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25 timeless personal finance tips from MoneySense

For 25 years, MoneySense has helped Canadians make better financial decisions. Here’s a sampling of our work: a roundup...

25 timeless personal finance tips from MoneySense
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Real Estate

Buying pre-construction: What if your home is worth less than you paid?

Due to rising mortgage rates and falling home prices, some pre-construction home buyers are facing financing issues. Let’s look...

Buying pre-construction: What if your home is worth less than you paid?
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Retired Money

Are GICs a no-brainer for retirees?

GICs were embraced by many Canadian investors last year, whether conservative or not. With rates expected to fall again...

Are GICs a no-brainer for retirees?
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Mortgages

Fixed or variable mortgage rate: Which should you choose?

After nearly two years of interest rate increases, cuts may be on the horizon—here’s what that means for current...

Fixed or variable mortgage rate: Which should you choose?

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Should you sell investments at a loss to pay off debt?

When paying a high interest rate on debt, does it make sense to sell investments that have fallen before...

Should you sell investments at a loss to pay off debt?
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Ask a Planner

Where should working retirees put extra income: A TFSA or an RRSP?

Working Canadian retirees may look at CPP and OAS as extra income. Is putting that money in a TFSA...

Where should working retirees put extra income: A TFSA or an RRSP?
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Ask a Planner

What should Canadian investors do: Sell or hold with preferred share losses?

When taking a big loss on preferred shares, a MoneySense reader asks if he should hold or sell now.

What should Canadian investors do: Sell or hold with preferred share losses?
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GICs

What is a cashable GIC?

What is a cashable GIC?

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Financial literacy

Say what?! 5 financial buzzwords we kept hearing in 2023

We’ve picked five words and phrases that capture the financial mood of 2023. From quiet hiring to soft saving,...

Say what?! 5 financial buzzwords we kept hearing in 2023

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