Friday, July 22, 2011

Short Takes: Bold Chinese Piracy and more

Piracy in China has reached a new level: counterfeiting entire Apple stores. Getting harassed on street corners in China by sellers of fake goods is commonplace, especially if you look western, but a fake Apple store is a new one to me.

Big Cajun Man reminds parents not to miss out on the Canada Learning Bond if they have children young enough to qualify.

The Blunt Bean Counter explains how to use CRA's low 1% prescribed interest rate for income splitting.

Retire Happy Blog has a list of potential questions to ask a financial advisor before hiring him or her.

Million Dollar Journey's Frugal Trader is concerned with whom to name in his will to get the millions he expects to have by the end of his life. He makes a good point that if he remains financially conservative and never eats into his capital, he'll leave a lot of money upon passing.

3 comments:

  1. Thanks for the inclusion. Have a great weekend, I will be off with my donkey and pan to go look for some GOLD!!!!

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  2. The Blunt Bean CounterJuly 22, 2011 at 6:45 AM

    Thanks for cite Michael, have a good weekend

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  3. Thanks for the mention. Have a great week!

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