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Beware the debt-reduction pitch

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:27 -0500

Companies that claim to help people consolidate their debt can leave you in worse shape than before

When it’s not a good idea to make an RRSP contribution

Mon, 6 Feb 2012 6:00 -0500

For some people in certain circumstances, it’s better to save in other ways

Rob Carrick's tips on how to save more money

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 19:29 -0500

The Globe's personal finance columnist takes your questions in a live chat Tuesday

Learn from other people’s retirement mistakes

Mon, 6 Feb 2012 15:25 -0500

Financial advisers have heard the gamut. Here they offer advice to counter some typical missteps

For savers in Canada, a sinking feeling

Sat, 4 Feb 2012 8:00 -0500

Canadians facing retirement are being squeezed by weak investment returns, stagnant incomes and the rising cost of everything from food to fuel to housing

Thrift, leverage and Freedom 35

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 19:40 -0500

Recent graduate Kevin Stone just started investing in 2010 but has already amassed a net worth of six figures

Customers feel the pinch as banks cut risks

Mon, 6 Feb 2012 17:09 -0500

Higher rates and higher fees are to be expected when the economy is soft

How one adviser is adapting to a low-rate environment

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:47 -0500

The barbell strategy balances zero-risk investments with riskier choices that have a big potential payoff

Rob Carrick's Reader: Housing balloons and bubbles

Mon, 6 Feb 2012 9:21 -0500

Rob Carrick rounds up the best in personal finance reading on the Web

I'm retiring. Should I transfer RRSP funds into a TFSA?

Mon, 6 Feb 2012 15:33 -0500

A strategy to help lower the tax bill

U.S. party was fun while it lasted

Sat, 4 Feb 2012 8:00 -0500

A decade ago, Americans pretty much stopped saving altogether - but they appear to have learned their lesson

An ailing husband, a mission to provide

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 14:50 -0500

Wife will have enough to get by, even if he dies sooner than expected