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Real Estate

How to take advantage of the first home savings account

The federal government will launch the FHSA as part of a suite of measures to support first-time home buyers....

How to take advantage of the first home savings account
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Investing

How to buy mutual funds in Canada

How to buy mutual funds in Canada
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Investing

Making sense of the markets this week: March 26, 2023

Inflation and banking fears ease (or do they?), GameStop earns a profit, and putting Canadian and U.S. stock...

Making sense of the markets this week: March 26, 2023
A retiree with her adult child's own family at their first home, thanks to the FHSA

Retired Money

How retired parents can use the FHSA to help their adult children

Canada’s new first home savings account nicely complements earlier real estate programs. Retirees with grown adult children should take...

How retired parents can use the FHSA to help their adult children

Estate Planning

What is a beneficiary?

When you buy life insurance in Canada, open certain investment accounts or prepare a will, you can name a...

What is a beneficiary?
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Investing

Making sense of the markets this week: March 19, 2023

Banks collapse, U.S. inflation puts the Fed in a tight spot, put your money where your mouth is with...

Making sense of the markets this week: March 19, 2023

Investing

What is an inverted yield curve?

Find out what an inverted yield curve looks like, how it reflects bond interest rates in Canada, and what...

What is an inverted yield curve?
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Investing

Making sense of the markets this week: March 5, 2023

What the big banks are reporting, why Buffett’s letter is about a good year, America’s tepid consumers, and Russia’s...

Making sense of the markets this week: March 5, 2023
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RESPs

How do RESPs work, and what’s the best way to fund them?

An RESP is one of the best ways to save for a child’s education. Compare three ways to fund...

How do RESPs work, and what’s the best way to fund them?