Money Talks: Volume 36
Credit card interest rates and back to school shopping top this week’s personal finance section, while Gail Vaz-Oxlade tells us why it’s so important to include conditions in your offer to purchase – even when you’re dying to get that home. Meanwhile, they now have an idea of just how much infrastructure was damaged from…
Read moreThe One Place You Should Never get a Credit Card From
There’s a lot to consider when you sign up for credit cards. You need to look at the interest rate, any awards or points you may rack up while using it, and of course the balances and cash limits you’ll be given. But have you ever thought of where you’re getting that credit card from? If…
Read moreOne City’s Bankruptcy is Another Country’s Gain
For years we’ve known that when Canadians are looking to escape to a place in the sun, and they want to buy property in that sunny land while at it, they often head to Arizona. No one quite knows what the draw was. Maybe the rocky yet golden landscapes, the impeccable climate, or the many…
Read moreRe-appraisals Demanded in Calgary after the Flood
The whole nation has been talking about the Calgary flood ever since they swept out a large portion of that city at the end of June. And while we’ve talked here about how home sales have been booming in Calgary ever since, there’s another phenomenon happening here, too. Lenders are demanding re-appraisals on properties that they’ve…
Read moreMore Canadians in Debt this Year
This past weekend we talked about the amount of highly indebted Canadian families, a group that the Canadian government remains concerned about. The concern is valid, as BMO has just done their annual debt survey and found that not only are Canadians taking on more debt, but they’re finding it’s also taking longer to pay…
Read moreFederal Deficit for April, May Rises to $2.7 Billion
It’s no secret that Prime Minister Stephen Harper wants to get the country’s books back in balance by the year 2015 – the year when he hits the campaign trail once again. But with the latest numbers coming in, and showing that Canada’s deficit was almost $1 billion more than it was compared to a…
Read moreNumber of ‘Highly Indebted’ Canadian Families Rising
Whether it’s the debt or the deficit there has been a ton of talk recently about the amount of debt we as Canadians continue to pile on. And while our household debt levels have been waning slightly over the last several months, it’s still at an all-time high and a huge concern to policymakers. What…
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