Real estate market growth in Canada experienced unprecedented growth in the last five years, driving housing prices to an unaffordable level for an average household and giving an impression of a housing bubble, similar to the one seen in the United States in 2007. Yet a large number of Canadian families are dreaming of becoming homeowners at any cost (even if they are not able to afford it) without clear understanding of risks and costs associated with a home purchase. But under current m...

As the majority of Canadians are now spending much more than they make, their debt levels are reaching crisis proportions. Excluding mortgage debt, the average Canadian owes over $25,000 in consumer debt, which poses massive risks not only for the individuals carrying that financial load, but for our entire financial system. In Crushing Debt, bestselling author David Trahair (Enough Bull) warns Canadians that consumer debt is becoming an urgent problem but one that can be...

Ben Bernanke's history of the Federal Reserve and its response to the 2008 financial crisisIn 2012, Ben Bernanke, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, gave a series of lectures about the Federal Reserve and the 2008 financial crisis, as part of a course at George Washington University on the role of the Federal Reserve in the economy. In this unusual event, Bernanke revealed important background and insights into the central bank's crucial actions during the worst...

Get the Most out of Your Canadian Government Pension!Are you getting everything you can from the government?The public pension system is complex and often changes, which means many people are not claiming money that they’re entitled to.Do you know all of your options for maximizing your pension?Many people missed out on government pensions because they failed to take action to maximize their benefits.

An in-depth guide to making gold a serious part of your portfolioGold, the long forgotten store of value that was once the center of the global financial system, suddenly matters a great deal again. It has become a leading asset by virtue of its strong performance, and its booming demand has made it the only financial asset that remains in an uninterrupted bull market. And yet gold remains one of the least-owned financial assets in investment portfolios today.Hard Money...

In 1920 John Maynard Keynes (British economist – considered the most influential in the 20th century) wrote that "By a continuous process of inflation, governments can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens." The U.S. Government and the Federal Reserve have successfully inflated prices for a hundred years, and especially since 1971 when Nixon eliminated the gold backing of the Dollar.Inflation is like a hibernating bear; it sleeps for...

Gold Value and Gold Prices: 1971 2021 takes the reader on a journey of discovery that includes:Why expert opinions regarding gold prices are often not helpful.A history of gold prices since President Nixon closed the Gold Window in 1971.The macro-economic variables used to empirically model the price of gold.The formula for the Gold Empirical Model that accurately replicated the price of gold since 1971.What the model projects for gold prices from 2014 -...

The government budget is not like a household budget. This report introduces the financial operations used by a central government with a free-floating currency, and explains how they differ from that of a household or corporation. The focus is on what constraints such a government faces, and explains why such governments only face a limited risk of involuntary default.It introduces a simplified framework for the monetary system, along with the operating procedures that are associa...

Want to get the most out of your International Finance course?Nowadays the value of daily foreign exchange trading is more than one hundred times the value of annual international trade in goods and services. As result of the great importance of international financial transactions, the subject of international finance continues to develop as fast as—or faster than—any other field in economics and finance. International Finance For Dummies sheds light on t...

Forex Tamed has been written for those individuals who are contemplating entering the lucrative forex market for the first time. Forex trading has the potential to make an excellent passive and full time income for anyone. However, you need to learn the basics of forex market and forex trading in order to succeed in this game. This book will provide you with that knowledge.

Brings global macro trading down to earth for individual and professional traders, investors and asset managers, as well being a useful reference handbookGlobal Macro Trading is an indispensable guide for traders and investors who want to trade Global Macro – it provides Trading Strategies and overviews of the four asset classes in Global Macro which include equities, currencies, fixed income and commodities. Greg Gliner, who has worked for some of the lar...

In this highly original piece of work, Steven D. Gjerstad and Nobel Laureate Vernon L. Smith analyze the role of housing and its associated mortgage financing as a key element of economic cycles. The authors combine data from both laboratory and real markets to provide insight into the bubble propensity of real-world economic actors and use novel historical analysis on the Great Recession, the Great Depression, and all of the post-World War II recessions to establish the critical roles of ...