gdp's Comments

MoneySense : Know your credit score

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:38:19 +0000

Thanks. I didn't see this – just the forms to print out. Appreciate you adding that here.

MoneySense : About that mortgage ...

Wed, 9 Feb 2011 21:00:59 +0000

Taking my advice I see... good for you. However, I don't think I said to put as much money as you can on the principal. In fact, I would consider doing the opposite. Is paying down the principal such a smart thing to do considering how low mortgage rates are right now? (Anyone care to weigh in?) I might put that money in equities — returns will be higher than a 2% or so variable rate that you're trying avoid. Grow that money and put it on the mortgage when rates rise. Of course, it's always great to have no mortgage, but for thejavascript:%20postComment(0); amount houses are going for these days, most people won't be able to pay off their house in a hurry.

MoneySense : Dividends: The stocks that pay you back

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:36:56 +0000

Charts and graphs are up. Thanks.

MoneySense : Dividends: The stocks that pay you back

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:36:29 +0000

Charts and graphs are up. Thanks.

MoneySense : Dividends: The stocks that pay you back

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 23:54:55 +0000

It's going up first thing Monday. Sorry for the delay!

MoneySense : Dividends: The stocks that pay you back

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:47:41 +0000

Hi there, I'll put the chart up this afternoon. My apologies for leaving it out! Thanks.

MoneySense : Sun Life setting up mutual fund business

Sat, 15 May 2010 01:30:20 +0000

It's not clear, but from what I gather it's going to be a separate company with a different name. They haven't announced a new name though.

MoneySense : Canada's 10 worst places to live

Tue, 4 May 2010 14:14:47 +0000

Hi Gail, I was talking more generally — most of the bottom ten cities have a high crime rates, but you're right, Bay Roberts has a low crime rate compared to most of the other cities on the list. It ranks 39 out of 179 for overall crime. So, it may have other issues, but crime isn't one of them.

MoneySense : Can you slash your income tax?

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:09:47 +0000

Hi Simple, No, the comments automatically get posted. Sometimes, for unknown reasons, comments have to be approved, but that doesn't usually happen. The comments you posted this morning are on their respective pages. If there's something you posted and don't see, feel free to submit again. I haven't noticed any comments that haven't been approved.

MoneySense : The real price of the iPad

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:58:05 +0000

Hi Liorah, Thanks for the comment. If you don't mind, can you tell me which products I incorrectly priced? I got all of the costs off either Apple's website or another site (if it wasn't an Apple product I was referring to.) If there's something wrong, or a price has changed since I wrote this, I will correct it. As for the Wall Street Journal, you got the same information as me. In the article I wrote that it'll cost $104 a year to access the online site, which is $1.99 per week, exactly what you wrote below. It's also been reported that the iPad version of the WSJ will cost $17.99 a month, or $215.88. That's actually more than the cost for media I put in the article. I will double check on the cost for Apple Care for an iPad, but I know on my MacBook it was about $250. It's true that there are many computers that are more expensive; all I'm saying is that the costs add up. If you're concerned about your bottom line, this device will cost more than advertised price, since there's a variety of add-ons that you may need to use this. Of course, you can buy the cheapest iPad, not purchase any magazines and stick to free apps and your costs will be lower.

MoneySense : The real price of the iPad

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:19:45 +0000

I should clarify, the WSJ didn't officially announce this though a story in the Journal mentioned that a "person familiar with the matter" says that will be cost it will charge iPad subscribers.

MoneySense : The real price of the iPad

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:16:45 +0000

Interesting timing for your comment Jack. It looks like papers are setting up to charge about the same prices for the iPad as they do for the newsstand. The WSJ announced yesterday that it would charge $17.99 a month for its iPad content — that works out to $215.88 a year (US), more than hundred dollars than what I quoted in the post. And, while you say you want to continue getting free content, the point is that content will no longer be available for nothing. At least that's what publishers want. I'm not sure if readers will pay that much to read the WSJ, or whatever you read Jack (Globe? Post?), but clearly, if the iPad takes off your free sources will start costing money.

MoneySense : Where to find a fee-only financial planner

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:05:34 +0000

You can now sort by province!

MoneySense : Comment of the day: Starbucks buyers should be the frugal ones

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:03:59 +0000

That is a very interesting request, one I've never thought about. You can't do that from our site, but I'll see if it's something we can implement at some point. For now you'll just have to come back here or add me to your RSS feed. Thanks Igor.

MoneySense : Paradise regained: Where to find a great recreational property for a good price

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:30:32 +0000

What link are you referring to? They should all be working...

MoneySense : Bruce Sellery

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:44:09 +0000

Hi Eric, Yes, you're right. From CIBC's Jamie Golombek: "Expenses are not eligible if the goods or services are provided by a person related to you, unless that person is registered for the Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax (GST/HST) under the Excise Tax Act. If your family member is registered for the GST/HST and if all other conditions are met, the expenses are eligible for the HRTC." Thanks for correcting me!

MoneySense : Paradise regained: Where to find a great recreational property for a good price

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:01:01 +0000

Hi Dave, With so many articles on our site — and a staff of two — we're still working through a few things, and relying on our readers to find any bugs. Will get this fixed asap. Check back later today. Thanks!

MoneySense : Paradise regained: Where to find a great recreational property for a good price

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:51:15 +0000

Hi Mindy, Looks like you found a page that got a bit messed up when we transferred to the new site. Will try to get that fixed asap. Thanks!

MoneySense : How to spend $1 million

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:20:40 +0000

Oops! Yes, those were mistakes, thanks for pointing it out. It's been corrected.

MoneySense : Forgotten cash

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:47:43 +0000

Hi MrM, Here's the site: http://www.missingmoney.com/ Thanks!