economy

It’s natural to feel panicky after Monday’s market freefall. We asked the experts what you should—and shouldn’t—do when it comes to protecting your money.

Probably not. But here are five things you can do to take control of your finances during the slump.

We've been told that money actually can buy some happiness: especially if you make up to $75,000 a year (and can take care of all of your basic needs), and if you spend that money on helping others. But how do the poorest people in the world experience happiness? Here, I talk to Katherine Boo, author of Behind the Beautiful Forevers, a new non-fiction book about the men and women who live in a Mumbai slum called Annawadi.

Forty years ago, when my parents bought their first house in the late 1960s, they paid about $20,000. It was detached, located in a solid neighbourhood, close to good schools and parks.

That big anti-Wall Street protest is headed North — with rallies planned for Toronto and Vancouver, it looks like some Canadians are going to get a chance to show their dissatisfaction with the global financial services industry.