Teri Courchene
Teri is a former economist and director of research at one of Canada's big banks. With an academic background in economics and education, Teri teaches financial literacy at The University of Toronto, School of Continuing Studies.
To Hedge or Not to Hedge?
When it comes to travelling south of the border, the value of our loonie is top-of-mind. If the Canadian dollar dips below 70 U.S....
Style Drift – When More Isn’t More
If you’ve ever done any home improvements, then you know how easily a small renovation project snowballs into a much larger one. Personally, I...
What’s Your Investing Comfort Zone?
When it comes to investing, we should not only recognize that we have comfort zones, we should learn from them to refine our strategy...
Extreme Finance is Extremely Foolish
The boasting on social media about “extreme finance” is getting out of hand. Extreme measures include paying down a $200,000 mortgage in 5 years...
How I Taught My Daughter About Money
How we teach our children and young adults about finance and investing will vary dramatically among parents based on our different approaches to parenting,...
“I Wish I Had Known That!”
How many times have we thought, “I wish knew then what I know now…”
With age comes wisdom— particularly financial wisdom. I asked a diverse...
Investing 101
Getting started with in investing can be intimidating. One solution is to start small and scale up as you gain experience and confidence.
Gimme Shelter:...
How Much Cash Do You Need?
Investors may have been lulled into the false impression that stock markets only go one way – up. The past 5 years were dream...
5 Common Investor Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Given the amount of financial information that swirls around us every day, it’s no wonder that investors get confused. Sorting through blogs, podcasts and...