Finding The Right Card To Reap The Rewards

Canadians have a myriad of options when it comes to choosing the right credit card for their spending needs. Rewards credit cards are increasingly popular as consumers look for ways to earn travel points or cash back on their everyday purchases. Readers often ask me which credit card is best. The answer is that it…

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Splurging On A Budget

When you prepared your budget did you account for only your basic necessities with all the remainder earmarked for saving? This kind of budget may be doable for a couple of months but probably not much longer. Living on a budget does not have to be the rigid “straight-jacket” you may assume it to be.…

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A Savings Account That Rewards Inertia

Canadians have few reasons to save these days. Cheap borrowing coupled with feeble returns on your savings deposits makes it hardly seem worthwhile to park your cash in a savings account. Some banks have decided to punish savers even further by charging fees just for moving your money around. Gaining Momentum Through Inertia But one…

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Weekend Reading: Calgary Zoo Edition

I mentioned last month that my passport had expired several years ago and that I wanted to renew it with the expectation of more family travel in the near future. As it turns out, I have the opportunity to attend a conference in Seattle next week and so I needed to expedite my passport application so…

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Throwback Thursday: The Family Car – Then and Now

This latest installment of our Throwback Thursday: Then and Now series looks at the family car, which has gone through a number of transformations since the 1950’s. The 1950’s and 60’s Boomers who didn’t grow up with the station wagon surely knew at least one family who owned one. Previously regarded as commercial vehicles, sales…

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When Should You Sell A Stock? Here Are 5 Simple Rules

The stock market has hit some all-time highs recently, which makes some investors nervous. Is it time to sell? Knowing when to sell, especially in a bull market, is the hardest thing about trading. It’s not an “all or nothing” decision. Don’t change a strategy that’s working for you. Ask yourself if the stock still…

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Fed Up: Latest Fee Grab Enrages Banking Customers

For years Canada’s big banks have walked all over their retail customers without fear of repercussion. They’ve raised account fees and hiked minimum balance thresholds at will, invented new charges for moving our money around, and generally nickel-and-dimed us to death just because they can. Related: 10 fees you can avoid Banks get away with…

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Weekend Reading: Online Lending Edition

Last year, online investing platforms – often called robo-advisors – set up shop in Canada to try and revolutionize the way we invest. Now, online marketplace lending has arrived with hopes to change the way we bank and borrow money. Marketplace lending, which has been growing in popularity in the United States for nearly a…

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