I started blogging about personal finance matters exactly one year ago with a post on Aeroplan miles. The blog has come a long way since then: more than 250 posts, over 22,000 visitors and my 15 microseconds of fame on The Toronto Star and MoneySense.ca. I would like to sincerely thank my readers for their [...]
I received a query from a reader about how to open a no-fee (or low-cost) RRSP account that provides a good selection of mutual funds. I thought I would expand my answer into a blog post. If you want the flexibility to trade stocks and bonds, a RRSP account can be opened with any of [...]
A column in The New York Times takes a humourous look at the proliferation of “millionaire” books. Just consider the success of these books: The Millionaire Next Door, The Automatic Millionaire, The Millionaire Mind, The One Minute Millionaire, Cracking the Millionaire Code, The Millionaire Code, which have made their authors into millionaires. Maybe I should [...]
I attended the David Bach seminar sponsored by Scotia Bank last night. At the outset, I should point out that I am not a big fan of David Bach. I am disciplined enough to spend less than I earn and I tend to save a significant chunk of my pay check, so pop financial experts [...]
I happened to notice, by accident, that Scotia Bank is offering free seminars featuring The Automatic Millionaire author David Bach. Turns out the one in Ottawa is tonight, but I was able to register even though I thought these seminars would be popular and get filled up pretty quick. I intend to post a review [...]
