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This and That: Best of the Blogs Edition

June 26th, 2009 · 12 Comments

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.
  10. Perhaps the economy is sprouting green shoots but it is also bleeding jobs. Riscario Insider has some tips for bulletproofing your job.

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12 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Four Pillars // Jun 26, 2009 at 9:03 am

    Thanks for the link.

  • 2 $ // Jun 26, 2009 at 10:15 am

    5 cent bags: Complete violation of economic rights. Forcing me to charge for a plastic bag. Perhaps government should just run all business.

  • 3 Riscario Insider // Jun 26, 2009 at 10:16 am

    Thanks for the link and guide to interesting posts.

  • 4 MDJ // Jun 26, 2009 at 10:19 am

    Thanks for the link and congrats to the mentioned bloggers!

  • 5 Canadian Capitalist // Jun 26, 2009 at 10:23 am

    $: What economic rights? Loblaws has a right to charge whatever they want. We have the right to shop where we want. I was initially disappointed with the 5-cent levy. But guess what? I don’t buy plastic bags with them anymore and here’s the key part: Loblaws is giving 50 PC Points (worth a nickel) to every plastic bag not used. i.e. Loblaws may be making a hefty profit on the plastic bags but they are also giving part of those profits away to those who don’t use them. The company says its policies have achieved a 55% reduction in plastic bags. Pretty smart if you ask me.

  • 6 Thicken My Wallet // Jun 26, 2009 at 10:26 am

    Thanks for nominating me in the Globe piece; it is appreciated. Thanks for the link. Congrats to all the bloggers.

    Do you happen to know where the 5 cent tax goes?

  • 7 Michael James // Jun 26, 2009 at 11:03 am

    Thanks for the mentions, both in this article, and in the Globe and Mail piece! I guess I picked a bad day to mess up the title of my article. In any case, it’s fixed now.

  • 8 CanadianInvestor // Jun 26, 2009 at 1:02 pm

    Hi CC,
    Thanks very much! It’s very flattering to get a mention from the pre-eminent blogger of them all – CC, you know you’ve reached that stage when they ask you to do the picking! Cheers.

  • 9 moneygardener // Jun 26, 2009 at 2:07 pm

    Congrats to all the selections; well deserved!

  • 10 Preet // Jun 27, 2009 at 12:12 am

    Thanks for the nod and link from this post – have a great weekend!

  • 11 The Financial Blogger // Jun 27, 2009 at 7:32 am

    Thx for the mention!

    Unfortunately, the Globe and Mail forgot me :-( ((

  • 12 Canadian Mortgage // Jun 29, 2009 at 1:07 am

    Ram, You undoubtedly would be at or near the top of the voting had you not been a judge. CC is one of the originals, and still one of the best….

    -rob

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