The best of the web on money, markets and all things financial, as chosen daily by Globe and Mail personal finance columnist Rob Carrick.

Debt killed my dad
A financial planner writes here about how stress caused by debt worsened his father's health problems.

Best reward credit cards
MoneySense's list of the best travel and cashback cards.

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The ranking of cashback cards appears to have been written before American Express issued these two new cards.

Global housing bubble alert
Canadian real estate looms large in this interactive tool looking at house price gains in various countries around the world.

Dividend stocks a replacement for bonds?
Never, this blog post argues.

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