Canadian Finance Blog

Posted: 15 May 2011 02:00 AM PDT

It’s been a nice few days away, traveling along southern Alberta and BC. We visited some relatives and then met up with Robb at Boomer & Echo. Today we went to a wedding and next up will be the Calgary Zoo!

Career

Lahesha Williams at Career Help for Christians presents 10 Tips for Self Development in Your Career, saying “Here are 10 tips and techniques for developing yourself in your career that will cost little to no money!”

Mike at The Financial Blogger presents Thoughts from the silent partner, saying “We look at what the silent business partner has to say.”

Mike at Experiglot presents Should I Do A MBA?, saying “Is an MBA the right career choice?”

Economy

Big Cajun Man at THE Canadian Personal Finance Site presents Back to Three Years Ago for Jobs, saying “Stats Canada’s employment numbers for April are encouraging, as we seem to have returned to where we were before all this Financial Tom-Foolery.”

Frugality

A.N Rajah at Canadian accountant tips presents Being Green and Saving Money on Laundry, saying “Being environmentally friendly and can cost more but with some planning both objectives can be met. The post provides tips on how you can save money and be environmentally friendly in doing laundry.”

Investing

Investment Blogger at The Investment Blog presents Natural Disasters Hit Insurers Q1 Profit, saying “The cost of large natural disasters that occurred in Japan, Australia, and New Zealand of the Asia-Pacific region have hit first quarter profit at Canadian & global insurers. Losses from non-life businesses (property & casualty, and reinsurance) in the first three months of 2011 have experienced the highest-ever catastrophe claims in the industry.”

md at PIN presents The Best Investment Ever Made, saying “You’ll be surprised by what the best investment can be.”

Md at Training Shark presents Will Working Out Cost a Fortune?, saying “We show you how working out doesn’t have to be so expensive.”

Glen Craig at Free From Broke presents ShareBuilder Now ING DIRECT Investing, a Redesigned Site, and a Bonus!, saying “Sharebuilder has undergone a re-brand as well as a site overhaul. See what’s new! Also, they are offering up a new account bonus.”

Neal Frankle at Wealth Pilgirm presents Home Protection Plans â€" Why Iâ€™m Cancelling Mine For Good, saying “Do you think that home protection plans are just another real estate scam? You might be right. Being a property owner is like owning a small business â€" you have to invest in it. I understand that. But is a home protection plan the way to go?”

Mike at Do Not Wait presents 3 Reasons to Keep Working, saying “We explain why you should work after retiring.”

IS at Intelligent Speculator presents Feels like everyone is investing in Facebookâ€¦except me, saying “Investing in Facebook moving forward.”

Mike at Green Panda Treehouse presents Staycation- Having Vacations at Home, saying “Would you consider staying home for a trip?”

Mike at What Is Dividend presents 6 Advantages of Dividend Investing, saying “The pros of dividend stocks.”

Mike at The Dividend Guy Blog presents Why Your Portfolio Needs a Few Heroes, saying “Looking at improving your portfolio.”

Lifestyle

N.W. Journey at Net Worth Journey presents Net Worth Statement, saying “Understand the basics of a net worth statement.”

Kevin at Invest It Wisely presents Future Imperfect: How to Prepare for an Uncertain Future, saying “I recently read Future Imperfect, a book by David Friedman which explores how technology may change privacy, communications, and life as we know it. All technologies have the potential to be put to good use as well as misuse, and David explores both sides of the coin.”

Retirement

Boomer at Boomer & Echo presents Assessing Your Estate Plan, saying “Before making an appointment with your lawyer take some time to assess your situation and review your estate plan.”

Other

Sustainable PF at Sustainable Personal Finance presents Local Insurance Brokerages â€" A Dying Service?, saying “With a plethora of online insurance services that survey all the deals they can find and then present the best options for the customer, just how long will consumers pay for overhead at local insurance brokerages?”

Janet at Credit, Eh presents Scam Alert: Postal Scam Tries to Get Your Credit Card Number, saying “Watch out for this postal scam. You are asked to send credit card information so that you can pay to have “personal effects” delivered to you.”