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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.

Buffett Not Sold on Gold

Gold Is useless - that's Warren Buffett's take on one of the hottest investing categories of the past couple of years.

Selling your scrap gold (ie: ugly jewelry you don't want any more)? Try this calculator to get a rough idea of how much you might get.

Impressions of Recession

The Today's Economy blog looks back at some of the smart and not-so-smart comments made on the state of the economy in the past year.



Get Control of Your Credit Cards

Debt is going to be a big topic in 2011 as interest rates rise and there's no worse kind of debt than a big credit card balance. Learn how to better choose and manage credit cards on the Get Smarter About Money website.





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