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About Rob Carrick
Rob Carrick has been a personal finance columnist for The Globe and Mail for 12 years and has been writing about investing, business and economics for more than two decades. Rob writes three columns a week for The Globe, and he's on Facebook and Twitter).
Rob is the author of the book How Not to Move In With Your Parents: The Young Person's Complete Guide to Financial Empowerment, which will be published in spring 2012. He is also the author of Rob Carrick's Guide to What's Good, Bad and Downright Awful in Canadian Investments Today, and several other books. Rob has a BA in political science from York University, an honours BA in journalism from Carleton University and is a graduate of the Canadian Securities Course. He lives in Ottawa with his wife and two sons.
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May 14, 2012
- Masters of Money
Investing Tips for Seniors
Watch out, seniors. The investment industry is about to smother you with love. For a couple of reasons, seniors are a hot market for investment companies. They have big money after decades of saving for retirement, and they’re a huge demographic force. Statistics Canada has estimated that as much as one-quarter of the population will be 65 years of age or older in 20 years. MORE
May 2, 2012
- Masters of Money
Six investing themes for 65-year-olds
From maintaining a cash cushion to talking to your adviser, Rob Carrick offers up six investing tips for anyone in their 60s. MORE
Tagged Funds, investment, retirement, stocks
April 13, 2012
- Masters of Money
Investing in your 30s
Rob Carrick offers up thirty questions every 30-something investor should ask themselves before making any investing decisions. MORE
Tagged 30-something, Dividends, Investing, resp
April 4, 2012
- Masters of Money
Hit-the-Ground-Running Portfolio for 20-Somethings
This one’s for all 20-something go-getters with a job, a decent salary and an interest in getting started in investing right now. Introducing the hit-the-ground-running portfolio, an investment plan that you can get going in a hurry without sacrificing sound construction principles. MORE
Tagged 20-something, ETFs, Investors, Portfolio
March 28, 2012
- Masters of Money
Rebalancing and How It Becomes More Crucial As You Age
In investing, it’s okay to be wrong. Just be sure it’s on the small stuff and not on big questions like how much money to have in the stock market. Let’s look at a way of putting up a fence in your portfolio to keep stocks right where you want them. MORE
Tagged Lessons, Portfolio, Rebalancing, stock market
