Comments on: Financial Ramblings – $100 Gift Certificate Contest

By: Reminder of $50 Chapters.ca Gift Card Giveaway

Reminder of $50 Chapters.ca Gift Card Giveaway — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:48:05 +0000

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By: Darren

Darren — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:59:26 +0000

Best idea? Stick it out if you are in for the long term. Don’t panic!

By: Tom K

Tom K — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:47:06 +0000

I will be investing my RRSP’s and TFSA into mortgages. No MERS’s, No (Front, Back, Transaction, Trailer) Fees, No BS. Just a straight return!

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:10:41 +0000

Being a relatively young investor and new home owner at 26, I’m going to first make a substantial payment towards my mortgage. With the leftover cash, I’m going hard into Canadian equities since I still have the time to reap the benefits.

By: Checking in on the Giveaway

Checking in on the Giveaway — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:50:56 +0000

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By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:10:33 +0000

All an ETF is, essentially, is just a mutual fund that can be traded like stock.

The only advantage I can see, is that you can trade it through out the day instead of having to wait until after the closing bell.

Tax advantages are negligible, you pay a commission per trade instead of either a 12b-1 yearly or front end loaded fund (back end loaded funds, unless withdrawn early, don’t show the commission being paid).

By: zeromoney

zeromoney — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:23:25 +0000

max out my TFSA with canadian bank stocks, as quickly as I can.

continue with RRSP contribution, and try to make a few extra lump sums on the mortgage.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 05:52:22 +0000

get rid of my mutual funds and put them into Asset allocated ETFs

By: Joel

Joel — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 05:50:16 +0000

My biggest goals (in order of importance) for 2009 are
1) Get everything into ETFs from mutual funds
2) in combination with 1), I will re allocate my asset classes (ie get them back to what they should be
3) pay down my mortgage – and maybe use a loc to drop my principal to an account with lower rates
4) stop trying to pick stocks
5) stay on coarse with kids RESP(ects – and find out what it means to me)
6) figure out a way to get some extra money so that I can redo the kitchen so that I can help our country spend their way out of reception

By: PennySeeds.com

PennySeeds.com — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 19:53:10 +0000

My biggest ‘investment’ goal/strategy for 2009 is to work on additional income streams. I’m playing with a few ideas such as affiliate marketing, a small side business, and the possibility of acquiring rental properties.