Best of the Best: Long Weekend Edition!

The long weekend has arrived; I’m sure a lot of people have been waiting for this nice long break. Well I am definitely one of those people ☺.

As we are at the end of the week, I have BankNerd’s Best of the Best prepared for everyone today.

As usual, the articles listed here are what I have read the past week. On a side note before getting into the article, I hope everyone has a great long weekend!

Our Best of the Best

1. TD has launched a special promotion GIC rates for everyone to enjoy. This is a weekly promotion; every week there will be a new GIC rate posted.
2. Scotiabank has launched the Scotia iTRADE app. This will definitely please a lot of people who have been looking for a mobile trading app from Scotia
3. CIBC and Rogers have come together to launch a joint mobile payment solution.

Best Around the World

At Money Smarts, Mike wrote an article titled “Should you sell your house and avoid the market crash“. This is a great article, and covers a lot of details that people might overlook. Definitely worth reading for anyone considering selling their house.

Young and Thrifty gave a comparison on RRSP and RESP Accounts. This article gave a lot of insight on these account, and it is definitely a great resource for anyone to read while going through what to open.

 Big Cajun Man wrote an article titled “Take Advantage of the Rules When you Can“; this article basically gives you information on why you should know the rules to certain benefits or programs you are part of. He goes into detail on his situation as he was figuring out his health insurance plan. This is definitely a worthwhile read for everyone.

At Boomer and Echo, I found a great article explaining how you can pay off your mortgage faster The advice given can be beneficial to any homeowner looking to cut pay off their mortgage faster; in my opinion it offers great advice that every homeowner should read..