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The best of the web on money, markets and all things financial, as chosen daily by Globe and Mail personal finance columnist Rob Carrick.
These open house tricks will wow buyers
Some clever stuff here that won't cost you much.
New thoughts on what to put in your RESP
A case is made here for considering segregated funds – funds with limited insurance guarantees against losing money – for registered educations savings plans. The idea here is to protect against a market decline that happens just as you need to start withdrawing money from the RESP. You can also plan for this by ratcheting down the level of stock market exposure and adding GICs or bonds as your child progresses through high school.
Now anyone can own stocks
In the United States, you can buy gift cards at certain retail stores that represent a certain value of a company's shares. Example: $50 worth of Apple shares.
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