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moneysense.ca, 26/08/10
This and That: Burton Malkiel and more…
Just a quick reminder that you can read my posts in your favourite reader or delivered by e-mail.
- Money Smarts Blog featured a guest post that offered six reasons why Canadians should own oil stocks.
- Canadian Financial Stuff shared the best back-to-school advice his dad gave him, which is sure to come in handy for students heading off to University.
- Thicken My Wallet isn’t convinced that the debate over the value of financial advice will disappear if advisors move to some other fee model.
- Canadian Couch Potato offered a detailed explanation on why he picked both XDV and CDZ as his top dividend ETF.
- Larry MacDonald reported out that many credit card holders failed to notice mysterious charges in their statements.
- Squawk Fox has an easy-peasy recipe for making gourmet microwave popcorn. Yeah, saving a few bucks is nice but it is nicer avoiding the processed stuff in packaged popcorn.
- Many Canadian Money Forum members feel that caution is warranted in Real Estate Income Trusts. I won’t argue that REITs are undervalued but they are not crazily overvalued in this low-interest rate environment either.
- Million Dollar Journey featured a guest post that looked at landlord tenant relationship from a tenant’s perspective.
- Michael James rips apart popular financial articles that convey an incorrect picture by ignoring the time value of money. Saving is a good habit to cultivate but it is also important to have realistic expectations.
- Preet has a special cell phone deal for readers. Of course, he can’t beat my Speakout Wireless plan on which I spend less than $25 per year.
- Boomer and Echo offers ten tips to save money on auto insurance.
That’s it for this week. Have a great weekend everyone!
moneysense.ca, 26/08/10
Thanks very much for the mention!
Thanks for the mention, yes I hope it helps some folks not wake up too hung over.
Thanks for the mention. It’s good to hear Malkiel’s rational voice: even though index funds haven’t performed well for the last decade, they still beat two-thirds of active funds.
Hey CC! Thanks for sharing my popcorn post! I too use Speakout Wireless — best deal around.
Hmmm, both Squawfox and Canadian Capitalist using Speakout Wireless. Have to look into that.
Speakout has a rebate on phones now: if you buy $100 of airtime the rebate basically makes their cheapest phone free.
Larry, my wife and I as well as Mr. Cheap all use Speakout Wireless – it’s the best deal.
Of course, I also have an iPhone.
Thanks for the link!
@Larry: Speak Out Wireless is only available through 7-Eleven stores. Ottawa used to have one (I think) but not any more. If you need Speak Out, you’ll have to get a phone from Toronto. The best part is that minutes are valid for 365 days. If I top up $25, it usually lasts me an entire year.
Thanks for the link. I should point out that I don’t have a home phone, so that offsets the cost as well. With gmail offering free calling this year and a small cost later, it’s only getting better.
Thanks for the mention CC!