Canadian Personal Finance

By creating a forex account you can partake in all leading financial markets across the world. With over 3 trillion dollars traded daily in the U.S. foreign exchange markets that are bigger in both volume and price than the combination of U.S. stock markets and U.S. commodity markets. If you want to participate in this [...]

At the end of the day, we’d all love to be in a job that we genuinely enjoy doing – and one that pays handsomely, of course. However, that can’t always be the case. And let’s face it, not everybody can fulfill their ambition by attaining a dream job. There are, nevertheless, times when you simply [...]

Regardless of whether you are looking for a loan for the first time, or if you take out loans (such as using credit cards)frequently, it is important that you know about your interest rates. This is because there are various types of interest rates and often times a normal person can easily get confused as [...]

It isn’t too long ago that any home improvement work was guaranteed to add a huge amount of value to your home. But things have changed. Even here in Canada, where we’ve got away without the kind of property price crashes seen both south of the border and in other developed countries around the world, [...]

Many Canadians will get their first look at the new plastic bills as the prevalent $20 goes into circulation. Polymer bills were introduced last year, first with the $100, then the $50 in March. But to anyone who doesn’t regularly carry 50s or 100s on them, the bills of the future were just a fable. [...]

Financial literacy is the ability to understand finance. Understanding finance refers to the skills and knowledge that allow you to make informed decisions on real estate, insurance, savings and taxes among many other financial subjects. The problem According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), if you are bad in finance, you are [...]

I have never been in politics or ran for a seat for any office (other than high school where I was acclaimed), but I honestly feel that I have practical experience and I would provide a good value for a city or town. I live in the city of Victoria, BC which is the capital [...]

Did you know that some countries award their athletes for their performance at the London Olympics? I don’t get it for some sports (I mean does Kobe Bryant need any financial incentive to win a gold medal at basketball). Here is a roundup of some countries and their incentives for their athletes: Athletes from the [...]

If you have an old, near-worthless vehicle, you can usually make a few extra hundred dollars from it by doing some research and using a few simple online tools. Here are a few ideas to consider when getting rid of your old car. 1. Car donation. You won’t get any cash for donating your vehicle, [...]

According to a story in the Province, a blitz by Canada Revenue Agency auditors on an unfortunate group of waiters and waitresses in one Ontario community has exposed “very surprising” amounts of unreported tips and gratuities. The pilot project targeted 145 servers working in just four restaurants in St. Catharines, Ont., a blue-collar city on [...]