E very now and then an obvious bubble appears, and after it bursts you always wonder how you’d missed it. In 2001, it was the Nasdaq; in 2008, commodities; in the early 1980s, gold. In my view, China is just such a bubble.

S tuart McConnachie , 27 Occupation: Commercial real estate appraiser in Vancouver Portfolio: Recent selections – Brick Group Income Fund, Lifebank Corp., Westshore Terminals Income Fund and A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund Investment history “I grew up around a couple of investment advisers but did not truly become interested in investing until I participated in a stock market competition back in university,” Stuart McConnachie says. “I made a few decent moves and was hooked.” “From there, I completed all the course work to move into a career as an investment adviser but then ran into a few setbacks with my health.

W ant a free financial facelift? E-mail finfacelift@gmail.com When he bought his first home recently, Timothy says he felt like he was starting a new chapter in his life.

T hey have little interest in renovating, and try to avoid redecorating. Yet Rona Inc. RON-T chief executive officer Robert Dutton is counting on these reluctant do-it-yourselfers to help the home improvement chain rebound from the recession.

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The following is a weekly economic commentary from Peter Schiff, president of Euro Pacific Capital and author of Crash Proof 2.0: How to Profit from the Economic Collapse. In this week’s much anticipated State of the Union address, President Obama again demonstrated his poor understanding of the fundamental problems that confront our nation.

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