Weekly Review-Wealth Building, Retirement disaster, Investing in stock market and more

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 04:40 AM PDT

Last week we gave away tickets Power Within event featuring Peter Aceto, CEO of ING Direct and Sir Richard Branson, founder of the . The winners were Michael and Colleen, unfortunately I was unable to go myself. Michael was kind enough to send us a short review of the event:

My friend and I went and enjoyed ourselves. I will say that at times it felt a little more like a commercial for ING Direct & Virgin than a discussion of leadership, but both Aceto and Branson provided their views and insight on what constitutes good leadership. I left wishing there was more time to pick their brains and get deeper into the subject matter.

My favourite moment came as they were playing a promotional clip for Virgin. I looked away from the screen at Sir Richard Branson only to see him fish an orange out of a decorative glass vase, peel it on the desk and offer slices to Peter Aceto and moderator Amanda Lang. He may not have bungee-jumped or parachuted in to the lecture, but I found this little act to be extremely entertaining and in line with Sir Richard’s bold persona.

If you attended the event feel free to share your thoughts here as well.

This week’s Articles:

Wealth Building Tips for New College/University Graduates @ Million Dollar Journey

Low cost index trackers that will save you money @ Monevator

Why currency-hedged funds have large tracking errors @ Canadian Capitalist

Inherent Value of Businesses @ Michael James on Money

Warning: Retirement Disaster Ahead @ WSJ

Fixing the error in monetary policy @ Larry MacDonald

How To Create Great Gifts From The Dollar Store @ Wallet Pop Canada

What Would Make Me Invest in the Stock Market? @ Balance Junkie

Throughout the week I highlight other interesting articles through my twitter account, you can follow me on twitter or follow your twitter feed. Enjoy your weekend!