IndependentInvestor Newsletter 083C of 07 02 2010 

Today's quote: Buying a house for an investment has strong similarities to someone being convinced stocks are a good investment for the long run but they decide to buy only one stock for their portfolio. I don’t care how reliable that one stock is, or how large are the dividends, that stock portfolio is not diversified. The same goes for housing.Moshe Milevsky

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This week we discuss Rob Carrick's new book on investing.

We hope you enjoy it.

Rob Carrick’s Guide to Investing: a book review

The Canadian retail investor community enjoys a limited number of ongoing, objective, reliable sources of information on investing. Week-in week-out financial journalist Rob Carrick is one of those sources. We are delighted that he has also found the time to write a book bringing together much of that information for his existing and new readers. Looking for a primer on investing from a Canadian perspective? This book will be of interest to you.

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