June 6, 2026

The Past Week’s Favourite Reads — December 12-18, 2016

Win the season with The Ultimate Holiday Travel Survival Guide – Globe and Mail, Wednesday, December 14, 2016
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/holiday-guide/holiday-survival-guide/win-the-season-with-the-ultimate-holiday-travel-survival-guide/article33322491/
Are you planning on travelling by air this holiday season? Adam Bisby examines the potential problems, and how to avoid them.

Penalty for holding dividend stocks in a TFSA? – Moneysense.ca, Monday, December 12, 2016
http://www.moneysense.ca/save/investing/tfsa/penalty-holding-dividend-stocks-tfsa/
Dan Bortolotti discusses the tax ramifications of holding dividend stocks in your TFSA. Its not really an issue.

Air Miles cancelled reward expiry, but their service is still poor: Roseman – Toronto Star, Tuesday, December 13, 2016
https://www.thestar.com/business/personal_finance/2016/12/13/air-miles-cancelled-reward-expiry-but-their-service-is-still-poor-roseman.html
Ellen Roseman adds her thoughts to the seemingly never ending Air Miles issue. She offers up additional advice concerning choosing loyalty plans.

Online broker survey: Seeking the ‘wow’ factor – Globe and Mail, Monday, December 12, 2016
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/investor-education/annual-online-brokerage-ranking-carrick/article33238778/
Rob Carrick’s annual review and grading of online Brokerages. How does your’s stack up?

How to unlock your LIRA early, and other reader questions answered – Financial Post, Tuesday, December 6, 2016
http://business.financialpost.com/personal-finance/retirement/how-to-unlock-your-lira-early-and-other-reader-questions-answered
Jonathan Chevreau answers reader’s questions about LIRAs. A link to his original article concerning LIRAs is provided.