Mainstream, The Cleavers, Super-savers, YOLOs: What type of retiree are you? – Financial Post, Friday, February 16, 2017
http://business.financialpost.com/personal-finance/mainstream-the-cleavers-super-savers-yolos-what-type-of-retiree-are-you
An excerpt from Fred Vettese’s latest book breaks down the four basic types of retirees. Which type are you?
Get ready: A massive automation shift is coming for your job – Globe and Mail, Wednesday, February 14, 2017
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/get-ready-a-massive-automation-shift-is-coming-for-your-job/article37988586/#_=_
Campbell Clark looks at how developing technologies will cause the total elimination of certain jobs. This will create an enormous need for education and retraining.
Why you should be grateful for the market freakout – Globe and Mail, Tuesday, February 6, 2017
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/inside-the-market/why-you-should-be-grateful-for-the-market-freak-out/article37864619/
Rob Carrick examines the recent pullback in global markets. He warns us that there will always be corrections, and right now is a good time to have cash on hand, but this should not make investors rush to divest themselves of quality equity investments.
I asked Tinder for my data. It sent me 800 pages of my deepest, darkest secrets – The Guardian, Tuesday, September 26, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/sep/26/tinder-personal-data-dating-app-messages-hacked-sold
Judith Duportail discovers the extent to which data is collected about individuals when they are using Tinder’s services. The article is primarily related to data commotion by Tinder, but it serves as a warning about the practices conducted by many, many sites; especially social media ones.
Yes, bitcoin is too risky if you’re approaching retirement – Globe and Mail, Thursday, February 1, 2017
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/retirement/retire-taxes-and-portfolios/yes-bitcoin-is-too-risky-if-youre-approaching-retirement/article37801666/
Rob Carrick reports in his “Carrick On Money” newsletter that retirees should stay coat of investing in BitCoin. To quote him “could be the riskiest, most speculative investment craze I’ve seen in my 20 years of personal finance writing”.
