This and That

1. Warren Buffett took questions from yet another group of business students and Fortune magazine was there to record his answers.
2. ETFs were supposed to be a good thing that offered broad diversification in a low cost, tax efficient manner. Trust Wall Street to spoil the fun.
3. Ellen Roseman wrote about online resources available for picking a discount broker (and thanks for the mention!).
4. Rob Carrick notes that savvy mortgage borrowers can knock 0.6% off prime a variable-rate mortgage and 1.5% off the “posted” rate for a five-year fixed-rate mortgage.
5. Prem Watsa has been called Canada’s Warren Buffett. The Star reports that the chair of Fairfax Financial Holdings (TSX: FFH) is extremely bearish on equities.
6. Tim Cestnick writes in The Globe and Mail that doing the little things right can help save tax.

Blog Roundup:

1. Triaging My Way to Financial Success highlighted Rob Carrick’s article on mutual funds that have increased the MERs since 2003. Even if MERs stayed the same, the fund companies are not passing on the 1% GST cut to the customer.
2. Now that spring finally seems to be here, Canadian Financial stuff reminds us to take the snow tires off the car.
3. Squawk Fox started a series of posts about succeeding in most people’s biggest asset – their careers.
4. Four Pillars wrote about using the new Tax-Free Savings Account for an emergency account.
5. Million Dollar Journey reviewed TradeFreedom, a deep discount broker.
6. Middle Class Millionaire offers the secret to financial success.
7. Thanks to Gather Little by Little for including my post on Another Reason to Avoid Hedge Funds in the Carnival of Personal Finance.