1. Emotions are driving stock prices. That’s not something to fear. It’s something to exploit, wrote Derek DeCloet in The Globe and Mail.
  2. It was only four weeks back that investors were sure that (a) interest rates will go up (b) bonds will face big declines and (c) the loonie will keep soaring. Rob Carrick takes another look at these fearless forecasts.
  3. Have you overdosed on new ETFs yet? Jon Chevreau reported that BMO introduced eight new ETFs this week. It’s enough to make you nostalgic for the time when you could count all the ETFs listed in Toronto with the fingers in your hand.
  4. Congratulations to Where Does All My Money Go? and Squawk Fox, winners of the Globe and Mail Best of the Money Blogs vote.
  5. Kevin Press of Today’s Economy Blog says that global diversification ain’t what it used to be.
  6. Thicken My Wallet notes that investors who are not high net-worth clients have no choice but to become DIY investors.
  7. Dan Bortolotti of the Canadian Couch Potato blog kicked off the new Index Investor column for MoneySense by showing how investors of all account sizes can become couch potatoes.
  8. The Financial Blogger wrote a humorous post on how money relationships are as varied as human relationships.
  9. With hot and dry weather, our lawn is in a sad state these days. Million Dollar Journey pointed out the steep cost of maintaining a perfect lawn.
  10. Larry MacDonald has eight tips for reducing the cost of rebalancing your portfolio.
  11. On July 1st, the Harmonized Sales Tax will kick in in Ontario. Canadian Financial Stuff notes that the HST is setting off a mini construction boom.
  12. Politicians are still debating whether to get rid of the penny. Michael James says that they ought to be debating getting rid of nickels and dimes as well.

I’m unable to highlight all the articles worth checking out in my weekly round up but you can check them out through my Twitter feed. Have a great weekend everyone!