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Investing: Prescription for profit
On March 22, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a landmark bill that gives roughly 32 million uninsured Americans health-care coverage for the first time. It was a historic moment for our southern neighbours, but here in Canada keen investors were watching something other than the explosion of punditry on CNN — they were watching stock prices in the volatile American health-care sector....
Hatch an investment plan
Christine Marshall* is a seasoned investor who has money in Registered Retirement Savings Plans and numerous funds, but it’s her earliest investing adventures that she’s most fond of. “My grandparents bought me shares in Irwin Toy when I was very young,” she says, still excited by the memory. “I went to the shareholder meetings and got free toys.”
Eventually, the 35-year-old, who works...
Bryan Borzykowski is a Toronto-based writer and editor working mainly for business publications. He writes for the New York Times, Canadian Business magazine, Globe and Mail, Bloomberg Businessweek Custom Publishing, Toronto Star, MoneySense and more. Bryan's the editor of Review magazine and is a senior editor with Connected for Business magazine. He's also a contributing writer with Hello! Canada and was once a weekly music columnist for Metro News. He's been nominated for several National Magazine Awards and he's co-authored