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Interest Rates

MoneySense executive editor Lisa Hannam stands in front of text saying ”How the Bank of Canada’s Interest Rate Affects you.“

Banking

Video: How the Bank of Canada’s interest rate affects you

The Bank of Canada’s interest rate affects everything from your savings account to your mortgage payments. Learn more in...

Video: How the Bank of Canada’s interest rate affects you
Compound interest calculator: bar graph of money exponentially growing

Investing

Compound interest calculator: How to use one and how interest grows

Watch your money grow—or calculate how much money you will owe in total—with the MoneySense compound interest calculator. Here’s...

Compound interest calculator: How to use one and how interest grows

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Real Estate

What’s affecting Canada’s real estate and housing market?

Thinking about buying or selling a home in Canada? These seven factors will shape the housing market this year.

What’s affecting Canada’s real estate and housing market?
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GICs

How to buy Scotiabank GICs

How to buy Scotiabank GICs

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A man sits at a desk, checking his high-interest savings account balance.

Banking

The one inflation tool you need for your finances

The one inflation tool you need for your finances
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Investing

What do high interest rates mean for retirement savings?

What do high interest rates mean for retirement savings?
A man in a suit, smiles as he's thinking to retire soon. He's also wondering what inflation will do to his savings.

Retired Money

Inflation and investments: Heads up if you’re retired or retiring soon

How will inflation affect your investments? Experts dissect what the rising cost of living means for retirees and those...

Inflation and investments: Heads up if you’re retired or retiring soon
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How to prepare for a 2023 recession

Your best defence against a recession is to follow some basic principles: Save up for emergencies, diversify your holdings,...

How to prepare for a 2023 recession

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Columns

Does TINA still apply for the stock market? Are GICs and bonds a new option for Canadian investors?

Here’s why it’s still true that there’s no alternative (TINA) to investing in the stock market if you want...

Does TINA still apply for the stock market? Are GICs and bonds a new option for Canadian investors?

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