The best of the Web on money, markets and all things financial, as chosen daily by Globe and Mail personal finance columnist Rob Carrick.
Mortgage Madness
An investigation by the CanadaMortgageNews.ca blog says the penalties for breaking a mortgage are thousands of dollars higher than they should be. Note: the federal government said in the last budget that it will standardize mortgage penalty rules. Sounds like a good chance to crack down on excessive charges.
Global Bargain Hunting
Here’s a list of the global stock markets that did best and worst last year.
Down On China
Why the portfolio managers at archerETF are cutting exposure to China this year.
The Incredible Shrinking Package
Consumer Reports has identified these popular household products as having shrunk in size. No matching price cuts, of course.
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