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Should you use home equity to buy a house for your kids?

Some parents want to help their kids move out by borrowing against their home. Here’s how interest rates and...

Should you use home equity to buy a house for your kids?
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Critical illness and disability insurance in Canada

If you became ill or injured, how long could you keep paying for household costs, including your mortgage? Here’s...

Critical illness and disability insurance in Canada

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Making sense of the markets this week: October 1, 2023

Meme stocks continue to capitulate, giving context to Canadian housing, and two questions: Should I worry about the U.S....

Making sense of the markets this week: October 1, 2023
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Can debt consolidation help with Canadian student loans?

Can debt consolidation help with Canadian student loans?

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CPP and disability: When should you retire and start your pension?

When collecting disability, retiring early is an option. But find out how that can impact disability income and retirement...

CPP and disability: When should you retire and start your pension?

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Canadian Financial Summit 2023: MoneySense sessions and free tickets

Canadian Financial Summit 2023: MoneySense sessions and free tickets
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Check your inbox: Investing newsletters can cost you more than a sub fee

There’s a reason you’re reacting to an email in your inbox. It’s meant to make you feel like you...

Check your inbox: Investing newsletters can cost you more than a sub fee
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Are rent loans the answer to rising rent costs?

With the average rent in Canada rising more than 9% this year, does it make sense to take out...

Are rent loans the answer to rising rent costs?

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Do you need mortgage life insurance?

Mortgage protection can be a good idea, if for instance you have a condition or illness that might make...

Do you need mortgage life insurance?

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