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Rob Carrick
With interest rates creeping up, Canadians are waking up
Carrick's Reader
Rob Carrick rounds up the best in personal finance reading
Discussion Tuesday, noon (ET)
You've been reassessed. Now what?
Tax expert Cleo Hamel answers your questions
Investopedia.com
Should you invest your entire portfolio in stocks?
Stocks outperform in the long run, but that doesn't tell the whole story
More on interest rates
Find out more about savings rates and loan rates in the Globe Investor interest rate centre
Commentary
Smart Cookies
A bit of coupon-clipping work can yield savings
Apps have made it easy to save without carrying around a bundle of coupons
Portfolio Strategy
Low fees, high performance: These funds deliver both
This list makes a good starting point for your research, Rob Carrick writes
Household Finances
Carrick's Reader
Kids' questions and market thumb-sucking
Rob Carrick rounds up the best in personal finance reading
Investopedia.com
Long-term care insurance: Who needs it?
No one is immune, but the costs can deplete a life savings
Mortgages & Retirement
Medical insurance
Health bill opens doors to Canadians seeking U.S. retirement
Obama’s changes allow those with pre-existing conditions to get medical insurance
Earlier discussion
Relying on home equity in retirement?
Don't do it. Retirement planning mistakes and assumptions in our online reader discussion
Retirement
Canadians losing faith in quick market recovery
Survey shows those saving for retirement less confident than a year ago
Special Series
Building Blocks Video
Teach your kids about money
In this video, personal finance blogger Chaya Cooperberg shows us how save, spend and share jars can help young minds with financial literacy
Earlier discussion
Do you have a family budget?
With the holiday spending spree over, personal finance blogger Chaya Cooperberg answered your questions
Learn more:
- Story: Make a list, check it twice
- Video: Too much real estate debt?
- Story: Saving for retirement
- Video: Putting off retirement saving?
- Story: RESP dollars under the tree
- Video: Saving for junior's education?
- Video: Rein in your spending
- Story: Buried under a mountain of debt?
- Video: How insurance keeps you afloat
- Story: The pitfalls of avoiding insurance
- Video: Why you need an estate plan
- Story: The will for a will
- Video: Don't ignore a family tax plan
- Story: Mapping out a family tax plan
- Video: Ready to sign on the dotted line?
- Story: Haggling over a mortgage
Discussions on Personal Finance
RESPs
Lack of education holds parents back from RESPs
Study shows correlation between parents’ higher learning and education savings plan use
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