Financial Priorities: Focus vs. Diffusion

I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once.

~ Jennifer Yane

Update: This article is featured in the Money Hackers Blog Carnival #109 posted at Maximizing Money. Thank you!

I’ve written a lot of “vs.” posts comparing various financial priorities like RRSPs vs. TFSAs and RRSPs vs. Paying Down Debt. I still understandably get a lot of questions about [...] Continue reading Financial Priorities: Focus vs. Diffusion





What Is the Safest Investment?

Know safety, no injury. No safety, know injury.

~ Author Unknown

This is another question that’s come up quite a bit lately and it’s pretty easy to answer. The safest place for your money is in a government guaranteed account. If you are Canadian, this means an insured account at a CDIC member institution.

OK, so it’s not quite that simple. There’s quite a bit that you should [...] Continue reading What Is the Safest Investment?





20 Cents from February 2010

This is a list I compile each month of 10 articles that caught my eye (2 cents each). As always, this is only a sampling of some of the great information out there and there are a lot more I could have included. I encourage you to take a look at these and browse other articles on these sites as I know you’ll find lots [...] Continue reading 20 Cents from February 2010





TFSA vs. RRSP Duel: Who Wins?

The inability to make a decision has often been passed off as patience.

~ Author Unknown

At this time of year, many Canadians are trying to figure out where to put their savings in order to reap the greatest tax and long term investment advantage. With the introduction of TFSAs last year, that decision has been complicated a bit. There has been great debate over which are [...] Continue reading TFSA vs. RRSP Duel: Who Wins?





20 Cents from January 2010

This is a list of 10 articles from January of 2010 that I thought you might find interesting. Go ahead and browse some of these websites if they are new to you and you’re certain to find a lot more great information. Enjoy!

Pop Economics had a great post asking What Investment Return Should You Plan For? I very much agree with the analysis here, as [...] Continue reading 20 Cents from January 2010





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