Ball Heather - Money Management For Canadians All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies

Money Management For Canadians All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies, 2nd Edition

by Heather Ball, Andrew Bell, Andrew Dagys, Tony Ioannou, Margaret Kerr, JoAnn Kurtz, Paul Mladjenovic, John L. Reynolds, and Kathleen Sindell

Money Management For Canadians All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies

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Money management for Canadians all-in-one desk reference for dummies / Heather

Ball ... [et al.]. 2nd ed.

Includes index.

First. ed. published 2003 under title: Money management all-in-one for Canadians for dummies.

ISBN 978-0-470-15428-1

1. Finance, PersonalCanada. 2. InvestmentsCanada. 3. RetirementCanadaPlanning. 4. Estate planningCanada. 5. Small businessCanadaPlanning. I. Ball, Heather II. Title: Money management all-in-one for Canadians for dummies.

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About the Authors

Heather Ball is a writer and editor. She has worked on book projects covering topics such as genealogy, cooking, and small business Internet technology. Shes also the author of two non-fiction books for children.

Andrew Bell was an investment reporter and editor with the Globe and Mail for 12 years. He joined the 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 lives in Toronto.

Andrew Dagys is a bestselling author who has written and co-authored of several books, including Investing Online For Canadians For Dummies and Stock Investing For Canadians For Dummies. He has appeared on Canada AM and several CBC broadcasts to offer his opinions on the Canadian and world investment landscape. He lives in Toronto with his wife, Dawn-Ava, and three children Brendan, Megan, and Jordan. Andrew looks forward to your comments, and can be reached at aj-dagys@rogers.com .

Tony Ioannou is a senior associate and manager with Dexter Associates Realty. Tony obtained his real estate licence in 1984, and has consistently been a top producing salesperson with NRS Block Bros., and with Dexter Associates Realty since 1990. In 1990 he obtained his agents (brokers) licence, but continues to enjoy working as a residential real estate sales person primarily on the West Side of Vancouver. He has also worked as a division director for the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver. Tony was born and raised in Sydney, Australia, and immigrated with his family to Vancouver in 1973. He has lived in Vancouvers Kitsilano neighbourhood for the over 25 years and is an avid mountain biker, motorcyclist, and golfer.

Margaret Kerr and JoAnn Kurtz are lawyers, and they are also both entrepreneurs and they have the bumps, bruises and scars to prove it. Occasionally, they find they have a minute of free time here and there, and thats how they came to be the authors of, among other books, Canadian Small Business Kit For Dummies and Wills and Estates Planning Kit For Canadians For Dummies.

Paul Mladjenovic has over 22 years experience writing and teaching about common stocks and related investments. He maintains a financial database for his readers and students at www.supermoneylinks.com.

John Lawrence Reynolds is a native of Hamilton, Ontario, and a graduate of McMaster University. He has won several awards for his writing, including two Arthur Ellis awards for Best Mystery Novel. His book Free Rider: How a Bay Street Whiz Kid Stole and Spent $20 Million won the 2002 National Business Book Award. Mr. Reynolds lives in Burlington, Ontario.

Kathleen Sindell is an instructor at the John Hopkins University MBA Program and is the founder of a firm that provides consulting and authoritative publications about management, finance, and real estate in the e-commerce environment.