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Crypto

What is a blockchain?

What is a blockchain? Why do you need to know this definition? The MoneySense Glossary is your resource for...

What is a blockchain?

Real Estate

What is the Home Buyers’ Plan?

The HBP lets you borrow money from yourself to help pay for a new home. Find out how the...

What is the Home Buyers’ Plan?
FedEx truck behind a fence, as its price drops in response to earnings.

Investing

Making sense of the markets this week: September 22, 2024

U.S. cuts interest rates, Canadian inflation down to 2%, FedEx shares fall sharply, and should you be wary of...

Making sense of the markets this week: September 22, 2024
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News

Wealthsimple reveals that it’s now profitable, after 10 years in operation

Financial platform Wealthsimple has been in business for a decade, as of this month. Revenue and assets are up—and...

Wealthsimple reveals that it’s now profitable, after 10 years in operation

Crypto

What is an NFT?

NFTs are digital tokens that represent ownership of unique items. Learn how NFTs work in the MoneySense Glossary.

What is an NFT?
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Renting

Why is rent so expensive in Canada?

Rent is expensive in Canada. What’s contributing to high and ever-increasing rent prices? Find out and see how you...

Why is rent so expensive in Canada?

Spend

Canada’s inflation rate—and what it means for your investments

The Consumer Price Index shows inflation ticked back up in May. How should inflation influence your choice of stocks,...

Canada’s inflation rate—and what it means for your investments
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland speaks to reporters at the Liberal caucus retreat in Nanaimo, B.C., sharing the news of the the price cap for insured mortgages in Canada going from $1M to $1.5M.

Mortgages

New mortgage changes for 2024: Wider access to 30-year mortgages and more

Liberals announce expansion to mortgage eligibility, draft rights for renters, buyers.

New mortgage changes for 2024: Wider access to 30-year mortgages and more
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Borrowing from your HELOC to invest in equities

You can use a HELOC for leveraged investing. But what happens if you sell your home and want to...

Borrowing from your HELOC to invest in equities