How many financial advisors are in Canada? To give you a rough idea as to the number of financial advisors in Canada as a whole, there are about 75,000 MFDA advisors (mutual fund sales reps), 125,000 …
What is a GIC?
GIC: Guaranteed Investment Certificate. In the US these are known as CD's (Certificate of Deposit). This is pretty much as safe as you can get when it comes to investing. You buy a GIC at an …
Use our strong dollar to save on online purchases…
Our dollar has been hovering around $0.95 USD. So to figure out how much you pay for something that is listed in US funds, just divide the US price by 0.95. Now you have how much you will pay in …
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Interest: Think of it as "rent"
I don't think many people explain it this way, but it is probably the best analogy I've heard. Rent is paying for the "use" of something: like renting a movie, an apartment or house or a car. You …