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Royal Bank, TD and CIBC hike mortgage rates Jan 13th
Three of Canada's biggest banks have hiked the rate on their benchmark five-year mortgage, and more are expected to follow suit..... More »
The Fed's Obama-Era Hangover Jan 2nd
By paying banks not to lend, the central bank diminished its ability to control interest rates..... More »
The best high-interest savings accounts in Canada for 2025 + MORE Feb 10th
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Four in 10 Canadians Say They are Victims of Identity Theft Mar 21st
Identity theft is an intricate crime, but its cause is very simple: Ignorance, Lack of Awareness and easy availability of vulnerable information.
According to a recent study conducted by Equifax Canada, attempts of credit card fraud have increased by 42 percent over the last two years. Suspected tru.... More »
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The Best Credit Cards for First-Year University and College Students
– ratesupermarket.ca
Congratulations! You’ve graduated high school and now you’re taking the next big step in your life. Starting post-secondary education involves a lot of firsts – it may be the first time you’re living away from home, the first time cooking for yourself consistently, and perhaps the first time you have a job and are managing your own money.
As you roam the halls of your new institution of higher learning, you’ll likely come across many company booths advertising student credit cards, likely with some kind of incentive attached.
Sign up now and be entered into a draw for an iPad mini!
Sign up now and receive a free t-shirt!
Sign up now and spin the wheel for a prize!
These types of promotions can be enticing, and while there are benefits to getting a credit card while you’re young (learning financial responsibility, building credit history, etc.), there are some things you should know before signing up for just any type of card.
One RateSupermarket.ca editor remembers when she signed up for her first student credit card:
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“I desperately wanted one, mostly just so I could fit in and look cool…
Amid turbulence and turmoil in Washington, Canadian authors let their imaginations take flight: what would the last days of Donald Trump’s presidency look like? Read more short stories from the Trump’s Final Chapter project here.
The Art of the Memoir
William Deverell is the award-winning author of 19 novels and the creator of the Arthur Beauchamp series. His latest, Whipped, a political satire, will be released Sept. 21. He can be found at www.deverell.com.
I can’t imagine why he chose me, but here I am, in his opulent tropical oceanfront suite, asking myself: do I sell my soul or retreat with honour?
My Struggle is what he proposes to call it—not in some twisted form of irony but because he thinks it’s apt. And I suppose it is. President Trump is in some serious covfefe: He is being witch-hunted by a grand conspiracy of the FBI, the CIA, Congressional weak sisters (his phrase), unknown leakers, and faithless friends, all egged on by the lying liberal media. Foreign banks are foreclosing on the eye-popping loans that have come to light…
Canadian banks earnings season expected to be strong thanks to robust economy
– canadianbusiness.com
Canada’s biggest banks could deliver another profitable season for investors as third-quarter results starting to roll in this week are expected to get a boost from the strengthening economy.
Analysts expect modest improvements from the Big Six banks, which launch their quarterly earnings reports beginning with Royal Bank on Wednesday, but some suggest the industry could outdo the conservative predictions.
“There always seems to be this hesitancy that somehow the numbers won’t be as good,” suggested Gareth Watson, vice president of investment management and research at RichardsonGMP.
“But we’ve always come out of the results saying ‘Things weren’t as bad as people thought they were going to be.”’
It’s an issue analysts continue to grapple with in this period of intensified questions about the direction of Canada’s housing market and expectations the Bank of Canada could make another move on interest rates later this year…
Analysts expect modest improvements from the Big Six banks, which launch their quarterly earnings reports beginning with Royal Bank on Wednesday, but some suggest the industry could outdo the conservative predictions.
“There always seems to be this hesitancy that somehow the numbers won’t be as good,” suggested Gareth Watson, vice president of investment management and research at RichardsonGMP.
“But we’ve always come out of the results saying ‘Things weren’t as bad as people thought they were going to be.”’
It’s an issue analysts continue to grapple with in this period of intensified questions about the direction of Canada’s housing market and expectations the Bank of Canada could make another move on interest rates later this year…
Canada’s biggest banks could deliver another profitable season for investors as third-quarter results starting to roll in this week are expected to get a boost from the strengthening economy.
