Canadian Finance Blog

Posted: 14 Aug 2011 02:00 AM PDT

Career

Mike at Green Panda Treehouse presents Is Entrepreneurship For Everyone?, saying “We look at starting your own business and if it’s for everyone.”

Debt and Credit

Emily at Deliver Away Debt presents How to Bounce Back from Huge Medical Bills, saying “Even for those with insurance, a long stay in the hospital can wrack up a major bill. Know your options for keeping that money from ruining your financial health.”

Economy

Mike at Do Not Wait presents The Pension Advice Series The Market Crash: Time to Adjust Your Asset Allocation, saying “How are adjusting your assets?”

Mike at Experiglot presents Wall Street Panic Attack, saying “We look at the current panic.”

Mich at BeatingTheIndex presents Canadian Interest Rates: 2011-2012 Forecast, saying “Where are Canadian interest rates going in the next 12 months ? Find out with an in-depth look at the variables that are influencing Mark Carney’s stance.”

Frugality

Jon the Saver at Free Money Wisdom presents A Programmable Thermostat Is a Must, saying “When it comes to home cost, energy is one of the biggest concerns for every household. Whether it's summer or winter, when the monthly bill comes around, we see the overwhelming cost of heating and cooling. There is an easy solution with programmable thermostats. “

Mike at The Financial Blogger presents Why Cutting Out Your Starbucks Won't Make You Rich, saying “We look at why small savings will NOT make you rich.”

Investing

The Wealthy Canadian at The Wealthy Canadian presents What Are You Investing Inside Your RRSPs?.

IS at Intelligent Speculator presents I Would Not Want To Be A Rating Agency These Days, saying “The horror of being in a rating agency.”

Group Benefits Guy at Group Benefits presents Does investment performance matter in a Group plan?, saying “When it comes to investing, performance is a key determinant for successful investing but is there really such a thing as the best investment?”

Div Guy at The Dividend Guy Blog presents What You Should Do In A Flash Crash On The Stock Market, saying “What investing moves are you making?”

Echo at Boomer & Echo presents Retirement Planning: Should You Make RRSP Contributions If You Have A Pension?, saying “Should you contribute to your RRSP if you have a defined benefit or defined contribution plan?”

Squirrelers at Squirrelers presents Revisiting the Rule of 72, saying “Shortcut calculations can be quite useful in the world of personal finance. This post discusses the Rule of 72, including benefits and considerations when using it.”

Teacher Man at My University Money presents Why The Market Crash Is Not The End Of The World, saying “Media tends to blow things out of proportion, the market crash isn’t the worst thing out there, we’ll show you why.”

Lifestyle

Philip Taylor at PT Money Personal Finance presents The Boomerang Generation: College Graduates Moving Back Home, saying “Between the lackluster job market (and the fact that unemployment tends to be higher in the under 25 demographic), the amount of student debt most college graduates face, and the cost of housing, it”

Janet at Credit, Eh presents Back To School: 6 Things to Do As You Get Ready, saying “The school year will be starting up again soon, and that means that there a number of things that need to be done in order for you to get your children ready for another year of learning. “

Brian at Travel Insurance Comparison presents Travel Smarter: Examining Pets, Vacation and Travel Insurance, saying “Should you take Max on your next trip? If so, what steps should you take to ensure the safety of your pet? Taking care of these items can do much in the way of safety, money, as well as your peace of mind.”

Glen Craig at Free From Broke presents Would You Drive a Car Covered with Advertisements?, saying “Wee see advertisements all over the place. But we don’t really see them on personal cars much. Would you drive a car covered with advertisements?”

Retirement

Jim Yih at Retire Happy Blog presents How much money will $100000 pay you in retirement?, saying “The income from your investment portfolio really boils down to 2 things-how long will you live and what rate of return to expect on.”

The Family Wallet at The Family Wallet presents Health Care and Early Retirement, saying “Today, early retirement has become a less viable option for many. One of the most prevalent concerns of those who consider early retirement is health care. What many would-be early retirees don't realize is that they do have some health care options.”

Saving

Neal Frankle at Wealth Pilgirm presents Should You Buy Wedding Ring Insurance?, saying “If you have an expensive wedding ring, you might consider buying wedding ring insurance. The question came to me after our friend put her hand in our van door as it was closing. Don't worry…the van door is fine. The ring and her finger were another story…..”

Mike at Rewards Cards Canada presents How Many Air Miles Do You Need For A Free Flight?, saying “How many Air Miles do you need for a free flight? This table will show you how many Air Miles you'll need to save up in order to claim your free flight rewards.”

Other

Briana at Stupid Cents presents Why I Prefer Plastic Over Cash, saying “Arguments of why a debit card or credit card is better than cash for keeping track of spending and reaping rewards.”

Meredith at Create HYPE presents The SEO Benefits of Online Publicity, saying “As you work to get publicity for your brand, having a mix of sites linking to you not only helps more potential customers find you, it causes search engines to rank your site higher in search results.”