The book giveaway is now closed…
Congratulations to Shirley and Graham, the two lucky winners!
About the Book
The Beginner’s Guide to Saving and Investing for Canadians, is literally hot off the press! This is a great beginner’s guide to investing, written by five of Canada’s leading financial writers and established bloggers. Edited by Dan Bortolotti of MoneySense Magazine, and the spud behind the Canadian Couch Potato, this 100 page financial guide is packed solid with useful and detailed information for any investor. Here is a brief summary to peak your interest.
Chapter 1: Making a Budget
Krystal Yee is well known in Canada as the blogger behind Give me Back My Five Bucks. In the first chapter she outlines the importance of the steps needed to begin budgeting, paying down debt, and freeing up income for savings. As Krystal points out, budgeting doesn’t mean giving up things, it simply means monitoring and knowing where you’re spending your money.
Chapter 2: Where to Save Your Money
Canadian finance guru Jim Yih, walks you through the various accounts you can use to save for your retirement and other financial goals. He covers the various pension plans available to Canadians. He also discusses TFSAs, RRSPs, and RESPs, and which plan makes the most sense for your financial future.
Chapter 3: Investing Wisely
The Canadian Capitalist, provides a very detailed review of passive index investing strategies and solid investing advice. He outlines the importance of asset allocation, a passive investment strategy, risk versus return, and other important investing considerations. Ram also provides some specific example portfolios to get you started.
Chapter 4: Dividend Investing
Frugal Trader is the blogger behind the renowned Canadian blog Million Dollar Journey. FT explains basic dividend concepts, dividend ETFs, dividend growth stocks, and goes briefly into some of the important metrics and ratios. Throughout the chapter he also provides the tax advantages of dividends for Canadians, which is an important consideration that is often overlooked by many novice investors.
Chapter 5: Buying the Right Insurance
One of the most difficult financial concepts to understand is insurance, yet it is as important to your financial well being as learning how to invest properly. Glenn Cooke at lifeinsurancecanda.com is an insurance expert! He unlocks the illusive and enigmatic world of insurance, explains the types of insurance Canadians need, how much they need, and even what they don’t need. Glenn discusses various insurance topics such as: the importance of life insurance, term vs. Permanent insurance, whole life insurance, disability insurance, among others.
The Book Giveaway
If these topics and authors don’t interest you, then no need to read further. 
However if you think this is a great book that will give you a great foundation for investing, which it will, then read on…
I’m giving away two free copies of The Beginner’s Guide to Saving and Investing for Canadians, for two lucky readers! I’m making it real easy to win – just leave a comment below and you are in for the draw. No need for 20 facebook likes, 20 tweets, or having to subscribe to anything. The draw ends on the holiday Monday, August 6th 2012, so be sure to leave a comment to win!
The book giveaway is now closed… Congratulations to Shirley and Graham, the two lucky winners!
Ken
Jul 27. 2012
Please add me to the draw. My daughter could really benefit from this book. Thanks.
Jason St-H
Jul 27. 2012
I’m in for the draw!
I discovered your website not long ago as I was curious about that strange thing called “dividend investing”. It seems like a taboo word over at the Canadian Couch Potato!
Thanks for your excellent posts and keep it up 
The Dividend Ninja
Jul 27. 2012
It is taboo! Us dividend folks have to tread carefully over there.
Daniel
Jul 27. 2012
Please add me to the draw. I am from Quebec though.
The Dividend Ninja
Jul 27. 2012
Daniel, no problem!
I also let people from other provinces comment as well, even Index Investors get to comment on this site.
TM @ Young and Thrifty
Aug 03. 2012
HAHA love this reply so much. I can safely say that DN even practices affirmative action as he occasionally even lets index-devotees guest post on this site!
The Dividend Ninja
Aug 03. 2012
Ha! I can’t slip any under-handed comments past you TM.
Vicky
Jul 27. 2012
Definitely a lot of familiar names there! Count me in!
The Dividend Ninja
Jul 27. 2012
Your in Vicky! also for Kylie’s books as well.
Cheers
Jimmyzho
Jul 27. 2012
Great site !
I try to read your blog weekly.
Keep up the informative posts.
Tawcan
Jul 27. 2012
Long time reader, would love to get this book.
Candice
Jul 27. 2012
Sounds like an awesome book!
Thanks for the great site! My boyfriend and I are newbies on the “dividend investing” journey and look forward to more informative posts!
Kurt @ Money Counselor
Jul 27. 2012
Sounds good, sign me up for the draw! And thanks for not asking us to jump through all the social media hoops!
ThePaperboy
Jul 27. 2012
Wow talk about an all-star team! I follow most of the bloggers that contributed to this book. Would definitely like to get my hands on this one.
Charles
Jul 27. 2012
Never too late, right? Right?
Please say right.
The Dividend Ninja
Jul 27. 2012
Charles, it’s all good! As mentioned the draw ends on the holiday Monday, August 6th 2012.
Flyers Fan
Jul 27. 2012
I saw this book at the bookstore today. Thanks for the review and all your sage advice! I would love to have a chance to win a copy.
Poor Student
Jul 28. 2012
I know someone who could really use this book. Fingers crossed.
Roberto
Jul 28. 2012
Love your site. Am on it all the time.
Great book would love a copy. Enter me in the draw.
Christa
Jul 28. 2012
Ooh, yes, I want to enter too. We could really use this book right now!
Alan
Jul 28. 2012
Good site, good book, good luck.
Brian
Jul 28. 2012
Maybe this book will prevent me from investing like a headless chicken!!
Mark
Jul 28. 2012
My newly married daughter and her husband should quite enjoy it.
If I do not win a copy, it will be purchased. Hopefully an electronic version is available.
Tarek Adelman
Jul 28. 2012
Love receiving your blogs in my inbox. I’m still in the initial stages of my investing portfolio but I know I’ll be ahead soon following your advice. Thanks so much.
Chris
Jul 28. 2012
Great idea, timely book. Thanks for offering this contest!
Claude Internoscia
Jul 28. 2012
I’m a big fan of moneysense and Mr Bortolotti. I would like to read the book. Thank you.
Claude Internoscia
Jul 28. 2012
Yesss…. I want to read this book!
Rob
Jul 28. 2012
Hey Ninja,
Count me in!
DocB
Jul 28. 2012
Thanks Ninja… I subscribe to moneysense. I’m interested in anything they have to say or do with.
Cheers
Doc
The Dividend Ninja
Jul 28. 2012
DocB, although Dan Bortolotti is the editor for the book, this isn’t a MoneySense publication.
Cheers
Mo
Jul 28. 2012
Sounds like an amazing book. Best of all its for canadians, so all advice is relevant
Marypat
Jul 28. 2012
Please enter me in the contest. I would love to read this book!
Jim
Jul 28. 2012
Sounds like a great starter book to pass on to my kids.
Doug
Jul 28. 2012
Ok, you have peaked my interest, I’ll need 10 copies, start with one, rest to follow…lol
farcodev
Jul 28. 2012
I’m on it.
Thanks for the description of the book, I’ll buy it if I’m not the lucky one, it’s very interesting.
Graham
Jul 28. 2012
I’m in.
Arthur
Jul 28. 2012
Looks like a great book.
andy
Jul 28. 2012
I’m in for the draw, love the site and informative articles. My portfolio is chocked with dividend payers now, and I love it!
Lyne
Jul 28. 2012
Count me in, please!
youngdividend
Jul 28. 2012
Hey, love this site. I would definately enjoy this book and would learn how to maximize my RRSP, TFSA’S!!!
David D.
Jul 28. 2012
You guys are awesome, I always enjoy reading your articles.
Steve P
Jul 29. 2012
Sounds like a great book to introduce our young investors to the world of finances!
Thanks for all the great work Ninja….
James
Jul 29. 2012
Looks like an interesting book. Count me in plz!
The Dividend Ninja
Jul 29. 2012
Thanx for the great comments everyone! You are all in the draw for the book!
Cheers
Mick
Jul 29. 2012
Sounds like a great book !
Please include my name in the draw
Great blog!
Ian
Jul 29. 2012
I could sure use this book. Please enter me in the draw. Thank you!!!
Andy
Jul 29. 2012
Please add me to the draw for the book. Been lurking on your site for the last few months and it’s been educational!
Be'en
Jul 29. 2012
Yes, count me in. This time I might win one of them!
Tim Kenyon
Jul 30. 2012
Sounds like a great book!
Tim
David Wain
Jul 30. 2012
Educating yourself, beats all other ways of investing your own money.
David Wain
Count me in.
The Dividend Ninja
Jul 30. 2012
I agree
R Gardner
Jul 30. 2012
Looks like a good book for personal finance.
Count me in.
Thanks.
R Gardner
Jul 30. 2012
Looks like a good book for personal finance.
Count me in.
Thanks
Victor
Jul 30. 2012
Count me in for the draw. Great website and Twitter posts.
catherine
Jul 30. 2012
Hi there Ninja, Please enter me for a chance to win the book! Thank you!
Daniel
Jul 30. 2012
I would like to join the draw. The book will be a great starter for my son who is going to college after summer. Thanks!
zee
Jul 30. 2012
Pls add me to the draw. Book sounds great.
Rob Solomon
Jul 30. 2012
Hi Ninja, although, I’ve read some of the topics from these authors’ blogs, i would love to have a copy of the book for a complete information. Please count me in.
JBB
Jul 30. 2012
Would love to win a copy…I have a lot to learn!!
The Dividend Ninja
Jul 30. 2012
Thank you everyone for the awesome comments!
Cheers
JT Money
Jul 31. 2012
Please add me in for the draw. I really enjoy the blog – keep the updates coming!
bournetherapy
Jul 31. 2012
Would appreciate a copy to share with my clients who come for couples therapy, with issues often rooted in financial issues.
armaan
Jul 31. 2012
Thank you for posting review of nice book – would like to read.
Matthew
Jul 31. 2012
Looks like a well-rounded book. Thanks, Ninja!
Noelle
Jul 31. 2012
Sounds like a great book – I’ve got a lot to learn!
Shirley
Aug 01. 2012
Think this book will be very helpful for me being a beginner in investing … wish I’ll be the lucky one.
Jonny G
Aug 01. 2012
Count me in – I lurk a lot but like to learn all I can about dividends, saving & investing.
Cheers,
-jonny.
Carol
Aug 01. 2012
Love to win your book
Steph C
Aug 01. 2012
Sounds like a great read!
Steve @ Grocery Alerts
Aug 02. 2012
I am a big fan of this draw, no tweets, or facebook likes or anything else! (I do this for our blogs but it is to make it easier to enter).
Thanks!
The Dividend Ninja
Aug 02. 2012
Steve, thanks!
I like doing the draw this way, so people who really want to win the book are in the draw. Making people subscribe to a newsletter they don’t want, tweet or like a facebook-page just to win something seems pointless to me. I originally did my draws this way to make it simple for everyone, but readers also have noted they really appreciate it.
Cheers
Andrew Hallam
Aug 02. 2012
You better hope I don’t win Avrom! Postage to Singapore could be expensive. If I do win, I’ll pay you back with Sushi the next time I’m in Vancouver. Ninjas like sushi!
The Dividend Ninja
Aug 03. 2012
Andrew if you win, I will ship the book to you!
You have to buy me Sushi anyway, even if you don’t win.
Cheers!
Jim
Aug 02. 2012
Thanks for the opportunity! All the best!
Iris Lawrence
Aug 02. 2012
My husband just mentioned this to me. I really enjoy your site & your analysisisisisis
The Dividend Ninja
Aug 06. 2012
Iris, thanx!
Cheers
Bluejays
Aug 03. 2012
Hi Ninja,
Would always love to read your articles. Please count me in for the draw.
Ashish
Aug 03. 2012
Would love to read the book ! Thx. for the giveaway.
Richard
Aug 04. 2012
Thanks for the contest.
Rhonda
Aug 04. 2012
Looks like a great book. Could really use the advice.
Chopsuey
Aug 04. 2012
Please add me into the draw.
Alice
Aug 06. 2012
Information is so confusing out there and sometimes all US based. So to have a Canadian perspective is awesome! Please add me to the draw. Thank you for the contest!
The Dividend Ninja
Aug 06. 2012
Alice UR Welcome!
Good luck.
Dan, but not Dan from CCP :)
Aug 06. 2012
Count me in for the draw.
First comment here, and I check your blog since last year. That means : more contest ahah.