about alison griffiths
Alison Griffiths is an award winning financial journalist, bestselling author and experienced broadcaster. She brings to her work a formidable array of skills including investigative research, financial expertise and accomplished writing. Currently she hosts two acclaimed television shows Maxed Out for W Network and Dollars and Sense for Viva.
Alison has received awards from Actra, The Canadian Centre for Investigative Journalism, the Business Writing Awards, the Geminis, the National Magazine Writing Awards, the Canadian Library Association and the Robert Wagner Screen Writing Awards.
A feature length documentary (2007) by Academy award winning film maker, John Zaritsky, entitled Wild Horse Redemption, is based on the book being written by Alison and her husband David Cruise about Wild Horse Annie (Simon & Schuster 2009), the woman who saved the mustang from extinction in the 1950s.
When it comes to broadcasting Alison has hosted numerous programs including The Score, a CBC sports magazine show, Midday (CBC TV), the Canadian Investor (CTV), the Inside Track (CBC Radio) and Morningside (CBC Radio).
With David Cruise, Alison Griffiths has also co-written ten books that cover far ranging topics from history and biography to sport and true crime. Their first work of fiction, Vancouver: A Novel (2003), earned them a coveted Star Review in the U.S. based Publishers Weekly.
Alison writes the popular Me and My Money column in the Toronto Star newspaper and thousands of readers have turned out over the last four years to attend her House Calls seminar series on investing and money management. She is also in demand as a speaker on money matters.
Alison Griffiths is hugely insightful, frank yet empathetic. If you're going to take any financial advice, you will take it from her...
Alison and David Cruise live on a small farm with a cat, two dogs and three horses. They have two daughters and a grandson.
upcoming appearances
Young Women of Influence Evening Series
March 8, 2012 @ 6:00PM
This International Women's Day make the choice to take charge of your future.
Location: One King West Hotel & Residence 1 King Street West Toronto
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Alison's Money Rule
Should you contribute to an RRSP?
There are sometimes better ways to save for retirement than through RRSPs
This is the time of year when you tell yourself to save more and contribute more to my RRSP. Yes to the first one but the second, perhaps not.
Certainly...
Me and My Money
Borrowing for an RRSP
6 Problems with RRSP loans
The staff at the branch where a close friend does her banking had a meeting sometime in late 2011 – or maybe they just received a memo from head office – either way, I can tell you the gist of the conversation\directive; get out...