File photo of a customer shopping for groceries in Toronto.
The best of the web on money, markets and all things financial, as chosen daily by Globe and Mail personal finance columnist Rob Carrick.
Can of cat food scares blogger into saving for retirement
The Squawkfox blog's Kerry Taylor reflects on being jolted into retirement saving mode by the sight of a woman buying cat food (she did not own a cat).
Making sense of the Aeroplan changes
Guidance for TD and CIBC customers on their best options as the two banks firm up their travel reward card offerings.
The mutual fund industry objects!
A financial blogger writes about how his column on the high cost of mutual funds drew a letter of rebuttal from the head of the mutual fund industry's trade association.
The heavy tax burden on low-income seniors
John Stapleton, an expert on retirement issues for low-income Canadians, presents two cast studies showing how poor seniors can pay punitive taxes.
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