Bryan Borzykowski - Building Wealth All-in-One For Canadians For Dummies

Building Wealth For Canadians All-in-One For Dummies

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by Bryan Borzykowski, Andrew Bell, Christopher Cottier, BSc, MBA, Andrew Dagys, CMA, Matthew Elder, Lita Epstein, Douglas Gray, LLB, Michael Griffis, Ann C. Logue, MBA, Peter Mitham & Paul Mladjenovic, CFP

Building Wealth For Canadians All-in-One For Dummies

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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Building wealth for Canadians all-in-one for dummies / Bryan Borzykowski ... [et al.].

Includes index.

Issued also in electronic formats.

ISBN 978-1-118-18106-5 (pbk.)

1. InvestmentsCanada. 2. Finance, PersonalCanada.

I. Borzykowski, Bryan

HG5152.B85 2012 332.60971 C2011-907867-8

E-ISBNs: 978-1-118-22393-2, 978-1-118-22396-3, 978-1-118-22399-4

Printed in the United States of America

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About the Authors

Bryan Borzykowski is an award-winning financial journalist, who writes mostly about investing, personal finance and small business. Hes the co-author of Day Trading For Canadians For Dummies and contributes to the Globe and Mail , Business magazine, the Toronto Star , MoneySense and other leading Canadian publications. You can find Bryan at www.bryanborzykowski.com or on Twitter @bborzyko.

Andrew Bell was an investment reporter and editor with The Globe and Mail for 12 years. He joined Business News Network as a reporter in 2001. Bell, an import from Dublin, Ireland, was for 10 years the main compiler of Stars & Dogs in Saturdays Globe. The roundup of hot and damp stocks and mutual funds was an invaluable therapeutic aid in relieving his own myriad jealousies, regrets, and resentments. He has also taken to the stage, where he practises a demanding method that involves getting the audience and other performers as off-balance and upset as possible. He lives in Cabbagetown, Toronto, with his wife and daughter.

Christopher Cottier, BSc, MBA, is a senior investment advisor based in British Columbia. In 1982, he left the world of banking to join the investment industry in Vancouver so he could continue to pursue his love of rugby. More than twenty five years later, hes still managing money and playing rugby. With Betty Jane Wylie, Christopher is the co-author of The Best Is Yet to Come: Enjoying a Financially Secure Retirement (Key Porter). Christopher was ably assisted by Daniel Quon, BA, who has been awarded the Queen Elizabeth 11 Golden Jubilee Medal.

Andrew Dagys, CMA, is a best-selling author who has written and coauthored several books, including Stocking Investing For Canadians For Dummies and Investing Online For Canadians For Dummies . He has appeared on Canada AM and several popular CBC broadcasts to offer his insights on the Canadian and world investment landscapes. Andrew has contributed columns to CanadianLiving, Forever Young, and other publications. He has appeared on Canada AM and several popular CBC broadcasts to offer his insights on the Canadian and world investment landscapes.

Matthew Elder is a writer and communications consultant based in Toronto. Previously he was vice-president, content and editorial, of Morningstar Canada . A Montreal native, he was a columnist and editor specializing in personal finance with The Gazette for 10 years before moving to the Financial Post in 1995, where he was mutual funds editor and columnist until joining Morningstar in 2000.