Category: Finance & Investment
Learn More About Socially Responsible Investing This Week
You care about the world around you. You recycle, you try to drive a little less, you shop with a conscience…but what about investing? Wouldn’t it be great if your investments were making a difference too? If you’re looking for a way to ensure that your money is invested ethically, Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) is [...]
The Wealthy Family – Put Heart Into Family Fun $$
When the economy is in a slump and times get tough, families want to start “cutting back” on their spending, and it’s usually the entertainment budget that gets chopped first. Does it really have to be that way? No way! Not if you have your money management system in place and you have a list [...]
The Wealthy Family – Get Your Family Financially Fit
What is one of the most common New Year’s resolutions? Losing weight and getting fit. If you were extremely out of shape and had excess weight to lose you would most likely set a target weight and setup a meal plan and exercise schedule. In addition, you might get a fitness checkup with your doctor [...]
Family Financial Re-Solutions for 2011
Does setting resolutions for the New Year really work? Take a look at the word itself…it has the word “solutions” within it. That is what setting resolutions is all about; coming up with solutions that will actually work in 2011 and taking action on them. As a family gearing up for the holiday season, celebrations [...]
Save With Santa & Avoid Affluenza
So whatever happened to having just plain fun over the holidays? Where the focus was spending time with family and friends? I use to get really stressed out when my kids started nagging me for the next best toy advertised on TV just before the holidays. Well “affluenza” season is upon us and it is [...]
The Wealthy Family – Spooktacular Saving System for Families
“Hey, Mom! I want to be Cinderella… ummm, or maybe Hannah Montana!” and the list goes on and on as kids get excited about Halloween and can’t wait to pick the BEST Costume ever. My kids pay for their own costumes and each year they get more creative as they strive to save money on [...]
The Wealthy Family – Be the CEO of Your Home Inc.
Editor’s Note: Good morning and welcome to the debut of OBE’s new financial columnist, Kim Deep. We are particularly excited to have Kim join the team here as the CEO of Kidz Make Cents is one of the leading experts in Western Canada helping families and kids get their finances in order. Kim joins us [...]
We All Buy Stuff – Be Proactive About It
Editor’s Note: Happy Saturday! This morning Gayle Bates is here discussing the mass media and the role it plays in consumerism. Here she is: Oh my, does the media ever affect the environment. We are exposed to more than 3000 messages every single day, and the vast majority of these messages are telling us to [...]
The Green Wallet – Why Invest In Fair Trade Foods?
Editor’s Note: Happy Monday! This morning we have Investment Advisor Anthony Edwards discussing why we should invest in fair trade foods. Very interesting and insightful. Here he is: In the ragged hills of Andalucia, by whitewashed villages and ancient trails that wind from Africa to Spain, old Tomás was known as the ‘cabrero’, which roughly [...]
The Green Wallet – Making Sense of Green Investment Funds
Editor’s Note: If you missed Robin’s morning post about some very cute, eco-friendly toys that teach environmental sustainability, you can check it out HERE. This afternoon we have Anthony Edwards on site making sense out of the different types of socially responsible investment funds. These are fascinating times for those of us working in the field [...]
The Green Wallet – Microlending as a Global Investment
Editor’s note: If you missed this morning’s post, we took a look at some of the hottest eco-friendly Vancouver fashion designers and where you can find them in the Comox Valley. Check it out HERE. Now, Anthony Edwards takes us away from consumerism to a form of global lending that serves as a bridge between [...]
The Green Wallet – Where Money Grows On Trees
Editor’s Note: Good afternoon. If you missed this morning’s post on BC-made eco-friendly cleaning products you can read it HERE. Now we have local Investment Advisor Anthony Edwards back with more on socially responsible investments. Today he’s talking about investing in trees. Here he is: The investment landscape of the 21st century has become increasingly [...]
What Is Socially Responsible Investing?
Happy Thanksgiving Monday afternoon. While you are recovering from the holiday meal make sure to check out our post from this morning HERE. We’re trying to find the perfect kitchen counter compost bucket – a hot topic now that the temperatures outside have cooled and the veggie scraps are plentiful. This afternoon we are excited [...]
Teaching Kids Financial Literacy
After a few weeks on the island, my parents are heading back East today and we’re hitting the road to Victoria pretty quick this morning. We’ve all had such a great time just hanging out and soaking up being a family, it’s a bit of a blue day around here. So, I thought I’d pull [...]
