per cent of his net worth.
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The crude oil roller-coaster ride continues *
While jittery investors fear the cost of oil was behind last week's poor economic news, analysts are cautioning against a quick press of the sell button, PATRICK BRETHOUR and DAVE EBNER write.
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US holders of pre-1949 China bonds sue rating agencies *
A group of Florida bondholders is launching a class action suit against the three biggest credit rating agencies, alleging that they have failed to recognise that the People's Republic of China has defaulted on bonds issued between 1912 and 1942 by the country's Nationalist government.
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BEST BUYS -- week ending Saturday, August 7, 2004 *
compiled by Globe staff . . .
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