A group of houses are surrounded in flood water in High River, Alberta, south of Calgary June 23, 2013.ANDY CLARK/Reuters
The best of the web on money, markets and all things financial, as chosen daily by Globe and Mail personal finance columnist Rob Carrick.
Welcome to home insurance hell
Nasty weather in Alberta over the summer means a 30-per-cent premium hike for this blogger's home insurance. I suspect we'll all be paying more in the months ahead. Wait – we already were.
For those who feel anxious about bonds
Some sensible thoughts here about owning bonds at a time when interest rates are rising.
All about the negative effect rising rates have on the big high-yielding stocks that have done so well in recent years.
Ready to play defence, investors?
Forget it, this investment adviser says. Find the right portfolio mix and stick to it through up and down markets.
How to take money out of an RESP
It's trickier than you might think to make a withdrawal from a registered education savings plan. Here's what you need to know.
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