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Pension return assumptions–what could go wrong?

A must read article in the Globe and Mail on Saturday from the President of the CD Howe Institute, points out rarely admitted facts about the return assumptions that have been baked into most pension and retirement planning forecasts.  This … Continue reading →

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Our economic illness has a name: Financialization

A must read article in the May 23 Time Magazine carefully and clearly lays out how the finance sector has come to dominate, control and suck the strength and stability out of our economy while undermining capitalism and social order.  … Continue reading →

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Smart tech: Bladeless wind turbines

A startup in Spain called Vortex, has come up with a new design for wind turbines. It’s called Bladeless, and it’s a wind turbine with — you guessed it — no blades. The bladeless turbines are massive poles jutting out … Continue reading →

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