10 Common Problems for New Businesses

Every busy downtown street has a storefront location that is “cursed.” One month it was a pizza place. Six months later it was an optometrist’s office. Four months later it was a video rental store. Now it’s vacant yet again. Read More »

11 Ways to Get Extra Cash

Who couldn’t use a little more moolah these days? If you’ve lost your job, taken a pay cut or are just looking for ways to boost your income. Here we offer 11 smart tips for generating extra cash. Read More »

The 45 best ways to grow your money

When we set out to look for the 45 best ways to grow your money, we had a few criteria in mind. We wanted ideas that were widely applicable (so we weren’t interested in specialized tax shelters or tax loopholes that were only open to a favored few). We also wanted ideas that had stood the test of time (so we rejected a lot of flavor-of-the-month notions, such as buying gold futures or loading up on oil stocks). Finally, we wanted our ideas to represent the full span of personal finance, from basic notions to more advanced concepts. Read More »

5 Recession travel tips

While Budget Travel has a wealth of tips that are timely right now, here are five that feel particularly newsy. Read More »

Cashback credit cards not all equal

What’s better than a credit card that gives points for free flights? Read More »

Now Is the Safest Time to Buy Stocks

Unless you’ve been living under a rock — check that, several rocks — you know what I’m about to tell you: Stock markets worldwide are down substantially this year. Here’s a representative update Read More »

Canada: The Obama effect

For many Americans, seeing a new president move into the White House has been a long time coming, but it’s not just people south of the 49th parallel excited about Barack Obama becoming the 44th president of the United States – many Canadians can’t wait to see a changing of the guard, too. Read More »

10 things they won’t tell you about retirement

If you’re like many middle-aged Canadians,you used to think that you would retire at 55. Now you’re hoping for 65. Once you used to smile fondly at the retirement ads that showed laughing grey-haired couples golfing in tropical paradises. Now you have an overwhelming desire to jump out of the sand trap and smack those smug retirees with a nine iron. Read More »

62,000 Jobs Are Cut by U.S. and Foreign Companies

Employers have tried to nip and tuck their labor costs by reducing overtime, shortening the workweek and freezing wages, but now, they are reaching for the saw.

On Monday alone, companies across the employment spectrum announced more than 65,000 job cuts Read More »

The Highest Possible Returns. Period.

In 1992, I was 26 and already spending my fair share of time online. For several years, I’d been a satisfied customer of America Online. Although I liked the service, I decided not to buy shares of the company at the initial public offering that year. I thought I’d wait awhile. Read More »

10 Careers that Top $30 per Hour

In just 60 minutes, you could earn enough to pay for a tank of gas, the cable bill, gym membership, or dinner out. Thirty dollars still covers some of life’s essential costs. Earn that much in just one hour on the job, and you have enough to build a comfortable life. Read More »

Seven Surprising Stay-Home Salaries

Technically, to be considered a telecommuter you must regularly works eight or more paid hours at home each week. Telecommuting can cut down on a killer commute or carve out more time for the kids. It can help you find a better work-life balance. Read More »

The First Thing You Should Do in 2009

Now that 2008 is behind us, you should focus on how to improve your investing results for 2009 and beyond. In order to get off on the right foot, you’ve got to make sure you have as much in the game as possible. Read More »

The best 7 management tips ever

1. Surround yourself with strong people. Don’t be afraid to admit that you’re not great at everything.” Read More »

Advice for stock newbies

Question: Do you have any advice for someone just starting to invest in stocks? Read More »

Credit Card Rates in Canada

Canadian Credit Card Rates Read More »