Here is a collection of useful tools and special offers/deals from around the internet.

Miscellaneous Calculators and Tools

• The KYA Tool – “Know Your Advisor” – A tool to help you assess financial advisors
• Excel Spreadsheet of Real and Nominal returns for various asset classes as far back as 1970 (Courtesy of Libra Investment Management)

Investing

Active Investing

• The DRiP Investing Resource Center – A great resource for investors looking to learn more about Dividend Re-investment Plans and dividend stock investing.
• Seeking Alpha – Opinionated investment analysis and news, many professional money managers write here
• Active ETFs | In Focus – Site dedicated to Actively Managed ETFs – you didn’t think ETFs were all passive did you? :)

Passive Investing

• Canadian Couch Potato – Blog dedicated to index investing and showing investors how to start a Couch Potato Portfolio.
• Index Universe – Independent information on anything to do with indexing (index mutual funds, index ETFs and more)

Tax

• 2010 Personal Tax Calculator – Calculate your combined federal and provincial taxes owing for any province or territory. (Ernst & Young)
• 2010 RRSP Tax Reduction Calculator – Calculate the tax savings your RRSP contribution will generate in any province or territory. (Ernst & Young)
• TaxTips.ca – Great resource for learning about the Canadian tax system. Explanations, calculators and simple strategies.

Investor Protection and Investor Advocates

• Canadian Fund Watch – Website devoted to mutual fund investor education and protection.
• FAIR Canada – Foundation for Advancement of Investor Rights
• SIPA – Small Investor Protection Association

Savings, Coupons, Deals

• RedFlagDeals.com – Bargain hunting community. Coupons, deals and sales posted every day. Sneak previews of boxing day flyers, and a big community of deal hunters in the forums
• Wishabi.ca – great site that gives you price history on consumer goods, and a very neat cross border shopping comparison that accounts for currency, brokerage and duties when comparing prices

(Under Construction – Check back often as this will become expansive)