I’ve always enjoyed numbers which is probably why I like the finance field as much as I do.  this week I have been spending a lot of time using Morningstar’s Paltrak program and having a lot of fund studying the massive amount of data in this program.  I look forward to sharing with you some of numbers in the weeks ahead.  For now, here’s my articles from this past week:

• What rate of return should you assume for your retirement plan?  I was inspired by some debates between Robb and Nelson about what rates of return to use for financial and retirement projections.  Check out my conclusion.
• How the Pooled Registered Pension Plan should work.  With the PRPP in preliminary stages, I offer my opinions on what is needed to make these plans work.
• Retire Healthy by eating right.  Another article from a series of posts on how to retire healthy.  Being healthy is just as important as being wealthy and happy.

Other great reading from around the web this week

• Mike at Money Smarts Blog gives his thoughts on the new PRPP
• Jon Chevreau weighs in on the parallels between the debt ceiling in the US and people’s personal debt levels
• Bryan Borzykowski at Canadian Business also talks about the debt ceiling in the US and how it may affect Canada
• And Kevin at Today’s ecomony also thows his 2 cents about the debt ceiling into the mix
• Boomer and Echo make some great points on refinancing a mortgages and the money you can save
• The Financial Blogger asks some really good questions about whether you can decrease your lifestlye spending
• Balance Junkie balances the thoughts of a bank analyst who is bullish on Bonds
• Young and Thrifty shares some of her articles in her challenge to provide 7 links
• BankNerd shares his interview with Peter Aceto, the CEO of ING Direct Canada
• Michael James on Money gives his personal theory of risk aversion
• Krystal at Give me Back My Five Bucks gets philosophical about financial independence.  What do you think it means?
• The Blunt Bean Counter gives a couple of reasons why he is not buying vacation property in the US

Thanks to everyone who included my in their weekly roundups

• Dollar Matters at Financial Highway
• Around the Blogosphere at Boomer and Echo
• Short takes from Michael James on Money
• Weekly Common Cents from Stupid Cents
• Carnival of Personal Finance at Dealerity
• Totally money blog at Family Money Values
• This week on personal finance at The Skilled Investor

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