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How to Time Your Student Loan Payback + MORE Feb 27th
How should you schedule your student loan payments? Should you get rid of student debt as early as possible? To answer that, first look at all of your needs and financial obligations. Then weigh your options and choose the right payment plan.
Should You Pay Off Your Student Loans Early?
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Pakistan Requests IMF Bailout Talks Oct 8th
Pakistan, the flagship country for China’s global infrastructure initiative, said it needed a bailout from the International Monetary Fund, amid growing concerns that Beijing’s program is pushing recipient countries into financial crisis..... More »
A guide to mortgage calculators Jan 21st
Owning a home can be a powerful wealth-building tool, but it can also be expensive when you account for the mortgage payment, property taxes, insurance, utilities and maintenance.
To get a clear picture of how a home purchase impacts your finances, you’ll need to determine what purchase price y.... More »
The wealth gap in Canada is wider than ever + MORE Jul 24th
The wealth gap in Canada has reached a record high of 49% in 2025, according to newly released data from Statistics Canada. That’s the highest it’s been since the agency began collecting this data in 1999. Now, Canadian households in the top 20% of the income distribution own more than two-third.... More »
The upside to waiting until age 70 to take CPP benefits + MORE Oct 2nd
Q. I am retiring next year at age 65 and I don’t know if I should take my CPP immediately, or wait. My friends and other people I know from work took their CPP when they retired and they are telling me I should take it when I retire. Are they right? When is the best time to draw CPP?
–Jit
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The Calgary Flames dig a deeper hole in arena debate
– macleans.ca
Flames president Ken King speaks on Friday to reporters about the team’s position on a new arena deal THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntoshIn the long battle of hearts and minds over how many taxpayer money should go into a pro-sports arena, Calgary Flames CEO Ken King and the club owners aren’t doing much to help themselves. They’ve set themselves on fire without prompting many people to react with concern, with their threat earlier this week to walk away from negotiations. And they brought along Gary Bettman, the league’s polarizing, strong-arming commissioner to bolster their arguments the city needed to kick in more money. It’s a bit like having Ted Nugent headline your folk festival.
Calgary city council and Mayor Naheed Nenshi responded Friday by revealing details of their financial proposal—$130 million in capital grants, $30 million in land and $25 million to tear down the Saddledome, 34 years old and soon to be the NHL’s oldest venue. The club’s owners would put up a matching $185 million, with the same amount coming from a ticket surcharge…
