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The Best No-Fee Rewards Credit Cards For 2019 Nov 9th
Credit card rewards come in many forms. From points to statement credits to cold-hard cash, a good rewards card maximizes on your everyday purchases and ultimately helps you save.
Reward credit cards generally offer different amounts of rebates for particular spending categories (gas, grocery, phar.... More »
What is an emergency fund and how to build one + MORE Apr 11th
Table of contents
What is an emergency fund?
Why do I need an emergency fund?
How much should I keep in an emergency fund?
What qualifies as an emergency?
What doesn’t qualify as an emergency?
How to build an emergency fund
Set a monthly budget and find out how much you can set aside
Choos.... More »
FHSA withdrawal rules and rental property advice for a first-time home buyer + MORE Oct 16th
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Would it be beneficial to open a first-time home buyer’s savings account if I was planning on buying a property soon, say, in 2023 or 2024?
If I purchase a house and live in the basement but rent out the main floor, would that still be taxed as capital gains?
Are there any inv.... More »
Missing Out on the Market: New Report Finds Millennials Simply Aren’t Investing + MORE Dec 14th
In the minds of millennials, saving up for a home and paying down debt seem to take priority by far over investing.
This is according to the Missing Out: Millennials and the Market report by the Ontario Securities Commission, which surveyed more than 1500 Ontarians aged 18 to 36 about their feeling.... More »
Should I Get a Variable or Fixed Mortgage? RBC Cuts Rates and the Answer is No Longer Clear Feb 1st
Last week, Canada’s biggest bank, RBC, cut its five-year fixed rate by 15 basis points. This gave customers the option to lock in their mortgage rate at 3.74 per cent, for a five-year term. And surely enough, TD Bank and BMO Bank of Montreal followed suit and cut their five-year fixed rates to th.... More »
Trump turned over tax returns – for lawsuits, loans, casinos
– canadianbusiness.com
WASHINGTON – While Donald Trump won’t publicly release his income tax returns, the New York businessman has turned them over when it suited his needs — if he stood to make a profit, needed a loan or when a judge forced him.
Pennsylvania gaming regulators were given at least five years’ worth and eight boxes full of Trump’s tax documents. Nevada, Michigan, Missouri, Indiana and other state gaming officials also had access to multiple years of his returns. Large banks that lent Trump money over the years have also obtained Trump’s returns.
One common thread ties all those who have seen the documents: They can’t talk about them.
In all cases reviewed by The Associated Press, each person, organization, company or government office that has seen Trump’s tax returns is barred from discussing their full contents by professional or legal restrictions.
For example, employees of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board could face criminal penalties if they leaked information from Trump’s tax returns maintained in the board’s electronic files…
Pennsylvania gaming regulators were given at least five years’ worth and eight boxes full of Trump’s tax documents. Nevada, Michigan, Missouri, Indiana and other state gaming officials also had access to multiple years of his returns. Large banks that lent Trump money over the years have also obtained Trump’s returns.
One common thread ties all those who have seen the documents: They can’t talk about them.
In all cases reviewed by The Associated Press, each person, organization, company or government office that has seen Trump’s tax returns is barred from discussing their full contents by professional or legal restrictions.
For example, employees of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board could face criminal penalties if they leaked information from Trump’s tax returns maintained in the board’s electronic files…