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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.
Cool It With The Retirement Savings Anxiety
Can we just for a moment interrupt the never-ending national drama over whether we're saving enough money for retirement? Canada has taken fifth place in a ranking of countries with the best retirement systems.
Voting For Vanguard
The Canadian Capitalist and Canadian Couch Potato blogs have favourable takes on the new exchange-traded funds that the U.S. giant Vanguard is about to list for trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Best Of The Web
BankNerd.ca chooses the best financial websites for Canadians.
Your Villa In Tuscany
Wondering what to do next summer? Check out The Villa Book, a listing of villas in France, Italy and elsewhere that you can rent. Prices get more reasonable if you share a big place with some friends or family.
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