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CMHC insurance calculator If you want to buy a home and have a down payment of less than 20% of the purchase price, you’ll need to purchase mortgage default insurance, often referred to as CMHC insurance or simply mortgage loan insurance.  You’re 2 minutes away from getting the be.... More »

On July 8, 2013, as much as five inches of rain fell on parts of the City of Toronto in just a few hours – more than what typically falls in an entire month. The news was filled with dramatic images of roads turned into rivers, and a GO Train stranded in the low-laying Don Valley. But for so.... More »

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Darren would like a worry-free retirement. So he wonders if life annuities would allow him to match his wife’s public-sector pension plan. “I want to be sure I’ll have income for the rest of my life, no matter what happens to the markets,” he says. “Essentially, I want a pension, [without .... More »

Watch out if your advisor suggests investing in segregated funds. These insurance-backed investment products come with high fees and are unsuitable for typical investors. But they’re now surging in sales—likely because they don’t fall under new fee disclosure rules for mutual funds, ETFs, bond.... More »