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News

Renting vs. buying: Which is the better option?

Experts are (still) divided over who's better off financially: renters or home owners. Find out why, plus where you...

Renting vs. buying: Which is the better option?
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Retired Money

How financial journalists plan their own retirement

Do personal finance journalists ever really retire? Jonathan Chevreau talks to Rob Carrick and other long-time writers about stepping...

How financial journalists plan their own retirement
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Student Debt

Heading to college or university? Follow these smart money habits

Learning to budget and manage your money is a big part of living away from home for the first...

Heading to college or university? Follow these smart money habits
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Credit Cards

The best no foreign transaction fee credit cards in Canada

To avoid paying the standard 2.5% foreign transaction fee, choose a card with a 0% forex fee or shop...

The best no foreign transaction fee credit cards in Canada
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Real Estate

Home appraisal vs. tax assessment: What every Canadian property owner needs to know

How much is your property worth? It depends who you ask—and the answers could be tens of thousands...

Home appraisal vs. tax assessment: What every Canadian property owner needs to know
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Insurance

Do you need long-term care insurance?

More and more Canadians require hands-on personal care in their declining years, but few plan ahead for it. Here...

Do you need long-term care insurance?
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Mortgages

Looking for a mortgage in B.C.? Don’t limit your options to the big banks

Looking for a mortgage in B.C.? Don’t limit your options to the big banks
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Ask a Planner

What’s better for buying a second home: HELOC or personal loan? 

A MoneySense reader wants to buy a second property, perhaps using the equity in her primary residence. What should...

What’s better for buying a second home: HELOC or personal loan? 
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Spend

How to get back-to-school deals, and other ways to save money this fall

Canadian parents will spend hundreds per child on back-to-school supplies. Here’s how to get what they need when money’s...

How to get back-to-school deals, and other ways to save money this fall