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Investing

How to build an advanced couch potato portfolio

Adding unrepresented (or underrepresented) asset classes to a core portfolio can reduce risk, increase returns, or both. Here are...

How to build an advanced couch potato portfolio
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Real Estate

Where to find a home under $1 million in Canada

Our “Where to Buy Real Estate in Canada 2025” survey turns up a wealth of cities and neighbourhoods with...

Where to find a home under $1 million in Canada

ETFs

Can you build a 40/30/30 portfolio with ETFs?

This more sophisticated alternative to the 60/40 portfolio promises to avoid down years like 2022. Is it achievable for...

Can you build a 40/30/30 portfolio with ETFs?
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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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Ask a Planner

Can you move income back and forth between spouses?

A MoneySense reader wants to report half the capital gain for a rental property on his spouse’s tax return....

Can you move income back and forth between spouses?
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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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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