Although I have been writing articles in newspapers, magazines and for online publications for the past 12 years, I consider myself a relative newbie to the blogging world. For the past 9 months I have made it a mission to learn more about blogging and in doing so, I have developed some new relationships with some great people.
Information overload
When it comes to financial information, I think personal finance blogs are wonderful resources. One of the biggest challenges for people is the ridiculous amount of information out there on the web. Google ‘personal finance’ and you will get 310,000,000 results in 0.18 seconds. Filter that to Canadian sites only and you still get 887,000 results in 0.16 seconds. Google anything and you will find a case of information overload. How can anyone possible got through that much information?
To make matters worse, going through the results can be very frustrating because it does not always give you what you are looking for.
Most popular articles
Recently, with the help of Tom at CanadianFinanceBlog.com, we polled some Bloggers to submit their most popular articles so see what others are reading on personal finance blogs. Here’s a filtered list of some of the web’s most popular articles (Canadian content) from 10 financial blogs:
From BalanceJunkie.com
CMHC: Fannie Mae Canadian Style?
10 Reasons to Be Cautious Right Now
Should You Take Money Out of RRSPs to Pay Off Debt?
From YoungandThrifty.ca
Negotiating with Rogers Wireless- Head to Head Battle
Comparison of No Fee Travel Rewards Cards
How to Get Cheap Airfare
From CanadianFinanceBlog.com
Dirty Car Dealership Tactics
How Much Do You Need To Retire?
How Much Does Raising A Child Cost?
From the FinancialBlogger.com
Comparing Primerica To Other Companies
Top 10 Dividend Stocks in Canada
Famous (and not so famous) Songs and Finance
From Triaging My Way To Financial Success
The Bond Guide – Investment Guide to Corporate Bonds
Cashflow is King
Dividend Growth Portfolio
From the Intelligent Speculator
Top 100 Dividend stocks – July 2010
When to catch a falling knife
Is Facebook worth 1/5 of Google?
From BeforeYouInvest.ca
How much money will you need to retire?
How much do I need to contribute to my retirement savings?
Earl Jones – A Canadian Ponzi?
From BankNerd.ca
BMO Fraudulent Emails
Ottawa Urged to Clamp on Excessive Credit Card Rates
Picking the Right Bank Account
From TodaysEconomyBlog
Harry Dent sees a Great Depression Ahead
Gail Vaz-Oxlade wants you to be debt-free
J. Anthony Boeckh and The Great Reflation
From GreenPandaTreehouse.com
Whole Life Insurance Vs Term Life Insurance
Wedding Planning: Do It Yourself Tips
14 Essential First Time Home Buyer Tips
My most popular articles from www.WealthWebGurus.com
Advantages of Self-Directed RRSPs
How much will the government pay you?
How to get the CPP early?
There’s a lot of great information in this list of reading alone but even with this filtered list it takes time to get good information. Hopefully you find this list of reading helpful. My next post, I will provide a list of favorites posts from personal finance bloggers.
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Hey Jim, thanks for the mention! Those all my all time favorite articles too. Love the new blog by the way! I can comment now!
I am soooooo excited to have comments too!
Cheers!
Jim