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Qtrade Discount Brokerage Review 29 May 2013 | 02:00 pm

Qtrade is an independent discount brokerage which has done extremely well in the annual Globe and Mail brokerage rankings. After calling them a number of times, I can see one of the reasons. They are ...

LinkStuff – High Definition TV Edition 24 May 2013 | 02:00 pm

I finally upgrade to high definition tv and have been pretty happy with it.  Hockey is pretty good in HD (although it would be a lot better if the Leafs were still playing), but the best improvement h...

LinkStuff – More Money For Beer Edition 8 Mar 2013 | 03:00 pm

I did a book giveaway earlier this week for the awesome More Money for Beer & Textbooks book and the two winners were Judy and Siu (who also won the funniest comment award). If you know someone who is...

Great Money Advice For Canadian College & University Students On How To Avoid Student Loans 4 Mar 2013 | 03:00 pm

I recently had a chance to read the book “More Money for Beer and Textbooks” which is a book written for students in post-secondary education or in their last year of high school or CEGEP. It was writ...

Best Canadian High Interest Savings Rates For Ally Replacement 25 Feb 2013 | 03:00 pm

Updated April 21, 2013.  The high interest savings account market in Canada is pretty diverse.  On one hand you have the established big banks that offer modest interest rates because most of their cu...

RRSP Myth – Retirement Income Has To Be Lower For RRSP Benefit 20 Feb 2013 | 03:00 pm

Given that we are approaching the end of RRSP season, I thought it would be fun to dispel the most common RRSP myth that I see repeated over and over again in the media. Related - 2012 RRSP contributi...

2013 RRSP Contribution Limits 19 Feb 2013 | 03:00 pm

The maximum RRSP contribution limit for the 2012 tax year is $22,970. There are other factors in calculating the limit, so read on! Remember that the RRSP contribution limit applies to the previous ta...

When Does The New Year Of RESP Contributions Start? 13 Feb 2013 | 03:00 pm

An RESP question I frequently get at this time of year is along the lines of: “I maxed out my child’s RESP grant last year in [insert month here] – do I have to wait 12 months from that time to get mo...

Should I Have An Open House When Selling My House? 11 Feb 2013 | 03:00 pm

There was a recent article in the Globe & Mail where a real estate agent was interviewed about her opinion on holding open houses if you are selling a house. To summarize, the agent thought that open ...

LinkStuff: Online RESP Chat With Globe And Mail Today 4 Jan 2013 | 03:00 pm

Announcement – I’ll be doing an online chat on RESPs with the Globe & Mail today at noon to 1pm, so if you have any RESP related questions, please check it out. And unlike most of the questions asked ...

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