How Investment Banks work
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008Nifty powerpoint here.
Archive for September, 2008
12 Biggest Personal Finance Mistakes
Saturday, September 27th, 2008Fairly lengthy article here, good read.
Tax Free Savings Accounts
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008TFSA coming next year, here's the summary from MDJ: The Details: Starting 2009, anyone aged 18 or older can contribute $5000/yr to the TFSA. The TFSA can grow and be withdrawn completely tax free. You never lose contribution room even when withdrawn. Withdrawals can be made at ANY TIME with no withholding tax. Contribution room can ...
What happened
Monday, September 22nd, 2008Best summary of what happened in the financial market this past week with the collapse of AIG, Lehman and Fannie/Freddie. Article on who caused the crisis?
Estate Planning
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008Lots of articles on what to do about estate planning.
Group Scholarship Plans and RESPs
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008Canadian Capitalist posts on Group Scholarship Plans and RESPs and high MERs. Lots of links on RESPs for future reference too. And here's another one. Four Pillars RESP Reference Series
How much is too much savings?
Thursday, September 4th, 2008Good article as usual by Thicken My Wallet. This time he write on what is too high of a savings rate. I find that 15%-20% of take home pay to invest is ideal for me.
Financial advisors vs. academia
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008Summary of academic studies that tend to show that investors do not need financial advisors.
Money Grubbing Lawyer
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008funny name for a blog...you'd think it was me. 2 decent articles: 5 Places NOT to spend 5 Place NOT to scrimp