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Personal finance writer Gail Bebee took reader questions
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Required reading: Five essential stories of the week

Meet the Mad Men of Prince Edward County. And, how to invest like Warren Buffett Nov 13, 2009 10:41PM EST

U.S. dollar bills.
Derek DeCloet

As dollar tumbles, America is up for grabs

Era of foreign acquirer seems to be getting closer Nov 14, 2009 3:20AM EST

Rob Carrick
Portfolio Strategy

Don't shy away from funds in your online account

The key is to look for the lowest-fee funds so you're not paying for advice you're not getting, writes Rob Carrick Nov 14, 2009 3:20AM EST

Behind the scenes of the Morning Live show at CHCH in Hamilton, Ont.

The battle over local TV

If a local TV station in a Canadian city goes dark, does anybody notice? A handful of markets were confronted with that question this fall. The CRTC will try to find the answer starting Monday Nov 14, 2009 3:20AM EST

Corporate Strategy

How Brookfield turned GMAC into Real Living

When the Canadian real estate company bought GMAC's property unit it inherited a tainted brand. So it picked up a hot realtor and merged under one banner Nov 14, 2009 3:20AM EST

Regulators scrap changes to corporate governance rules

Regulators agree with corporations which say they are currently too busy dealing with financial crisis Nov 13, 2009 7:38PM EST

Export data add weight to recovery

Canadian exports of goods climb 3.5 per cent from August to $30.2-billion Nov 13, 2009 2:46PM EST

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Home Cents
Five reasons I love dollar stores

Chaya Cooperberg visit her neighbourhood discount store a few times a month to stock up on household supplies that can cost five times the price at a regular retailer

Streetwise
Timothy's pours a $157-million coffee

Sun Capital scores on an 18 month investment in Timothy's Coffees of the World

In Pictures
A peek at Bernard Madoff's rich lifestyle

U.S. government prepares to auction off personal belongings

A Bernard Madoff New York Mets baseball jacket is displayed during a press preview of a U.S. Marhals Service auction of personal property seized from Bernard and Ruth Madoff November 13, 2009 in New York City.
Persuasion
Volkswagen goes viral with 'the fun theory'

Simon Houpt tracks the latest trends in the world of marketing and advertising

viral campaign by VW tries to change behaviour by making environmentalism and healthy actions fun.
Earlier discussion
Investing with an online brokerage: Tips and tricks

Personal finance writer Gail Bebee took your online investing questions

Gail Bebee
Careers
How they managed to rise to the top

Women who lead have the ability to see opportunities in setbacks, and the will to make themselves heard, a new book contends

Privacy
Swiss watchdog to sue Google Street View

Privacy commissioner says faces, license plates are not sufficiently blurred; Google says it will ‘vigorously contest' the case

The main street of Grindelwald is shown on a Google employee's mobile device as he poses for photographers on the launch of the Google Street View application at Google office in Zurich August 18, 2009.
Brand loyalty
As brands fall, car dealers scramble to fill void

GM is shedding four of its eight auto divisions, which will leave millions of North Americans without a home brand and pave the way for a fierce marketing and sales battle

Dale Wurfel, right, talks to one of his employees at his Chrysler dealership in Strathroy, Ont., on Thursday.