Formerly based in Vancouver and Victoria, David Cruise and Alison Griffiths has gone a long way since their first title in 1987, Fleecing the Lambs, which provided lots of reasons NOT to invest in the VSE. Having just banged out a 750-page novel entitled simply Vancouver (HarperCollins), the writing tag team has cobbled together seven years worth of how-to investment advice from their financial column for The Portfolio Doctor (Penguin $28), available in the spring. 0143015435

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