Spring is in the air. If you are like most of us, you have a spring cleaning routine. In fact, research shows that more than 60 per cent of Canadians engage in a seasonal cleanup of their homes. While you're packing away winter clothes, washing the windows and cleaning behind appliances, you may want to consider some "outside-the-box" tasks. Here are six ideas for a more creative spring-cleani...

Trends in the markets can be intriguing to watch. Not more than three or four years ago, at the bottom of the resource cycle, books were written about how resources were never going to recover and how gold would only be worth $150 an ounce. Now, at the top of the cycle, everyone is forecasting gold to reach $1,000 an ounce. Our research analysts point out that popular wisdom at peaks of fear o...

Imagine that you have a machine in your basement. It is a fantastic machine, because five days a week it pumps out cash. Every year it produces $50,000 to $100,000 of new cash (sometimes more if you really tune it up). Based on this steady flow of cash, you buy a bigger house, a car, take vacations, and raise your children. But what would happen if the machine broke down and could not produce any...