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How to save a million bucks

Dan Bortolotti — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:13:46 +0000

Becoming a millionaire is more painless than you think, even if you're starting with next to nothing.

Does This Thing Work?

Canadian Couch Potato — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:28:25 +0000

This week I received an email from a reader of MoneySense magazine, where I write regularly about the Couch Potato strategy. Kate was concerned that index investing wasn’t delivering on its promises. With her her permission, I’d like to share her email and my response to her concerns, which I’m sure others share. It’s important [...]

A scheme to save 100 percent of income tax? No thanks

Canadian Capitalist — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:25:03 +0000

Larry MacDonald wrote a post today on a scheme to reduce up to 100 percent of your income tax.

From the archives: Give Yourself a (Financial) Education

Canadian Capitalist — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:03:50 +0000

In the past, most people can get by just fine without learning much about investing or building a portfolio. Pretty much everyone belonged to a defined benefit plan and their financial lives were much simpler. These days, financially speaking, most of us are on our own. It goes without saying that DIY investors need to [...]

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Travel: Broke Britannia

John Lee — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:31:35 +0000

If you've been thinking about a trip to London, this is your year. The whole country is on sale.

Scotiabank’s Let the Savings Begin Bonus

Canadian Capitalist — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:24:21 +0000

Scotiabank has launched a campaign called Let the Savings Begin to encourage Canadians to save more. The bank says its market research found that saving an additional $1,500 would improve the financial well-being of 72 percent of Canadians and it has designed a campaign to do just that. It’s not just empty words — the [...]

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Under the Hood: Claymore CorePortfolios

Canadian Couch Potato — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:00:29 +0000

This post is part of a series called Under the Hood, where l take a detailed look at specific Canadian ETFs or index funds. The funds: The Claymore Balanced Growth CorePortfolio ETF (CBN) and Claymore Balanced Income CorePortfolio ETF (CBD), a pair of ETF wraps made up of equity, fixed-income and commodity ETFs and designed [...]

Free Personal Finance Software: Microsoft Money Sunset Version

Canadian Capitalist — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:48:19 +0000

Last year, Microsoft decided to stop selling its Money personal finance software and announced that no future updates to the software will be available. Existing Money Plus customers can continue to use the software and access online services (such as data sync with MSN Money or statement downloads) until their copy expires on Jan. 31, [...]

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