Canada has several major banks and many schedule II banks – but with rates and plans all over the map, it’s difficult to know where to bring your business. Our aim is to help you navigate Canada’s banking options to discover which one suits your needs best.
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Banks halt sales of third-party mutual funds to prepare for rule change - The Globe and Mail + MORE Sep 7th
Banks halt sales of third-party mutual funds to prepare for rule change The Globe and Mail.... More »
The best high-interest savings accounts in Canada for 2025 + MORE Jul 15th
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Best FHSAs in Canada: Where to get the first home savings account + MORE May 2nd
Canadians can now boost their savings for a down payment on a home with a first home savings account (FHSA). The account, also referred to as the tax-free first home savings account, creates up to $40,000 in tax-free savings room for first-time home buyers. To date, more than 300,000 Canadians have .... More »
Debt collection in Canada: What collectors can and can’t do Dec 15th
When bills go unpaid, that’s when the calls from creditors can start. At home, at work, by phone or mail—they’ll reach out in every way they can to get you to pay.
Debt collectors are obligated to follow specific rules about how they make contact and what information they can request; h.... More »
Declined for a much-needed loan or credit card? There are other options Sep 21st
Unlike the major banks and payday lenders in Canada, the alternative lending market is less directly regulated, and that can expose consumers to greater risks when borrowing, Lesley-Anne Scorgie writes..... More »
12 top personal finance books to read this summer
– moneysense.ca
For obvious reasons, a lot of personal finance and retirement books come my way and, from time to time, we’ve dedicated a particular edition of this column to a single book. This one looks at a dozen noteworthy books I’ve read lately, or plan to—most of them published in the last few years.
If you want to learn about…global macroeconomics
Let’s start with global macroeconomics, which is top-of-mind for many investors and would-be retirees these days. With central banks around the world putting their printing presses into overdrive to combat the coronavirus bear market (however brief it may have been), I suggest reading Graham Summers’ The Everything Bubble: The Endgame for Central Bank Policy, first published in 2017. It describes what the author calls “serial bubbles”—not just stocks but virtually every asset class, including fixed income and real estate. The U.S. tech bubble was $7 trillion (U.S.) in size; the subsequent U.S. housing bubble, $14 trillion; and the U…
If you want to learn about…global macroeconomics
Let’s start with global macroeconomics, which is top-of-mind for many investors and would-be retirees these days. With central banks around the world putting their printing presses into overdrive to combat the coronavirus bear market (however brief it may have been), I suggest reading Graham Summers’ The Everything Bubble: The Endgame for Central Bank Policy, first published in 2017. It describes what the author calls “serial bubbles”—not just stocks but virtually every asset class, including fixed income and real estate. The U.S. tech bubble was $7 trillion (U.S.) in size; the subsequent U.S. housing bubble, $14 trillion; and the U…
