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Articles By Stefania Di Verdi:

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Lending clampdown

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has announced plans to tighten borrowing rules in Canada.

Lending clampdown

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Tough market

There were 5.8 jobless for every vacancy in March. That's down from last year.

Tough market

Credit Cards

Retirement revamp

If you're hell-bent on retiring at 62, you'll need to set aside roughly 24% of pay. A tall order...

Retirement revamp

Banking

Paltry pay

Canadian families haven't seen a rise in after-tax income in three years.

Paltry pay

Debt

Debt reality check

Average household debt ratios hit 152% in Q1 despite efforts by Canadians to limit borrowing.

Debt reality check

Pensions

U.S. best tax haven of all, author tells Canadians

Forget the turquoise waters and white-sand beaches of offshore tax havens. Take your hard-earned Canadian pension and head stateside.

U.S. best tax haven of all, author tells Canadians

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Costly rich tax

Ontario's new surtax on high-income earners will likely cost more than it will bring in, according to a new...

Costly rich tax

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Cashless society

Do we even need cash? Wired editor David Wolman spent one year living without physical currency to find out.

Cashless society

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Inflated markets

Property values in Canada's real estate hotbeds are likely overvalued by as much as 15%.

Inflated markets