Forget working. The real way to accumulate wealth is to buy a single-family house in Toronto, and wait. OK, that’s bad advice. But given what’s been going in Toronto’s housing market, you can be forgiven for coming to a conclusion like that. If you own an average single-family home in Toronto, your net worth […]
New Minnesota research links low income, diabetes
Low-income adults in Minnesota are much more likely to develop diabetes than people with higher incomes, according to the Minnesota Department of Health. New research shows that 13 percent of working-age Minnesotans who earn less than $35,000 annually have diabetes. That compares to a diabetes rate of just 5 percent for earners who make […]
‘Millions’ of Android mobes vulnerable to new Stagefright exploit
A group of Israeli researchers reckon they’ve cracked the challenge of crafting a reliable exploit for the Stagefright vulnerability that emerged in Android last year. In a paper [PDF] that’s a cookbook on how to build the exploit for yourself, they suggest millions of unpatched Android devices are vulnerable to their design, which bypasses […]
Consider the ‘Conrad Black’ home sale method, say Toronto financial planners
A Toronto financial planner is now recommending some of her clients do a “Conrad Black” — that’s selling their house and renting it back. Black, the former media mogul, sold his Bridal Path mansion last week, but is leasing it back. He’ll be paid for the sale — likely something in the neighbourhood of $20 […]
450 Pape Ave, Toronto – Buy this Toronto Riverdale mansion for just $1 – if you can beat multiple offers
Would you pay $1 for a century-old, 25,000-square-foot mansion that needs a little TLC? But first you need to beat possible multiple offers over $1 million dollars from hundreds of other prospective buyers for the same property. It is more like trying to catch a rainbow miles above your head and up in the […]