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A man looks over a brochure offering various retirement savings options, Feb. 3, 2012. Baby boomers' demand for income will support dividend stock prices for years to come.Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press

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

Fight inflation in retirement with dividend stocks
Here's a look at five U.S. dividend stocks that have the potential to offset inflation through regular dividend increases.

I wrote a column recently on this same topic and it features some Canadian dividend stocks that have been inflation beaters.

The U.S. take on Gen Y's financial problems
The business magazine Forbes looks into data presented in The Globe and Mail this week on Gen Y's lack of financial independence and reliance on parents.

You can read our full Gen Y package here.

Digging for dividends
A blogger runs through some favourite Canadian exchange-traded funds that focus on dividend-paying stocks.

Would you pay more for premium seats at a movie?
Cineplex tests the idea of charging more to customers who want to sit in the middle rows of its movie theatres.

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