A retooled strategy needed for retirement Couple’s current plan carries unnecessary risk. Pay off investment debt and adopt a more conservative approach, planner urges Read more on The Globe and Mail The Savvy Consumer’s top 10 ideas from 2010 Next week marks the 10th anniversary of the Savvy Consumer. During those years, I believe a [...]

Car Dealer Extras To Avoid Extended warranties, rust-proofing, theft protection–car salesmen pitch a bewildering variety of add-ons. These are the ones to skip. Read more on Forbes Ally to pay 2M to settle loan deal with Fannie Mae Ally to pay $ 462M to settle loan deal with Fannie Mae Combined News Service Updated Dec [...]

Ally’s Mortgage Unit Settles Fannie Loan-Buyback Demands for 2 Million Ally Financial Inc. , the auto and home lender majority-owned by the U.S. government, agreed to pay $ 462 million to settle repurchase demands from Fannie Mae linked to $ 292 billion in home loans. Read more on Bloomberg American Pegasus charged with defrauding investors [...]

They say many New Year’s resolutions are broken before you even make it to the second page of the calendar. But beyond gym memberships and budgeting software, there might be yet another tool to keep you from falling off the wagon: your car. Here’s a look at five resolutions and the new car models that [...]