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In the News   |   August 1, 2019

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A Toronto startup co-led by Dragons’ Den star Michele Romanow that is aiming to transform how young e-commerce companies finance their growth has secured US$300-million in capital to fund its own expansion. Clear Finance Technology Corp., which... read more

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In the News   |   July 29, 2019

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If you look at both risk and reward, high-rate savings accounts might be a better place for your money than any alternative. Stocks are having a great year, but we saw late last year how... read more

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Articles of Interest   |   July 19, 2019

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Everyone loves tax-free savings accounts – this is not in dispute. But how good are TFSAs for the country? A study recently published in the Canadian Tax Journal raises some doubts. “The key question that... read more

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In the News   |   July 17, 2019

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Technology’s most epic fail of the past two decades is arguably that passwords are still being used for internet security. Passwords were manageable 20 years ago, when we frequented a small number of websites at... read more

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In the News   |   July 10, 2019

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The average amount of cash carried by Canadians is just under $45, according to a recent survey by a company in the payments business called Square. But a lot of us are going around with... read more

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In the News   |   July 5, 2019

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A reader recently asked me one of the most basic personal finance questions: Is it better to buy or lease a car? Easy one, right? Buying a car and keeping it for a long time... read more

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In the News   |   July 3, 2019

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The good news on housing as we head into the second half of 2019 is that roughly three-quarters of Canadians live in communities where home ownership is affordable. But that other 25 per cent? In... read more

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In the News   |   June 28, 2019

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The most intense debate in personal finance is no longer whether it’s better to invest or pay down your mortgage. Today’s guaranteed conversation starter is the question of whether you can find financial success by... read more

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In the News   |   June 7, 2019

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A new study says the official inflation rate is underplaying the financial stress being felt by families with children. Statistics Canada’s consumer price index is a carefully built gauge of the changing cost of a... read more

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In the News   |   May 31, 2019

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Lots of investing companies send their research to journalists in an attempt to generate some publicity. Most of it is not worth sharing you with, but there are exceptions, such as a recent note from... read more

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In the News   |   May 28, 2019

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Alberta’s United Conservative government is cutting the minimum wage for students under 18, an attack on a key policy championed by the previous NDP government, which is seeing its legacy quickly undone under Premier Jason... read more

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In the News   |   May 22, 2019

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Full credit to the banks for resourcefulness in selling Canadians on ways to rack up more debt. The latest debt numbers from the credit-monitoring firm TransUnion Canada suggest developments in real estate lending have slowed... read more

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In the News   |   May 17, 2019

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A defined benefit pension is a rare and precious thing in today’s work force. There’s even a phrase, pension envy, to describe the muttering of pension-less people about those who will receive monthly retirement income... read more

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In the News   |   May 15, 2019

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Can we all agree that paying for stuff with a tap of your debit or credit card is perhaps the greatest innovation in banking since the ATM? There may not be a technology that is... read more

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In the News   |   May 10, 2019

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Personal finance was simpler back in the connect-the-dots world where people commonly moved from graduation or college to starting a career to marriage to home ownership to raising a family to retirement. Save for a... read more

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