Best of the Best: Finance and Investing Edition

Strictly speaking for me, I have found this past week both long and short. I know, it must sound weird. I had long days, but the week went by quickly as I was keeping myself busy.

However, we have reached the end of the week once again, and that means we have BankNerd’s weekly roundup of the Best of the Best. As usual, the articles listed are what I have found throughout the week, and feel that they deserve to be highlighted.

Our Best of the Best

1. We were the hosts to the Totally Money Blog Carnival this week. There are a lot of great articles that deserve your attention.
2. This week we determined the winner of the mobile banking app series; read to find out who won between ING Direct Canada and Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD).
3. Capital One launched yet another new credit card, the Capital One Gold Plus MasterCard. It is perfect for someone looking to rebuild their credit score.
4. I found out great news for ING THRiVE clients; ING Direct Canada is making Interac e-Transfers available!

Best Around the World

At Credit, Eh, they examine whether you might be in 3 Ways to Protect Yourself Against Scams.It covers important information that everyone should be aware of in order to avoid becoming a victim of a scam.

At Canadian Finance Blog I came across a great article “Financial Success comes from Working Harder.” Jim Yih has it on the money with this one ; you should take some time and read it as I am sure you will love it.

I came across a great article at The Dividend Guy this week titled “Dear Investor, Why are you Paying those fees?“. If you are a new investor, or someone looking to get into investing, take the time to read this. You are bound to learn something useful – I for one did.

Million Dollar Journey, reviewed the ING StreetWise Mutual Funds this week. It is a comprehensive review looking at everything this mutual fund has to offer.

I love reading what Financial Uproar has to offer, the article I came across was no different. What I read that sparked my interest was “Why Charity is Overrated“; this article does not deter you from donating to a charity, it instead makes it clear you need to do research on what organization you are donating to and figuring out where your money is actually going.