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Buying a home after divorce

During a divorce, one or both spouses may move into new homes. A MoneySense reader has a question about...

Buying a home after divorce
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The secret to planning for financial negotiations

Prepping for a job review or buying a car? Aside from financial savvy, here’s what you need to negotiate...

The secret to planning for financial negotiations
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Lessons learned by DIY investors

Investors share how low-cost investments helped them gain confidence, make better investment decisions and learn more and more.

Lessons learned by DIY investors
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I cosigned a motorcycle loan and the owner passed away: What are my obligations to the bank?

A Certified Financial Planner helps a reader understand their obligations—and their options—after cosigning on a loan.

I cosigned a motorcycle loan and the owner passed away: What are my obligations to the bank?
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Investing

Making sense of the markets this week: April 17

How Canada’s new budget will affect your first housing down payment and the value of our banks. Plus, context...

Making sense of the markets this week: April 17
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What are the fees for becoming a joint tenant on a parent’s property?

In becoming a joint tenant, what are the costs associated with it? What impact would a death have on...

What are the fees for becoming a joint tenant on a parent’s property?
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Financial Planning

How to choose a financial advisor in Canada

We break down key considerations and questions to ask when meeting and interviewing financial advisors, so you can choose...

How to choose a financial advisor in Canada
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Do you pay capital gains tax when separating or divorcing?

Concerned about the potential capital gains tax implications of a principal residence after a relationship breakdown?

Do you pay capital gains tax when separating or divorcing?
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TFSAs & RRIFs: What’s the difference between beneficiaries, successor holders and successor annuitants?

A Certified Financial Planner helps a reader understand these titles, the differences and which one is best.

TFSAs & RRIFs: What’s the difference between beneficiaries, successor holders and successor annuitants?