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August 11 Update: Scotia introduces flexible payment plans for their Visa cards, Air Canada adding Vancouver-Orange County flights & your weekly drug store bonuses + MORE Aug 12th
Here's your Rewards Canada Daily update! Your daily dose (or near daily dose) of loyalty program, credit card and travel news, bonuses, deals and more. Scotiabank has followed in the footsteps of other card issuers in Canada like American Express and CIBC by now offering an optional flex.... More »
Which credit card earns the most Aeroplan Points? Version 2.1 (Updated) Aug 30th
There's a new card that has championed its way to being the one that earns the most Aeroplan points in Canada! Before we let you know which card it is let's step back into time - way back in 2012 we published a feature and infographic that compared how various credit and charge cards in Canad.... More »
Home Capital Group says new mortgage rules have clients migrating from big banks + MORE Feb 16th
TORONTO _ Home Capital Group Inc. believes early results from this year suggest that mortgage business may be migrating to the alternative lender after the federal banking regulator introduced tougher rules for uninsured mortgages at the beginning of the year _ even though it too is required to abid.... More »
June 13 Update: Earn up to 1,000 bonus miles or Avios with 9 airlines for Marriott stays in Europe & 8 new bonus offers Jun 14th
Travelling to Europe this summer? There are a whole slew of bonus airline mileage offers for stays at Marriott hotels! These are usually good offers for those who do not utilize the Marriott Bonvoy program - ie you only stay at one of Marriott's 30 brands very infrequently! We summarize the offe.... More »
Using a HELOC as an investment strategy: not as taboo as you might think + MORE Jul 25th
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I wish to leverage my HELOC to invest in dividend-paying investments. How would you advise I approach this? Is this an effective tax savings tool? Is there any financial institution or products you would advise?
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Trust in online systems varies around the world. (Sergey Nivens/Shutterstock)
Bhaskar Chakravorti, Senior Associate Dean, International Business & Finance, Tufts University
After decades of unbridled enthusiasm – bordering on addiction – about all things digital, the public may be losing trust in technology. Online information isn’t reliable, whether it appears in the form of news, search results or user reviews. Social media, in particular, is vulnerable to manipulation by hackers or foreign powers. Personal data isn’t necessarily private. And people are increasingly worried about automation and artificial intelligence taking humans’ jobs.
Yet, around the world, people are both increasingly dependent on, and distrustful of, digital technology. They don’t behave as if they mistrust technology. Instead, people are using technological tools more intensively in all aspects of daily life. In recent research on digital trust in 42 countries (a collaboration between Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, where I work, and Mastercard), my colleagues and I found that this paradox is a global phenomenon…
Bhaskar Chakravorti, Senior Associate Dean, International Business & Finance, Tufts University
After decades of unbridled enthusiasm – bordering on addiction – about all things digital, the public may be losing trust in technology. Online information isn’t reliable, whether it appears in the form of news, search results or user reviews. Social media, in particular, is vulnerable to manipulation by hackers or foreign powers. Personal data isn’t necessarily private. And people are increasingly worried about automation and artificial intelligence taking humans’ jobs.
Yet, around the world, people are both increasingly dependent on, and distrustful of, digital technology. They don’t behave as if they mistrust technology. Instead, people are using technological tools more intensively in all aspects of daily life. In recent research on digital trust in 42 countries (a collaboration between Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, where I work, and Mastercard), my colleagues and I found that this paradox is a global phenomenon…
Trust in online systems varies around the world. (Sergey Nivens/Shutterstock)
Bhaskar Chakravorti, Senior Associate Dean, International Business & Finance, Tufts University
After decades of unbridled enthusiasm – bordering on addiction – about all things digital, the public may be losing trust in technology. Online information isn’t reliable, whether it appears in the form of news, search results or user reviews. Social media, in particular, is vulnerable to manipulation by hackers or foreign powers. Personal data isn’t necessarily private. And people are increasingly worried about automation and artificial intelligence taking humans’ jobs.
Yet, around the world, people are both increasingly dependent on, and distrustful of, digital technology. They don’t behave as if they mistrust technology. Instead, people are using technological tools more intensively in all aspects of daily life. In recent research on digital trust in 42 countries (a collaboration between Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, where I work, and Mastercard), my colleagues and I found that this paradox is a global phenomenon…
Bhaskar Chakravorti, Senior Associate Dean, International Business & Finance, Tufts University
After decades of unbridled enthusiasm – bordering on addiction – about all things digital, the public may be losing trust in technology. Online information isn’t reliable, whether it appears in the form of news, search results or user reviews. Social media, in particular, is vulnerable to manipulation by hackers or foreign powers. Personal data isn’t necessarily private. And people are increasingly worried about automation and artificial intelligence taking humans’ jobs.
Yet, around the world, people are both increasingly dependent on, and distrustful of, digital technology. They don’t behave as if they mistrust technology. Instead, people are using technological tools more intensively in all aspects of daily life. In recent research on digital trust in 42 countries (a collaboration between Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, where I work, and Mastercard), my colleagues and I found that this paradox is a global phenomenon…
