Monthly Archives: June 2009

Royal Canadian Mint Missing $15.3 Million In Gold

The Royal Canadian Mint is missing 17,500 troy ounces in gold, worth $15.3 million, according to an audit by Deloitte and Touche that was released on Monday. The following is from the Royal Canadian Mint’s website: The scope of the review, conducted by Deloitte and Touche, was to specifically determine if the unreconciled difference in gold…

10 Ways To Save Money On Your Vacation

With school out and everyone getting ready for their vacation, here are 10 ways for you to save money this summer. Save for your vacation. Like anything else, saving in advance instead of using credit will save you money by earning interest instead of paying interest. Check out websites such as Expedia and Sell Off…

Friday Links

Financial Highway helps us understand ETFs. Canadian Mortgage Trends asks when will prime go up and does it matter? Larry MacDonald from the Canadian Business Online Blog questions if the two new iShares ETFs are worthwhile? Moolanomy shows how to achieve financial freedom one expense at a time. Christian PF provides 7 free worksheets to…

Insurance You Can Do Without – Credit Life Insurance

Credit life insurance is purchased so that the balance of your car loan or credit line would be covered if you die before your debt is paid. As with many of the policies in the Insurance You Can Do Without series, credit life insurance in too expensive compared to the premiums for term life insurance….

Insurance You Can Do Without – Cancer Insurance

Cancer insurance is a supplemental insurance that will pay an initial amount after you are diagnosed with cancer. Then it will likely cover any amounts for expenses that are not paid by your regular benefits plan. The problem with cancer insurance, or any other kind of disease-specific insurance is that you’re often paying too much…

Insurance You Can Do Without – Credit Card Protection Insurance

Credit card protection insurance is another case of paying too much in premiums for very little protection. Many people signing up for this expect that it will pay off their credit card if they lose their job or become too sick to work. The truth about credit card protection insurance is that it will only pay the…

Insurance You Can Do Without – Accidental Death Insurance

Last month we had the first four articles in the Insurance You Can Do Without series. Over this week, lets look at four more types of insurance you can do without. Accidental death insurance may be offered to you as a rider on your regular life insurance policy. It can also be purchased as it’s…