The “Big Five” Canadian banks offer credit cards and include Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD Canada Trust), Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). Did you know that there are many other options?
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Using RRSP money for a renovation + MORE Aug 19th
Q: My daughter and my husband bought a $400,000 property three years ago near Midland, Ont. My husband earns $59,000 annually and my daughter $16,000 (self-employed). They want to renovate the kitchen and eventually sell the home to make a profit on it. The mortgage is $319,000. My daughter wants .... More »
Trump moves to scale back financial regulations + MORE Feb 4th
President Donald Trump is taking his first steps aimed at scaling back financial services regulations, and the Republican-run Congress cast a vote early Friday signalling that it’s eager to help.
The president signed an executive order that will direct the Treasury secretary to review a 2010 f.... More »
BitGold looks to take gold savings mainstream with app and global network Aug 30th
CALGARY – Want to buy gold as a savings alternative? Well, you guessed it, there’s an app for that.
Josh Crumb, co-founder of BitGold, says he created the software that automatically links buyers to bullion dealers and storage companies because he wanted to make it easier for people to o.... More »
Jan 30 Update: 4x Air Miles at Rona, Up to 5,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles on Hertz rentals, Double Asia Miles in Premium Economy from YYZ & YVR + MORE Jan 30th
The slow down in loyalty program news continues to dwindle as the month end is upon us, the opposite is true for bonus offers! News, Tips & Tricks No news but some of the new bonuses you should check out today are the Air Canada Bonus AQM offer between Canada & California (see our pos.... More »
Loyalty Lesson: Be aware of this condition with National Bank of Canada and Desjardins out of province emergency travel medical insurance coverage + MORE Jul 9th
Many of Canada’s top credit cards offer out of province emergency travel medical insurance coverage and for some Canadians, it is actually the number one determining factor in choosing a credit card. Despite differences in the amount of coverage, age brackets of coverage and length of coverage.... More »
A major ratings agency says the credit worthiness of several Canadian miners is under threat as it lowers its forecast of where it expects gold prices to be for the next several years to $1,110 US an ounce.
Jan 8 Update: EVA Air adds more Canada flights (great option for Aeroplan members), Hyatt Points+Cash a great new option, tons of new bonuses
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We are half way through the week and while the news portion in the loyalty world has slowed down, the bonus offers have not!Thank you to those who responded to our interview request on a fuel surcharges, we have passed along your details to the journalist who asked to reach out to our readership on their behalf. News, Tips & TricksEVA Air is increasing their service between Canada and Taiwan as of June 10. Both Vancouver and Toronto to Taipei service will move to 4x weekly service respectively from 3x weekly.This is great news for Aeroplan members looking for access to Taiwan (or beyond) as more flights means more potential award ticket space and (and this is a big and!) the fuel surcharges on EVA Air are a lot less than on Aeroplan. EVA Air also offers a great business class product that is a good alternative to Air Canada’s. (Source: Airlineroute.net)Which flight(s) to Taipei would you pick? Aeroplan Economy Class redemption on EVA Air – only $57.91 in feesAeroplan redemption that includes Air Canada flights – Fees are over $300 more than EVA AirHyatt’s Gold Passport changes kicked in yesterday with the higher redemption rates for reward nights which of course isn’t good news but the one change that is actually really good is the introduction of Hyatt’s Points+Cash option…
