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Why Jane shouldn’t cash out on stock crash fears Mar 12th
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Q. I retired in 2008, just in time for the market crash. Fortunately, I did not need my invested money right away. But now, 10 years later, I have begun taking money out for living expenses—just in time for the February downturn. I sat tight the first time and things gradually got better, b.... More »
This Week in RWRDS April 11, 2025: 43 Million Points….. Gone! Apr 12th
This week we discuss how a PC Optimum member has lost 43 million points, check out the Ultimate High End Traveller Credit Card portfolio, look at a WestJet points bonus for using your companion voucher and much more in our weekly credit card and loyalty rewards newscast! Watch This Week in RWRDS her.... More »
Top Cash Back Credit Card Sign Up offers for May - These cards provide the best value out of their welcome bonuses May 8th
Here are Rewards Canada's Top 5 Cash Back Credit Card Sign Up offers for the month of May 2022. This is not a 'best' credit card list like our Top Cash Back Credit Card rankings but instead a look at cards that have very good acquisition (welcome/sign up) offers. As always when choosing a c.... More »
The best GIC rates in Canada for 2025 Nov 3rd
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Find the best and most up-to-date GIC rates in Canada using the comparison tool below. Plus, use the filters to assess your estimated rate of return based on the size of your balance.
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Earn up to 4x points on IHG stays as of today & Wyndham launches a new offer of 7,500 bonus points after 2 stays + MORE May 19th
Here's your Rewards Canada Daily update! Your near daily dose of loyalty program, credit card and travel news, bonuses, deals and more. Today's update is brought to you by the HSBC High Rate Savings Account with which you can enjoy a total annual interest rate of up to 2.65% on new deposits± .... More »
Earn 4x Aeroplan Miles for Choice Hotels stays in November
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Looks like the Double Miles offer we’ve seen for the past few months has been bumped up to Quadruple Miles for this month!Offer details:Quadruple Aeroplan Miles for stays at over 5,500 Choice Hotels Worldwide. Full details and online booking.Find many more Aeroplan bonus offers here.November 9 Update: Enter to win WestJet Gold Elite status, new Swissport Aspire Lounges in YYC, lots of new bonuses
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News, Tips & Tricks Week 3 of the Rewards Canada 15th Anniversary has arrived! This week you can enter for a chance to win WestJet Rewards Gold Elite status. The status provides you with some great benefits when flying on WestJet! Check out this latest contest along with our exclusive booking promotion on the 15th Anniversary site! A little over a week ago we let you know that the new International Terminal in Calgary opened up. Along with that opening come two new Swissport business class lounges. These two lounges are part of their Aspire branding which brings a higher level of lounge service to YYC. These are the first two Aspire lounges in North America. In fact the Transborder lounge includes showers and is the first lounge in Calgary to do so. You can still access the old Swissport lounge in Concourse A (The Chinook lounge) while the old Transborder Rocky Mountain lounge has disappeared from websites. Not sure if it will open up as another lounge but now that Concourse A and B are both domestic there is no need for Swissport to have two lounges in that part of the airport…6 end-of-year steps to protect your credit
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With the big spending months closing in, take steps to keep your credit under control
Find the reason for a sudden 100-point credit score drop
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Start by reviewing ‘credit score factors’ listed on your report
Canadians continue to pile up non-mortgage debt
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TORONTO – Canadians continued to pile up non-mortgage debt compared with a year ago but delinquency rates remained low, according to credit monitoring agency TransUnion.Average consumer non-mortgage debt balances rose to $21,686 at the end of the third quarter, up from $21,195 in the same quarter last year.
The increase came as non-mortgage debt levels rose 3.57 per cent to $17,969 in Quebec and 2.64 per cent to $21,620 in Ontario.
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However, while borrowing increased, serious national delinquency rates stood at 2.70 per cent, up from 2.62 per cent a year ago.
The change came as delinquency rates rose 13.39 per cent to 3.13 per cent in Alberta and 11.92 per cent to 3.46 per cent in Saskatchewan.
TransUnion forecast average debt levels to continue to rise over the next two years, but delinquency rates to move lower…
