- This paper is brought to you by… The Wall Street Journal reported that an increasing number of academic studies into financial products and services are paid for by the firms themselves. What is alarming is that these studies frequently disclose sponsorship in pint-sized print or not at all.
- A clever ticker symbol does not equate to a smart buy. Jason Zweig on a bizarre court battle over ETF ticker symbols.
- Is leverage worth the risk? Two investment professionals debate both sides of the issue. (Hat tip to Riscario Insider for the link).
- Michael James on Money crunches the numbers on putting in a backyard pool.
- Million Dollar Journey has some tips for saving money when eating out.
- It takes two to contango (as a reader put it). Preet shares his views on a new ETF that promises to address the front-running experienced by commodity ETFs.
- Money Smarts Blog on the eight things you need to know about withdrawing money from a RESP account.
- Larry MacDonald says Manulife Financial’s recent stock slide is awakening his contrarian instincts.
- Invest in the Markets is following up his series on fundamental valuation metrics with a new series on technical indicators.
- My Own Advisor shares his favourite financial and investing quotes.
- The Financial Blogger opines that Canadians investing in the US market are getting a double boost from a strong loonie and an unloved asset class.
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