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Week in Review – March 20

March 20th, 2010

It’s end of the week again. Every weekend, we write a posting that summarizes interesting things happening in the blogosphere.

Marketplace published a video explaining about CLO (Collateralized Loan Obligations) by Paddy Hirsch. Want to know more about CLO, CDO (Collateralized Debt Obligations) or CMO (Collateralized Mortgage Obligations)?

The Financial Blogger presented the richest country in the world in terms of GDP per capita. Apparently, the “richest country” is Qatar, followed by Luxembourg and Norway.

Intelligent Speculator had his ETF picks for BRIC countries. His picks are BIK, EEB, BKF, BRIS and BRIL.

Million Dollar Journey explained how capital gains tax work within a corporation. How to extract money from a corporation in a tax efficient manner?

Canadian Capitalist had a brilliant posting on how to convert from Canadian Dollar to US Dollar (and vice versa) in a cheap way, i.e. by buying buying stocks in TSX and sell the same stocks in NYSE.

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Week in Review – March 13

March 14th, 2010

It’s end of the week; and it’s time to review what’s happening in the blogsophere.

WhereDoesAllMyMoneyGo.com had a series about rebuilding credit in Canada after going bankrupt. See post #1 here, post #2 here, post #3 here and post #4 here.

Million Dollar Journey was asking: who is our worst enemy when investing in stocks? It’s person we see everyday in the mirror.

Canadian Personal Finance Blog shared his thoughts on his financial decisions 20 years ago and how he feel about them today. Should we regret to our financial mistakes that we have made?

Canadian Dream: Free at 45 recommended us for not watching the stock price every day if we are a long-term investor.

Canadian Capitalist gave his opinion on recent column from Globe & Mail titled “Only the truly active fund managers lead the pack”. Is actively managed funds really better than passively managed ones?

Canadian Coach Potato had suggestion where to put our money to keep our tax minimal. Should we put dividend-paying equities in RRSP, TFSA or non-registered account?

Enjoy your weekend!

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Week in Review

March 5th, 2010

Starting from today; we’ll write a posting in “Week in review” section every end of the week. This posting will contain summary of what’s happening in the news and blogosphere.

Canadian Capitalist wrote a posting that summarizes Budget 2010 from Department of Finance, Canada.

Canadian Personal Finance Blog wrote his tips to do his taxes using QuickTax.

Michael James on Money highlighted the fax that life insurance that we received from our employers are not actually “free” –> it’s even too expensive.

Million Dollar Journey had a very nice article how to achieve financial wealth. You just need to know yourself to achieve financial success.

WhereDoesAllMyMoney.com had a video interview with Michael Moore, the director of Capitalism: A Love Story movie.

Intelligent Speculator wrote a summary of China ETFs. Do you prefer FXI, PGJ or GXC?

The Financial Blogger highlighted the fact that nobody could predict the interest rate in Canada by end of this year. One expert said the interest rate could be as low as 0.25%; another expert said the interest rate could be as high as 2.25%.