Favourite Links: Best Dividends for 2011, Year-End Tax Tips, Gap Insurance & More

Best Dividend Stocks for 2011
The Dividend Guy gives a great preview of the dividend stocks he thinks will be hot in the coming year. He goes through sectors one by one, explaining how he's going to be restructuring his dividend portfolio in 2011.

Year End Tax Tips: 2010
Million Dollar Journey has updated a terrific list of things you can do at the end of the year to minimize the income tax load on your income. Hurry! There are only a few days left to 2010.


Gap Insurance – Do You Need It?
Financial Highway has a terrific post to help you decide if you need gap insurance to bridge the "gap" between the cash value of your vehicle and the outstanding balance on your loan or lease.

A Dollar is a Dollar
Money guru Gail Vaz Oxlade explores the funny way people's minds can work when it comes to money, starting with an example of how the perception of whether it's worth walking 10 minutes to save $6 changes when the total cost of the item is a lot or a little.

Having a Clear Purpose Improves Portfolio Results
Canadian Dream: Free at 45 has a financial advisor guest blogging this week, looking at how the purpose of your investing strategy is key to picking a strategy that reaches your financial goal.

Secrets of Cultural Discrimination
Unlike the social interactions we have with our peers, dealing with other cultures requires self actualization and cognitive thinking. Landlord Rescue talks about what landlords need to know about discrimination, and in a separate post talks about what to do when cultures clash.

13 Tips for Sticking to Your New Year's Resolutions
Over at Women on the Web, Gretchen Rubin provides a great list of tips on how to succeed with your New Year's resolutions, starting with making your goals specific.

Why Cork Stoppers are Greener than Plastic
Our friends over at Captivate write this week about bottle stoppers. Interestingly, it turns out that cork is the greener way to go, with plastic stoppers and screw caps using five times more energy per ton to produce than cork stoppers.