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Best of Million Dollar Journey: February 2009
Top 5 Articles of Feb 2009
- RRSP Tip: Carry Forward Your RRSP Tax Deduction – This may be a little known fact for some investors, but you can optimize your RRSP contribution tax deduction by carrying it forward to a higher tax year. Check out the article for some examples of how this strategy would work.
- How to Take Advantage of the Market After the Crash of 2008 – This was a guest post by Ed Rempel explaining the patterns of returns after major market corrections. The picture is worth a thousand words!
- International Dividend ETF’s - As a fan of dividend investing, I realized that I had very little exposure to international dividends. As I don’t know a lot about international stocks, the best bet would be to use diversified ETF’s for the international dividend exposure. This article is a summary of my preliminary research.
- The Frugal Dog – The Cost of Dog Ownership – Are you considering dog ownership? This is a great post by Kathryn explaining some of the costs associated with caring for a dog. Make sure to check out the comments as there seems to be a lot of readers with pets!
- Holding a Mortgage within an RRSP – This was a post that came about from a reader question that I received. I decided to do some digging into holding a mortgage within an RRSP as it seems like it could be a good idea, however, I discovered that the fees can be fairly high. Check out the article for some highlights and pitfalls of this strategy.
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- Mark (17)
- CanadianFinance (14)
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3 Comments, Comment or Ping
1. Four Pillars
Thanks for the link – glad I can refer some readers.
Mar 13th, 2009 @ 1:43 pm
2. Bill McCollam
Wow. A Canadian focused site. Excellent. And all the way from ETF’s to dog ownership (I’ve got both). And that’s only February. Thanks for the resource.
Mar 15th, 2009 @ 8:45 pm
3. Dividend Growth Investor
I liked the article about dividend ETFs, I wonder why :-)
Mar 16th, 2009 @ 9:46 am
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