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Travel insurers are struggling to keep up with soaring demand as scores of Canadians flock to tourist destinations and more of them take out insurance amid widespread flight disruptions and lingering public-health concerns → Read More
Soaring rents, along with heavy student-debt loads, were the primary drivers of financial distress among Canadians between the ages of 26 and 41 → Read More
Criminal groups are increasingly using fake tenant applications to commit real-estate fraud → Read More
The CTA does not know how many complaints were resolved in favour of the customer and what compensation was issued → Read More
Legal experts, consumer advocates say while airlines never had the authority to dispose of lost baggage, passengers’ use of tracking devices could pose a legal test of that practice → Read More
Federal rules aimed at making homes more affordable for Canadians may prevent temporary residents from buying residential property in urban areas → Read More
And a look at behavioural biases and how they affect our ability to think clearly about money → Read More
Scotiabank declined an application to open an account that would hold funds to be used for sponsoring an Afghan refugee → Read More
Vehicle subscriptions take off as a way to keep automakers in drivers’ everyday lives, but analysts say they have so far proven to be a mixed bag for consumers → Read More
The move is unlikely to result in significant benefits for average travellers, advocates say → Read More
Don’t forget to check these items on your financial crisis-prep list → Read More
Whether you rent or buy for housing depends on how long you plan to live there, if you can afford the associated costs and your long-term goals → Read More
With interest rates up 3.5 percentage points so far this year, the industry is looking to assist borrowers who can’t manage growing mortgage payments → Read More
National Bank has stopped offering rollover mortgages, which it described as a ‘financing solution’ that allowed borrowers to transfer the interest rate, remaining balance and remaining term of an existing mortgage to a new loan → Read More
Experts caution there could be widespread delays and cancellations at airports, so plan for disruption → Read More
After dealing with supply chain snags, retailers are now struggling with how to draw down inventory in warehouses piled high with merchandise with consumer malaise likely to set in amid high inflation → Read More
The variable-rate mortgage products from TD Bank and CIBC are not new but they’re being put to the test in this rising rate environment → Read More
In this issue of Amplify, guest editor Erica Alini talks about the MoneySmart Bootcamp, and encourages women to take the reins of their own finances → Read More
Canadians can look forward to several outsized changes in 2023 that will benefit their wallets → Read More
Hello, Welcome to the first dispatch from MoneySmart Boot Camp – I’m so glad you’re here. My name is Erica Alini, I write about personal finance at The Globe and Mail. Let’s dive right in. The key concept I want to talk about today is: Spend less than you make. That’s the foundation of any kind of healthy relationship with your money. There can be no saving, investing or financial planning… → Read More