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Planning to buy your first home? Be ready to jump in when the post-pandemic market picks up Apr 17th
Closing costs, such as land transfer tax, lawyer fees and title insurance, have to be paid on top of the down payment when you take legal possession of your new home, and they add up fast..... More »
Compare car insurance quotes from Canadian providers May 11th
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10 travel insurance myths to stop believing now + MORE Feb 23rd
Travel insurance can be tough to understand, and if you’re not reading the fine print, you could be relying on inaccurate myths to inform your coverage decisions. Luckily, InsurEye, a Canadian insurance education site has compiled a massive list of 111 insurance myths that are out there. We’.... More »
Is An Insured Annuity For You? + MORE Mar 15th
GICs are typically the investment of choice for retirees who want guaranteed income. However, with interest rates still so low, they just don’t provide much income these days.
One frequently overlooked alternative for improving returns while still guaranteeing your money is something called an .... More »
How mortgage lending has changed over the years + MORE Jun 11th
OTTAWA – The federal government has moved several times in recent years to restrict mortgage lending. Here’s a quick look at some of the changes Ottawa has made:
Feb. 15, 2016: The minimum down payment for new government-backed insured mortgages increases from five per cent to 10 per cent for th.... More »
Brian Bell, who used to be vice-president of private insurer Canada Guaranty and now runs his own real estate brokerage, is calling for a 15% reduction in fees — a move he says will provide much needed relief to the beleaguered first-time home buyer
Richard Liskov: Treasury's Latest Financial Power Grab
– online.wsj.com
Washington is making an unprecedented bid to supplant state insurance regulators.
Scare stories of labour and skills shortages a myth, TD economists say
– canadianbusiness.com
OTTAWA – A new report from the TD Bank (TSX:TD) attempts to debunk what its authors call the myth of widespread skills mismatches in Canada and of a looming labour shortage as the workforce ages.
The findings run counter to the general discourse on the subject over the past few years, which has tended to highlight shortages in trades and in Western Canada, along with warnings of overall labour shortages as the baby boom generation moves into retirement.
The federal government has introduced several measures to combat the problem, including more stringent rules for obtaining unemployment insurance benefits and a new proposal, called the Jobs Grant, that would directly involve employers in decisions and funding of training programs.
The government has said it will go ahead with the program despite what appears to be near universal opposition from the provinces.
But the bank’s report, authored by TD’s deputy chief economist Derek Burleton and three other bank economists, says whatever skills shortages exist are isolated and likely no greater than a decade ago…
The findings run counter to the general discourse on the subject over the past few years, which has tended to highlight shortages in trades and in Western Canada, along with warnings of overall labour shortages as the baby boom generation moves into retirement.
The federal government has introduced several measures to combat the problem, including more stringent rules for obtaining unemployment insurance benefits and a new proposal, called the Jobs Grant, that would directly involve employers in decisions and funding of training programs.
The government has said it will go ahead with the program despite what appears to be near universal opposition from the provinces.
But the bank’s report, authored by TD’s deputy chief economist Derek Burleton and three other bank economists, says whatever skills shortages exist are isolated and likely no greater than a decade ago…
Canada’s Manulife Financial Corp., along with U.S. insurers MetLife Inc., New York Life Insurance Co., and Prudential Financial Inc., worry new accounting proposals could make it harder for investors to get a true picture of life insurers’ financial health.
