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How to Pay Less and Save More For Yourself: The Essential Consumer Guide to Canadian Banking and Investing (Paperback)

by Rob Carrick (Author)

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Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Doubleday Canada; 1 edition (Dec 26 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0385662769
ISBN-13: 978-0385662765
Product Dimensions: 21 x 14.3 x 1.9 cm
Shipping Weight: 250 g

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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From Canada’s leading expert on consumer banking, this easy-to-read, indispensable book will help you keep your hard-earned money working for you.

Canadians are savvy consumers of everything – except financial products. We comparison shop for new cars and new clothes, but when it comes to our money, most of us passively hand it over to banks and other institutions. The result? Our earnings languish in bank accounts that pay out zero interest while raining down fees, or in mutual funds that make more money for the people running them than for investors.

This book is the remedy: written especially for Canadians, it is the definitive guide to getting the best possible deal on everything from savings accounts to mortgages to RRSPs. Rob Carrick puts the key information in the reader’s hands through comparison charts, rankings and easy-to-follow tables, as well as good old-fashioned advice. He explains how to construct a banking profile, where to find the best bargains in financial services, how online banking and investing is changing everything, and much more.

This book shows how to get the best while paying the least, so you can use your money for the things you really want and need.

About the Author

As the personal finance columnist for The Globe and Mail, Rob Carrick is one of Canada’s most trusted and widely read financial experts. He is the author of two previous books and lives in Ottawa with his wife and family.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent financia/investment survey, Feb 14 2007

By	Sears Braithwaite (of Bullard) "SB" (burlington ontario) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

I bought this book because I wanted to catch up on financial/investment trends prior to reviewing our RRSPs and RESP, and deciding what exactly needs to be improved or fixed. I had been taking an almost hands-off approach for several years, since all was fairly well. The only thing I have been doing, aside from contributions, is gathering all our RSP and RESP investments into accounts at a big bank discount brokerage (a minor epic I would rather forget).

I was delighted with this book! Carrick updated me nicely on the trends, giving me some new ideas and options. I now feel enthusiastic about getting back in there and re-balancing our portfolios, and using the online brokerage.

The book serves equally well if you are a beginning investor or someone who is hazy on managing your personal finances.

And the book in not a re-hash of American content. It is by a Globe & Mail writer, and 100% Canadian content. If you want more Carrick, look in Personal Finance on their site. I have found he is always worth reading.

Happily, the theme of getting value for money is only part of the story. The book is about much more than just trimming costs. Frequently Carrick cautions not to go for the cheapest option if it means losing sight of other, hidden costs or side effects.

A nice touch is the way each chapter contains sidebars that show how you can tackle a given area depending on your preference for using the Internet fully, partially, or not at all--ie good old face to face.

The writing style is light and fast, without being cute or frivolous. And there is no padding. I hate fat books. The book's size is surprising, given the amount of ground Carrick covers.

Well worth the price and your time.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A must for new immigrants to Canada, April 3 2007

By	E. Marquez (Toronto, ON) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is valuable for new immigrants to Canada. It arms one with so much must-know information, it is confidence-building. The writer gets to the point quickly and tells the real score on many financial products and services. It reads easy. Highly recommended.

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