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Saturday's column suggested there's little point in "recession-proofing" your RRSP, notwithstanding the prominence editors gave to the "bear market just getting started" quote from one gloomy source. Before the ink was even dry on Saturday's paper, I[...]

This November will mark the 10th anniversary of the Master Tobacco Settlement. The settlement was an outrageous agreement between the four largest tobacco companies on several state governments. The tobacco companies have to make huge payments to state[...]

A moody market braces for a big earnings week. How ugly will it get? It’s time to face the music.

On Friday, Citigroup's Mark Mahaney judged tech stocks on four criteria: International exposure, countercyclical hedges, least risk to 2008 Wall Street estimates and intrinsic valuation. Which means what? Dunno. Go to Seeking Alpha for that. But to find[...]

It would appear that Wall Street has about as much confidence in George Bush as does the reality-based community, which is none. Shortly after Bush proposed a $150 billion plan to revive the economy and stave off a recession, U.S. stocks fell, sending[...]

The New York Times released an adventure guide to Mexico on Sunday. Pick your location or sport and find what there is to do. So as you're sifting through the misery of today's stocks, look at the fun you can have in Mexico.