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The rate of default on student loans is growing, in part because of what some call the 'punitive' interest rates set at 8.5%, 550 basis points above the prime lending rate
A U.S. perspective: A six-figure education may not be a guarantee to higher real wages in the near future and it may not be worth going into debt to finance it. Is college education another bubble that may be bursting?
Chevreau: The arrival this week of Vanguard Canada is bound to raise the profile of low-cost index funds and ETFs among the investing public in this country, it looks like they need it
'The problem is not just that university students are mired in debt. They are also mired in myths'
Investment giant Vanguard Group Inc. has confirmed the long-anticipated launch of its "Canadian investment business" but it's not yet clear whether it will be offering mutual funds, exchange-traded funds or both.
Canada’s baby boom generation may be within spitting distance of retirement but they’re about to experience five big risks affecting their retirement income -- the number one being living too long
A story about the crush of student debt facing Canadian graduates has prompted dozens of emails and Facebook comments
The number of young people with debt loads of $25,000 or more when they leave university and college is sitting at 27%, up from 17% in 1995 -- some are wondering if the return on that investment is worth it
There is new evidence that Canadians are beginning to get the message that it’s time to stop accumulating debt, but what about paying it down? When it comes to credit lines, the temptation to not pay it off can be overwhelming
Ontario family has three profitable rental properties and brings home $120,000 a year but their well-laid plans are endangered by high-cost debt -- and a big RV
While the return on investment is high, one of the obvious barriers to post-secondary education is the upfront costs which should be analyzed carefully
Buy-now, pay-later culture hasn't been transformed in any material way
Monday's resurrected federal budget is expected to be largely unchanged from that presented before the election but some are hoping for a couple of tweaks
CIBC surveys Thursday suggests 39% would choose a fixed-rate mortgage at this time, while 32% would pick a variable mortgage and 25% were still undecided -- despite the fact that 61% think rates are heading up
Friendly, professional service tops the survey list of those who like dealers, followed by fast responsiveness, forthright accurate answers, cleanliness of both the dealership and car interiors, and finally, good prices
That advice may sound a little extreme but that's exactly what Vancouver-based certified financial planner Clay Gillespie is telling some of his clients
Five financial planning organizations have for the first time created a national coalition to set firm guidelines for anyone wishing to call themselves a financial planner
6 in 10 are living their dream retirement but still there are plenty of things they would do differently if they were able to impart their hard-won knowledge to their younger pre-retired selves
Some 22 years after writing The Wealthy Barber, which became easily the bestselling personal finance book in Canadian history, David Chilton has a dire warning in The Wealthy Barber Returns, to be released this fall
