But picking a fixed mortgage rate can be problematic if you decide to sell your house and are forced to break your mortgage contract in the middle of your term. The penalties associated with breaking a fixed-rate mortgage can be very costly. Thankfully,...
While results outside the credit provisions looked better than expected, it wasn’t enough to outweigh concerns about the bank’s loan book, said Scotiabank analyst Meny Grauman in a note. “After a big credit-focused miss in Q2, the market was laser focused on...
Gifting some or all of a rental property The act of adding a name to a property itself does not give rise to capital gains tax. There’s a distinction between legal ownership (whose name is on title) and beneficial ownership (who technically owns...
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Of course, banks don’t go around arbitrarily declining mortgage renewals. In most cases, if you’ve been diligently making your mortgage payments in full and on time, they want to keep your business. But when lenders have reason to believe that your risk...
These digital-first bragging rights are known as micro-credentials, and they’re booming right now. Micro-credentialing has been accelerated by the pandemic-driven demand for online learning, job-seekers’ efforts to upskill or reskill, and educational institutions’ desire to attract more students. If you’re looking to increase...
Carding money, delivered through the Athlete Assistance Program, is some of the only consistent funding Canadian elite para-athletes receive. In 2024, it provides $1,765 per month as a living and training allowance to athletes at the international competition level. And although Olympians...
Powell did not say when rate cuts would begin or how large they might be, but the Fed is widely expected to announce a modest quarter-point cut in its benchmark rate when it meets in mid-September. “The time has come for policy to...
The S&P 500 was 0.8% higher after U.S. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said in a highly anticipated speech that the time has come to lower its main interest rate from a two-decade high. The index is back within 0.9% of its all-time...
On Tuesday, Statistics Canada stated that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) measured inflation of 2.5% for July. That’s down from 2.7% in June, and is the lowest inflation rate recorded since 2021. Deceleration in headline inflation led by shelter component , 12-month %...
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