If you are new to WhereDoesAllMyMoneyGo.com, every Friday I run a post called “A Lap Of The Blogs” which provides links to articles I found interesting and think that others may want to read for themselves. I also sometimes include some commentary on what’s going on in my personal life and a weekly “racing video” since my former life was in the auto-racing industry. The name “Lap of the Blogs” is in reference to “A Lap Of The Gods” which is an old video series which chronicled on-board footage of the world’s greatest F1 drivers lapping various racetracks from around the world. NOTE: you have to visit the actual website to see the embedded video – it may not appear in your email. Just click on the title of the email to see it…

I made a 24 hour commando-mission to Atlanta last weekend and the result is that I will be co-authoring a new book which we hope to have published in May. I’ll fill you in on details as we near the end of the project, but I think I will have another book in me for 2010 or early 2011 as well which will be focused on sharing some horror stories with the hopes of helping figure out what NOT to do when it comes to managing personal finances – that was inspired by Larry MacDonald – who writes a blog here.

Mentions In The Media

Financial Post Magazine: 2010 RRSP Playbook

National Post: Investors have met ‘the enemy in the mirror’

Toronto Star: Requiem for a Bay Street Titan.

From Around The Blogosphere

Dan Bortolotti has recently launched an entire blog devoted to Couch Potato Portfolios. I see it quickly becoming a very popular website.

Rob Carrick talks about Post-Traumatic Stress Investing.

Jonathan Chevreau discusses a poll which found that 20% of people hope CPP and potentially winning the lottery will be enough to fund retirement. Yikes!

Ellen Roseman says it’s time to stop the madness.

Michael James elaborates on Ellen’s thoughts.

Canadian Capitalist links to an exposé on the Rich Dad, Poor Dad seminars. A must read.

Thicken My Wallet explains why the Latte Factor doesn’t work.

Million Dollar Journey shows us how one could save 70% off their grocery bill.

Four Pillars has an interesting post on bank accounts and dating.

Big Cajun Man wants a financial GPS.

This Week’s Racing Video

Rally drivers are bonkers. This short 22 second clip shows one driver jumping half a football field during an event. Holy moly guacamole!