Friday May 16, 2008
Biography 
Rob Carrick has been writing about personal finance, business and economics for close to 20 years. He joined The Globe and Mail in late 1996 as an investment reporter and has been personal finance columnist since November 1998.
After starting his career at The Canadian Press in Toronto covering general news and business, Rob moved to CP's Ottawa bureau, where he served as senior economics writer and covered the Department of Finance. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science from York University, an Honours Bachelor of Journalism from Carleton and is a graduate of the Canadian Securities Course.
Rob is the author or co-author of three investing books, the most recent of which is How to Pay Less and Keep More for Yourself: The Essential Consumer Guide to Canadian Banking and Investing. His previous two books are E-Investing: How to Choose and Use a Discount Broker and The Online Investor's Companion: 50 Essential Investing Websites.
Rob is often asked to provide his perspective on investing and personal finance issues at conferences and seminars. He also appears on ROBTV and contributes regularly to Globe websites and Globe Investor magazine.
Rob lives in Ottawa with his wife, Theresa Humphrys, and two sons, Will and Jamie.
