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TSX Performance Year To Date

The second quarter of 2009 has been pretty good in terms of equity performance around the world. Here in Canada, the main barometer of overall stock market performance is the S&P/TSX Composite Index, or more commonly referred to as simply “the TSX”. For the year-to-date (January 1st 2009 to June 30th 2009), the TSX is [...]

Preet | July 1st, 2009 | Continued

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2009 Q2 Bloggers’ Stock Picking Contest Update

First a reminder: If you missed Episode Two of the W Network Expert Challenge on Sunday night, it is being re-aired tonight Wednesday, July 1st 2009 at 8:30pm on the W Network.
The Financial Blogger had asked a bunch of other personal finance bloggers if they wanted to participate in a friendly stock picking contest for [...]

Preet | June 30th, 2009 | Continued

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Collecting Commissions To Become Illegal For British Investment Advisors

I thought it was an April Fool’s joke when I received an email today indicating that the U.K.’s Financial Services Authority had ruled that Investment Advisors will no longer be allowed to collect commissions starting in 2012.
It is somewhat ironic that I had made the point earlier today that asking financial advisors to act like [...]

Preet | June 29th, 2009 | Continued

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Feature Article #4

Credit Card Payoff Calculator

Do you carry a balance on your credit cards? This handy calculator will allow you to see just how long it will take you to pay off your balance based on the payments you are making. PLUS it will also calculate what monthly payment is required to pay your balance off in a desired time [...]

Preet | June 24th, 2009 | Continued

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Feature Article #5

Update On The Experimental Portfolio

A few weeks ago I had mused that holding a double short pair of leveraged ETFs might be a great negative correlating investment to hold in tandem with a regular long position on a plain vanilla ETF. The double short pair would be expected to have a positive rate of return if the volatility of [...]

Preet | June 23rd, 2009 | Continued

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About this Site

Welcome to WhereDoesAllMyMoneyGo.com - a personal finance weblog (or blog for short). If you are new to the world of blogs, let me explain what a blog is: it is an interactive website that is part soap-box, part journal. I write a new article or post about 5 times per week. Sometimes the articles will [...]

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A Very Special Lap Of The Blogs…

Reminder #1
The third and final episode of the Ultimate W Network Expert Challenge airs on Sunday night at 7pm on the W Network. Thanks to everyone who has been watching and I hope you have enjoyed it - it was definitely fun to be a contestant!
Reminder #2
I don’t know how much longer the Globe and [...]

2Jul2009 | Preet | 6 comments | Continued
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Twitter and Formula 2000 Contest Winner

I know that some people have always wondered why the email updates can’t contain the blog post title in the subject field so that they can pick and choose which email updates to read (and which ones might not appeal to them). Well, I have a solution. You can follow me on Twitter instead - [...]

28Jun2009 | Preet | 0 comments | Continued
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Shameless Self Promotion Video

I picked up a new webcam and some video editing software so I decided to practice putting together a video. I whipped this up quickly and it’s not polished as I was trying out the following things: 1. New webcam (Logitech Pro 9000), 2. Camtasia Studio 6 (screencasting software), 3. Windows Movie Maker (editing software), [...]

26Jun2009 | Preet | 7 comments | Continued
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A Lap Of The Blogs

If you are new to WhereDoesAllMyMoneyGo.com, every Friday I run a post called “A Lap Of The Blogs” which provides links to articles I found interesting and think that others may want to read for themselves. I also include some commentary on what’s going on in my personal life and a weekly “racing video” since [...]

25Jun2009 | Preet | 5 comments | Continued
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Contest Update and Henri The Pocket Rocket Richard

Just got back from Quebec City, and I’m typing this quick post from bed. I was invited to participate in the Telus World Skins Pro-Am, and watch the Skins Game in action. What a great weekend! At one of the after parties, I got to shake hands with Henri The Pocket Rocket Richard(click for the [...]

22Jun2009 | Preet | 1 comment | Continued
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Win A FREE Driving School in A Formula 2000 Racecar!

WhereDoesAllMyMoneyGo.com, Canadian Capitalist and Four Pillars have teamed up and are holding a joint giveaway for one lucky recipient to receive a FREE driving school in an open-wheel racecar courtesy of The Bridgestone Racing Academy!

21Jun2009 | Preet | 54 comments | Continued
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The Ultimate W Expert Challenge Starts Sunday!

Just a reminder that the first of three episodes in the Ultimate W Expert Challenge airs THIS Sunday at 7pm (repeats the following Wednesday night). Set your PVR’s and be ready to laugh at my expense. At this point, I still don’t know how it’s all been edited so whatever happens…. be gentle.
A [...]

18Jun2009 | Preet | 8 comments | Continued
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Book Giveaway! 397 Ways To Save Money

Kerry K. Taylor is not only the author of the recent book “397 Ways To Save Money”, she is also the blogger behind SquawkFox.com. Kerry started her foray into all things money by graduating with $17,000 worth of student debt. She managed to pay that all off in only 6 months!
I’ll cut to the chase [...]

17Jun2009 | Preet | 37 comments | Continued
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Single Inverse ETFs

With an absolute exposure of 100%, some people have started to look at single inverse ETFs as long term hedges for portfolios instead of the 200% and 300% inverse ETFs which most have deemed to be better as short term trading vehicles. The leveraged ETFs have been shown to suffer from a decay when holding [...]

16Jun2009 | Preet | 9 comments | Continued
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Great Idea For The Best Father’s Day Gift Ever

Regular readers will know that after I graduated university, I trained and worked at the Bridgestone Racing Academy just outside of Toronto. This is a driving school that is probably most known for training aspiring professional and hobbyist racecar drivers, but by far the bulk of graduates were those with no such aspirations - the [...]

15Jun2009 | Preet | 11 comments | Continued
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