Investing

Working Girl works in real life too

Working Girl (1988) exaggerates the drama of the mergers and acquisitions industry, but much of the film shows what it was like to be an outsider in the business.

By Sarah Cunningham-Scharf |May 21, 2015

5 min read

The best buy and hold lesson

Every Thursday, my mailbox fills with flyers from real estate agents keen to represent the sale of my house. These slick missives highlight how quickly their past listings sold, and tout the sums over asking garnered from buyers.

By Philip Porado |May 20, 2015

3 min read

Leave bond picking to the pros

Bond picking is harder than you might think

By Dean DiSpalatro |May 19, 2015

2 min read

Profit from distressed assets

One form of distressed investing aims to profit from the remnants of the securitized loan pools that took centre stage in the financial crash of 2008.

By Dean DiSpalatro |May 8, 2015

2 min read