I.O.U.S.A.: The Movie has posted a 30 minute version of the moving explaining the budget, savings, trade, and leadership deficit in America and how enormous the problem is. superbly done info graphics and absolutely terrifying numbers.

Why it pays to hang tough in a take-no-prisoners market - Oct. 28, 2008. John Bogel, who in recent books said we shouldn’t expect more than 6-7% return from US markets, is saying that buying now could return up to 10% annually for the next decade.

Argentina’s Economic Collapse. hour long documentary about the economic collapse. every time i see stuff about argentina it reminds me to open a forex account in a place like switzerland.

Moneycontrol > Invest in commodities now: Jim Rogers . “I recently bought airline stocks, agriculture, Renminbi, Swiss Francs, and Japanese Yen.” You got to love how contrarian this guy is.

Jim Rogers and Warren Buffett at Odds on Fannie/Freddie Bailout. Jim Rogers called the US “more socialist than China”.

RBC Direct Investing - Get 1% cash back. If you open a new investing account with RBC you can get 1% cashback on transfered accounts. That ain’t bad.

How to buy a new car and not get screwed - Boing Boing. i was actually at that talk. via ram.

Consumer credit rose $14.33B in June “or at a 6.7 percent annual rate, to $2.586 trillion”. i think the US economy might just be running on fumes at this point.

Bloomberg.com: Loonie Loses Currency Wings as Canada Hurt by U.S. Some predictions of the USD getting back to $1.10 or $1.15 this year.

Franklin Templeton: Why Diversify. nice little brochure explaining why and how you should diversify a portfolio.

ING DIRECT Canada: Tax-Free Savings Account - Top 10 Things to Know. ING is out early on the TFSA.

Rentometer by Rentomatic - Get House and Apartment Rental Comps by Entering an Address. not a bad app.

Quick Tip: Order Your Credit Reports. some links for getting credit reports on yourself in canada.

Volatile TSX still beat investment pros. They did even worse than last year. another reason for buying index funds.

Tax Implications of Foreign Dividend Investing. stuff to know for canadian investors.

Why acting bearish is a dumb move. “Yet there is still a bull market raging in one commodity on Wall Street: utter nonsense”. Jason Zweig is a pretty solid financial writer.

Never have a limit on your income | Derek Sivers. solid advice from the founder of CD Baby about having “while you sleep” sources of income.

The Finance Buff: A Tale of Two Charts. what the Case-Shiller index tells us about where home prices are heading.

Updated info on fixed versus variable rate mortgages in Canada. in short, most people save money with variable.

And It All Comes Down to This… - WSJ.com. 20-year veteran of the WSJ sums up investing in his last article.