Web Picks - Financial

www.financenter.com
Visit this website for a host of financial services, including assistance in figuring out whether leasing or buying is for you when it comes to your automobile decision and investment advice.

www.grifftax.ca
Colin Griffiths & Associates, one of the original Canadian tax software pioneers, has launched GriffTax Simple, downloadable PC software targeted specifically for the estimated eight million Canadians who have only a "simple" tax return, consisting primarily of a T4 and RRSP contributions, and selected other deductions. Cost is five dollars per return and takes as little as five minutes to complete.

www.equifax.ca
Do a credit check on yourself! Want to know why you keep getting turned down for loans? This website tells you your credit score and what you can do to increase your score. You will see exactly what those doing a credit check on you see!

www.xe.com/ucc/
The Universal Currency Converter™, the world's most popular currency tool, allows you to perform interactive foreign exchange rate calculations on the Internet, using live, up-to-the-minute currency rates.

www.businessguide.net
The Business Guide" provides extensive program and contact information on federal, provincial and regional programs, in one location. We concentrate exclusively on programs offering financial assistance. We also notify you of new programs, and provide links to other sites of interest to the Canadian business community. If that wasn't enough we also provide an idea evaluation tool, our exclusive series "How to Apply for and Get Government Funding" and a business plan template. Finally assistance from qualified professionals is only a click away.

www.moneysense.ca
MoneySense.ca provides information, insight and tools to help Canadians manage their money and spend it wisely. They offer expert commentary, timely information and data, tips and how-tos on everything from buying stocks and funds to negotiating a mortgage or small business loan. The site has a wealth of information that's timely, relevant, easy and fast to find. MoneySense.ca also publishes five newsletters tailored to meet specific investing, mutual fund, and small business needs.

www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/menu-e.html
It's tax season again. Get help to complete your personal income taxes. This website especially caters to small businesses.

www.oanda.com/converter/classic
This is a multi-lingual Currency Converter website, with up-to-date exchange rates provided from leading market data contributors and is filtered for validity. To get the exchange rates for any of the 164 currencies, select the desired currencies, as well as the date, language, and amount for which you would like to conduct the currency conversion. Click on "Convert Now" to get the results of your currency conversion. It's that easy.

www.thewhiz.com
This website helps all walks of life navigate financial ups and downs. Learn how to ask for a raise, negotiate your rent rate, save on groceries, how to read a stock ticker and clue in on bankers' secrets. The site even answers questions like how a couple can resolve their spending differences before the wedding.

www.smartmoney.com
This award-winning website offers investing news, financial tools and advice. Whether its stocks, mutual funds or online broker advice you’re after, this is an ideal resource.

www.linkexchange.com
Access this website for investment ideas and financial insights to over 2,500 companies. Stock analysts post their stock picks along with target prices, the date by which they predict the stock will hit the target price, and a brief rationale for the stock pick. Stocks are tracked using a scoring system based on: the rate of return; directional accuracy; and predictive accuracy. Over 50,000 reports are available, most for free and some for a small cost. This site assists investors in making the right investment decisions, and also provides investors with a public forum where they can earn recognition and financial rewards for picking the right stocks.