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Welcome to this edition of the new Globe and Mail Personal Finance Reader. I’m Rob Carrick, personal finance columnist at The Globe, and each week I compile a list of articles, blog postings and websites that represent the best of what the online world has to offer on money-related subjects.
This is the summer reading and learning edition of the Personal Finance Reader. We’ve got lists of financial books, magazine articles worth reading and online how-to resources that includes Howcast, a YouTube-like website for people who like to watch and learn.
There’s also some analysis of what’s up with the stock markets, a link to website that could help you salvage your aging computer instead of replacing it and some tips on seeing whether you’re properly insured.
Found something on the Internet your fellow investors might enjoy? Talk to me at rcarrick@globeandmail.com.
The latest from The Globe and Mail and Globe Investor
Personal Finance
TD Bank lays down the law, reminding customers of its right to access account, writes Rob Carrick
Tax Matters
Moving this summer? Make sure you save some income tax in the process, says Tim Cestnick
Financial Fraud
Dozens of people were victims of a ponzi scheme run by Montreal financial adviser Earl Jones. Here are some warning signs and tips on how to protect yourself from fraud.
Home Cents
Does it pay to go organic, asks our personal finance blogger Chaya Cooperberg
Real Estate
In this video, mortgage planner Robert McLister discusses what borrowers should do in the current environment
Must Reads From Around the Web
Reading for Fun and Profit
Me, I’ve got The Grapes of Wrath and a Lee Child novel lined up next for summer reading. If you’re looking for something more financially rewarding to read, check out this list of book suggestions from Gail Bebee, author of No Hype Investing.
Globe & Mail reporters John Heinzl and David Parkinson asked five financial experts what they're going to be leafing through on these long, languid days. Click here for a literary list of financial fiascos and some foresight to stash in your beach tote.
Here’s a Top 10 list of books about money from the About.com website.
Here’s About.com’s top investing books for beginners.
An ex-editor of the Financial Times lists his favourite investing books.
The big U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs helped power the stock markets this week with a quarterly profit that looked surprisingly robust, given the global financial situation. In this Rolling Stone article, writer Matt Taibbi slams Goldman as “a great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity, relentlessly jamming its blood funnel into anything that smells like money.”
Michael Lewis, one of the smarter and most amusing writers on matters of high finance (he wrote Liars Poker, as well as Moneyball) has chronicled the fall of the U.S. insurance giant AIG for Vanity Fair magazine. The piece is called The Man Who Crashed the World.
