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How to have the most tax-efficient retirement income plan

Should you plan your retirement savings around paying the least amount of taxes? Find out the implications and the...

How to have the most tax-efficient retirement income plan
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Video: Buying your first home? Learn about the First-Time Home Buyer Incentive

What is Canada’s First-Time Home Buyer Incentive program and who qualifies for it? In this short video, we explain...

Video: Buying your first home? Learn about the First-Time Home Buyer Incentive

Financial Planning

What is financial planning?

Financial planning helps provide a roadmap for your money and your future. Learn who can provide financial planning in...

What is financial planning?

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?

Budgeting

What is CPI?

CPI is a key measure of inflation. Find out how CPI is determined and what it tells us about...

What is CPI?
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Financial Planning

Nicholas Hui, P.Eng, Certified Financial Planner

Nicholas Hui is an advice-only Certified Financial Planner based in Markham, Ont. Learn more about his story and unique...

Nicholas Hui, P.Eng, Certified Financial Planner
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Investing

Compound interest calculator: How to use one and how interest grows

Watch your money grow—or calculate how much money you will owe in total—with the MoneySense compound interest calculator. Here’s...

Compound interest calculator: How to use one and how interest grows

Financial literacy

What is the benchmark interest rate?

The Bank of Canada’s benchmark interest rate can have an impact on everything from your savings account to your...

What is the benchmark interest rate?

Investing

What is a basis point?

You’ll often hear economists and financial journalists talk about basis points. What are they and how can you convert...

What is a basis point?