You can find this year’s listing of the the Best Financial Blogs in today’s Globe and Mail. I picked Canadian Financial DIY, Michael James on Money, Million Dollar Journey, Thicken My Wallet and Where Does All My Money Go? as my personal favourites. The Wealthy Boomer, Four Pillars, The Dividend Guy Blog, Canadian Mortgage Trends, Wellington Fund Blog and Squawk Fox were picked as “best” by other writers. An online poll (scroll to the end of this page) will let you vote for your favourite. Vote early and vote often; you are allowed to pick five of your favourites (I can say this with a straight face as I’m not on the ballot)!

  1. It doesn’t make sense to keep playing the game after you have won it. Larry Swedroe writes in his Wise Investing blog that investors need to consider whether they are taking appropriate risks.
  2. It may be common sense (which isn’t all that common in the investing world) but John Bogle’s message to investors is refreshingly consistent.
  3. The rules regarding Tax-Free Savings Accounts are evolving. Rob Carrick takes a look at Ontario’s legislation regarding naming TFSA beneficiaries.
  4. Larry MacDonald and Jon Chevreau weigh in on the two new ETFs from iShares: the emerging markets and World ETF.
  5. Michael James finds a lesson on how economic incentives affect consumer behaviour in the 5-cent levy on grocery bags.
  6. Million Dollar Journey calls Individual Pension Plans (IPP), a RRSP for the affluent.
  7. Mr. Cheap rebuts Squawkfox’s contention that good debt is a lie.
  8. Finding their portfolios decimated, many investors are throwing the financial equivalent of a “hail Mary” pass. In this wonderful post, Thicken My Wallet points out the flaws in such a strategy.
  9. The Financial Blogger wonders if Canadian banks are still good investments.