A red Canada Goose Jacket is pictured in this file photo.Tibor Kolley/The Globe and Mail
The best of the web on money, markets and all things financial, as chosen daily by Globe and Mail personal finance columnist Rob Carrick.
Is a $700 Canada Goose parka worth it?
The Squawkfox blog, devoted to frugal living, asks whether there can possibly be value in such an expensive winter jacket.
Investing thoughts for 2014
Global stock markets will outperform Canada in 2014, the chief investment officer of Sun Life Global Investments says here. He also says our dollar will fall, and gold and energy will again struggle.
Investing fads, past and present
Everything from B2B internet stocks to Bitcoin.
Where to find long-term investing data
The website longrundata.com has added Canadian stocks to a database that tracks historical share price returns and dividend growth.
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