Gordon Pape
Encyclopedia
Gordon Kendrew Pape is a Canadian author
and newsletter
publisher. He has written more than 20 books on a variety of themes, including novels, personal finance guides, and Christmas trivia.
One of Canada's most respected financial authors and an expert on mutual funds, Gordon Pape is the editor and publisher of the Internet Wealth Builder (IWB), The Income Investor, and The Canada Report and founding editor Mutual Funds/ETFs Update. His best-selling books include Retirement's Harsh New Realities, Sleep-Easy Investing, 6 Steps to $1 Million, Get Control of Your Money, Retiring Wealthy in the 21st Century, Quizmas: Christmas Trivia Family Fun, Quizmas Carols, and The Retirement Time Bomb. He was the first one to get out a book about the TFSA, which he followed up with a more elaborate sequel within a very short period of time. These were titled: Tax-Free Saving Accounts and The Ultimate TFSA Guide.
He is a columnist for Zoomer magazine, The Fund Library, Insurance and Investment Journal, The Toronto Star, and GlobeinvestorGOLD.com and is a frequent guest on radio and television programs across Canada.
Born in San Francisco, California
, he moved to Canada as a teenager with his family in 1950. He received a Bachelor of Arts
degree in 1959 from Carleton University
, after which he worked for several years as a Parliamentary reporter in Quebec City and Ottawa and as a foreign correspondent in London. He received, with two co-writers, an award from the Governor-General of Canada for a series of articles about Montreal architecture. Pape has three children and nine grandchildren. His youngest daughter, Deborah Kerbel, is his co-author on the Quizmas series of books. She has gone on to become a successful YA author.
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and newsletter
Newsletter
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publisher. He has written more than 20 books on a variety of themes, including novels, personal finance guides, and Christmas trivia.
One of Canada's most respected financial authors and an expert on mutual funds, Gordon Pape is the editor and publisher of the Internet Wealth Builder (IWB), The Income Investor, and The Canada Report and founding editor Mutual Funds/ETFs Update. His best-selling books include Retirement's Harsh New Realities, Sleep-Easy Investing, 6 Steps to $1 Million, Get Control of Your Money, Retiring Wealthy in the 21st Century, Quizmas: Christmas Trivia Family Fun, Quizmas Carols, and The Retirement Time Bomb. He was the first one to get out a book about the TFSA, which he followed up with a more elaborate sequel within a very short period of time. These were titled: Tax-Free Saving Accounts and The Ultimate TFSA Guide.
He is a columnist for Zoomer magazine, The Fund Library, Insurance and Investment Journal, The Toronto Star, and GlobeinvestorGOLD.com and is a frequent guest on radio and television programs across Canada.
Born in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
, he moved to Canada as a teenager with his family in 1950. He received a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree in 1959 from Carleton University
Carleton University
Carleton University is a comprehensive university located in the capital of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. The enabling legislation is The Carleton University Act, 1952, S.O. 1952. Founded as a small college in 1942, Carleton now offers over 65 programs in a diverse range of disciplines. Carleton has...
, after which he worked for several years as a Parliamentary reporter in Quebec City and Ottawa and as a foreign correspondent in London. He received, with two co-writers, an award from the Governor-General of Canada for a series of articles about Montreal architecture. Pape has three children and nine grandchildren. His youngest daughter, Deborah Kerbel, is his co-author on the Quizmas series of books. She has gone on to become a successful YA author.