Posts Tagged ‘Links’

Plunging oil prices of the past few months has weakened the Alberta economy – so much so that it briefly considered adding a provincial sales tax before deciding on an across-the-board 5 percent spending cut. Is the rest of Canada taking pleasure in Alberta’s misfortune? This CBC article suggests just that while exploring the West vs. East,…

RRSP season is in full swing and this Tuesday February 10th from 12pm – 1pm EST I’ll be participating in Tangerine’s RSP Twitter chat to talk about all things retirement. What’s the best retirement advice you’ve ever received? What’s at the top of your wish list once you retire? Is your retirement reality different than…

The Super Bowl is the most-watched program on television each year and this year’s match-up between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks will be no exception – as 113 million viewers are expected to tune-in to the big event. I don’t have a horse in this race. My team, the dysfunctional Cleveland Browns, faded…

Meet Eric and Ilsa, the Vancouver couple who broke the internet last week when their Financial Facelift feature in the Globe and Mail went off the rails. It started with sketchy details – Eric, a physician, made $200,000 working one day a week at a clinic, plus another $100,000 teaching one day a week at a…

Scotia’s Momentum Visa Infinite card is the cash back rewards king in Canada and right now for a limited time when you sign up for the card you’ll get a free $100 gift card upon approval. This is the go-to rewards card for all of my grocery and gas spending (4% cash back), as well as for…

For a while now I’ve dithered over when to sell my portfolio of dividend stocks and implement my two-fund ETF solution.  The tanking stock market didn’t help – particularly with oil and gas stocks plummeting and a few of my holdings underwater.  Behaviourally, I wanted badly to wait until oil prices recovered so I didn’t…

I’ve been on holidays since December 12th and the break has been fantastic, giving me a chance to relax with family and recharge my batteries.  Unfortunately, the holiday has come to an end and it’s back to work on Monday.  I hope you all enjoyed some time off at Christmas and New Year’s as well. We’ve tinkered…

With 2014 quickly winding down I wanted to publish one more edition of weekend reading before we break for Christmas.  We hope you all have a relaxing and enjoyable Christmas holiday, and we’ll be back to our regular schedule the week of December 29th. Value of Simple Many investors recognize that Canada has the highest investing fees…

Christmas is a time for giving, but how far does your generosity have to reach before it starts to impact your budget?  MoneySense reached out to an etiquette expert to ask how much to tip everyone from your hairdresser and manicurist to your personal trainer and housekeeper. Enough is enough, according to Garry Marr, personal finance columnist at…

No, I’m not talking about the Edmonton Oilers’ 11-game skid.  Oil prices have collapsed some 40 percent since the summer and oil and gas stocks have taken a beating.  Canadian Oil Sands – the same stock that prompted a reader to ask about leveraged investing – slashed its quarterly dividend from 35 cents to 20…