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Flushing Money Down the Toilet

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

You're not paying bank fees, are you?
A rundown on three options for no-cost chequing accounts. One not mentioned here is to maintain a set balance, maybe $3,000 or $5,000 in your account. Some banks will waive fees on certain accounts if you do this. Seniors and students may also qualify for no-fee chequing.

Don't be fooled by fraud
To coincide with fraud prevention month in March, the federal Financial Consumer Agency is highlighting these fraud prevention tools.

How to get to yes
A very educational look at how brokers at the big U.S. investment dealer JP Morgan Chase are trained to sell the company's own wealth management products. Or, in other words, 'how to get to yes.' I'm a big skeptic when it comes to advisers selling in-house product. Who benefits most, the client or the firm?

Please don't bankrupt me, mom and dad
A U.S. hedge fund manager worries that the cost of social security and medicare for today's seniors places an unsustainable burden on the younger generation.

More money
Join the 20,000+ people who subscribe to my Facebook personal finance community for talk about investing, retirement, real estate, banking and other financial matters. I'm also on Twitter.

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