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Types of credit cards Rewards credit cards When it comes to rewards credit cards, the name says it all. These are cards that give you something back when you spend with them, whether it’s...
What’s the best money advice you’ve ever received? To pay yourself first. One of the first money books I ever read was The Automatic Millionaire, and it really stressed the importance of setting up...
Curious to see what people prefer out of the following two scenarios: Scenario 1:$1,000,000 mortgage amortized over 25 years with 5 year term at 2.00% interest rate Monthly Payment is $4,234 and total cost...
Gas prices have smashed records in recent weeks as the world grapples with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and demand has soared as the economy reopens. The daily average retail price for gas across the...
I would hold back off using any BMO credit cards for points right now. They have a new travel system and it has been a disaster. For instance, I used my points on their...
Post your "concerns" about macro economic situations and events here like: recession, inflation, interest rates, gas prices and other thing that we have no control over. Other posts posted on the main board will...
What are DSC and FEL fees? There are generally two sales options a non-fee based advisor has, front-end load (FEL) and DSC. With the FEL, the advisor can charge you 0% to 5% up...
excuse my language unless youre the CEO of Bell. Why is internet in Canada, or maybe just Ontario, SO expensive? Canadians currently have the world second most expensive internet, yet the price does not...
While Canadians wait to see whether interest rates really will begin to rise tomorrow, it might be reasonable to ask what all the fuss is about. As a friend commented last week, when we were discussing...
It’s true short-term bank savings accounts and guaranteed investment certificates (GICs) seem relatively safe from both stock meltdowns and precipitous rises in interest rates, but now there’s the added scourge of rising inflation. Even...
