Toronto Debt Consolidation

Many seniors losing out on benefits

Even with no savings or company pensions, Canadians do have a basic safety net once they reach 65. However, those who track senior poverty are concerned not all who qualify actually receive these...

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U.S. and Canadian economies to avoid double dip recessions: CIBC World Markets Inc.

TORONTO, Ontario, July 27, 2010 — The U.S. and Canadian economies will see growth slow over the next six months but are unlikely to experience a double-dip recession, finds CIBC's Recession...

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How to use the Web to mine for gold

If you’re an investor or just an average consumer trying to manage life’s expenses, social media and the Internet provide a wealth of free advice and guidance

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Release of The Fiscal Monitor – April and May 2010

OTTAWA, Ontario, July 23, 2010 — For the first two months of the 2010-11 fiscal year (April and May), there was a budgetary deficit of $4.4 billion, compared to a deficit of $7.5 billion reported in...

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‘Emotionless’ investors are probably fibbing

Investors got their annual summer pep talk Thursday from Franklin Templeton Investments in Toronto, but I found its poll on emotions hard to believe

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More Canadians turning to online investing: Survey

Bank of Montreal says results from a survey it has commissioned show Canadians are increasingly turning to online investing.

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Investors stuck in middle of debate over the ‘F’ word

Discretionary portfolio managers and other "fiduciaries" are happy to see the brokerage and fund industries making noises about moving closer to fiduciary models.

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Bank of Canada increases overnight rate target to 3/4 per cent

OTTAWA, Ontario, July 20, 2010 — The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 3/4 per cent. The Bank Rate is...

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Frugality is in again

During the go-go years of the stock market that ended in 2008, I doubt you would have seen a major financial institution build a marketing campaign on a slogan like "Let the Saving Begin"

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No straight road to moving expenses tax break

Moving this summer? If so, you may be able to write off those moving expenses, provided you move 40 kilometres or more to be closer to work. The question is, how is that distance measured?

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U.S. billionaires can take it with them

Even in death New York Yankee owner George Steinbrenner proved to be a world champion — at least in terms of beating the Internal Revenue Service

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Wealthy couple plans for spend-happy retirement

Toronto couple has a comfortable way of life, but can they maintain it if they retire in 11 years

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