Rob's son recently spent a weekend in Washington, DC, visiting from Ottawa where he is in second-year university. His trip reminded us of this website for the U.S. Library of Congress, located in D.C.The library has digitized big chunks of its collection – incredible photographs, early maps, baseball cards, cartoons, and historical documents. It can overwhelming, but definitelyworth a browse.

Yesterday's Consumer Price Index (CPI) report out of the U.S. showed inflation easing for the month of October. RBC's Economics team takes a closer look at the data here.

"I'm 6'1"' and Tons of Fun". 44 years ago this week, The Sugarhill Gang became the first artists to sing a "rap"song that hit the Billboard Hot 100. Do yourself a favour, turn up the volume and great ready to tap your toes to this audio (and visual) wonder.

As we continue to spotlight Financial Literacy Month, here are six financial literacy principles that you can use to engage your children and grandchildren in conversations about money.