By: Renee Sylvestre-Williams on March 17, 2020Should you cancel your open house during the COVID-19 pandemic?In the midst of the coronavirus global health pandemic, open houses could start going virtual.
By: John Shmuel on March 13, 2020Bank of Canada announces emergency 50 basis point rate cut Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz said the central bank "stands ready to do what is required.
By: Zandile Chiwanza on March 11, 2020How to calculate the minimum payment on your credit cardYou know it’s important to at least make the minimum monthly payment. But how is it calculated?
By: Jonathan Ratner on March 9, 2020At what age should you get life insurance? Buying life insurance is cheaper when you’re young and healthy, but it also depends on where you’re at in life.
By: LowestRates.ca Staff on March 6, 2020Pay inequality: a look at the gender pay gap in 10 countries around the world If we want to close the gender pay gap, we need to know some of the reasons behind it — not just in Canada but globally, too.
By: Borrowell on March 5, 2020How to lower your credit utilization ratio and improve your credit scoreYour credit utilization ratio is a powerful thing. Keeping it low can help improve your overall credit score.
By: Zandile Chiwanza on March 4, 2020Coronavirus prompts Bank of Canada to slash interest rates for the first time since 2015Coronavirus outbreak guides Canada’s central bank to break the holding pattern it’s been in since October 2018.
By: Caitlin McCormack on March 3, 2020My contractor skipped town before my home renovations were completeHe hadn’t reinforced our stairs, and he didn’t attach our kitchen cabinets to the wall. But the biggest surprise would come later.
By: Ellen Roseman on March 2, 2020Ellen Roseman: Paying only interest on a HELOC has risks. Do you know what they are?And at a time when the economy faces the threat of a global pandemic, people need to shore up their financial security.
By: Zandile Chiwanza on February 28, 2020These are the best personal finance reads from February 2020Hate it or love it, February 14 has turned into a day for couples to spend money on each other.