The best of the web on money, markets and all things financial, as chosen daily by Globe and Mail personal finance columnist Rob Carrick.
Great news for millennials – stocks are plunging
A sensible argument is raised here – with decades to go until retirement, young people should jump on every chance they get to buy stocks when they've fallen hard in price.
Index investing is winning the war
A video interview with John Bogle, a U.S. index investing pioneer, on why investors are increasingly embracing funds that track major stock and bond indexes. Interestingly, Bogle is not keen on exchange-traded funds. He prefers index mutual funds, which are much cheaper in the United States than Canada. For Canadians, then, ETFs are the best way to invest in indexes.
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Negotiate this perk for your next job
Introducing the "pre-cation," a paid break you take before you start a new job so you arrive fresh and energized.
How losing weight is like saving for your future
A blogger discusses the similarities between losing weight and managing a budget.
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