Posts Tagged ‘Links’

Jonathan Chevreau has launched an ambitious project with the unveiling of FindependenceHub.com, a portal dedicated to all things related to financial independence.  In addition to articles from Chevreau himself, you’ll also find blogs from prominent guest authors, podcasts and video content, and discussion forums for every age and stage of findependence.  Definitely worth checking out.…

I’ve written before about the changing tide of the investment industry and how banning embedded commissions is the inevitable next step.  Advocis, an organization that represents more than 11,000 advisors across Canada, is pulling out all the stops to prevent this change from happening. The latest push came from a conference in which Advocis railed…

Big news out of Ottawa this week as the Harper regime unveiled its long-awaited (and controversial) plan for family income-splitting. The Conservatives announced that couples with children under 18 will be allowed to transfer up to $50,000 in income from the higher earner to the lower earner in the form of a non-refundable federal tax…

It’s been a rough ride for the stock market this month – the TSX is down more than seven percent in the last 30 days – leading to speculation that we’re headed for another big correction or crash. It’s been all uphill for investors over the last five years, so any blip on the radar…

We were excited to have consumer advocate Ellen Roseman with us on the Because Money hangout last week.  We discussed how she got started in journalism and why sticking up for consumers became “her thing”. Ellen is also involved with FAIR Canada, the Canadian Foundation for Advancement of Investor Rights, and we talked about some…

Monday marked the end of my bi-weekly column in the Toronto Star.  The most widely read newspaper in Canada has decided to scale back its personal finance section to focus more on consumer awareness and advocacy stories (okay, more Rob Ford coverage). I want to thank The Star, and my editor Adam Mayers, for the opportunity…

Earlier this week, two iconic fast-food chains decided to join forces when Burger King and Tim Hortons merged in a $12.5 billion deal. The news caused an uproar on both sides of the border, with Burger King facing criticism for moving its headquarters up north to reduce its corporate tax rate, and Tim Hortons “selling out”…

The financial blogging community is outstanding in the way it supports each other online.  It was evident when reading the comments on our anniversary post this week that many of you came here for the first time after a mention on another blog. Our top referring sites over the last four years include Carrick on Money,…

The term “robo-advisor” refers to an online service that uses an algorithm to help you choose and manage your investments.  Automated financial advice is already up and running in the U.S. and is now generating buzz in Canada as firms such as NestWealth, ShareOwner, and WealthSimple look to set up shop here. The service is based around clients…

Fans of credit card rewards have seen a bunch of changes in the travel rewards space over the last 12 months, but not much has happened on the cash back side.  That’s unfortunate because, in the battle for space in your wallet, banks and credit card issuers lost sight over what was really important to customers – how…