A recent RBC poll found that 40% of newcomers to Canada say that managing their finances is more difficult than they expected. Additionally, 47% are worried that they will not have enough money to live comfortably. 63% of newcomers have said they are excited to see what the future holds in Canada, they have indicated

A question that has been around for ages, and most of the time it does go unanswered. Let me start off today’ article with a bit of information about Visa and MasterCard; they are the two leading credit card companies in the world. Now there are millions of people using both Visa and MasterCard around

We have been seeing a slowdown in Canada’s housing market, which can suggest that consumers have been more cautious with credit after racking up a record amount of household debt earlier in the year, notes Gerry McCaughey, chief executive officer of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). McCaughey explained that he is confident that

Sobeys Quebec and BMO Bank of Montreal has recently announced a new Quebec partnership to introduce its new credit card that will earn IGA customers more Air Miles reward miles. This credit card will be launching in mid-October 2010. What is the New Credit Card? The new credit card being launched is the No Fee

Traditionally, banks are quite aggressive with the pricing of their consumer bank account, compared to their business bank accounts. The good news I have for everyone is that things are starting to change. RBC has recently introduced a $6 Small Business Account, which includes 8 transaction. A transaction includes your standard online bill payments, bank

While going through the internet, I found a very interesting article titled “Your Credit Cards Will Never Be the Same Again: Meet Card 2.0”. The future is coming quickly, and soon your credit cards will never be the same. With that said, say hello to Card 2.0, the next logical step in personal banking. What

Two years have removed any fears from what would have been the total collapse of the world economic and financial systems. We have gotten past the most severe global recession in 6 decades; Canada on the other hand went into a normal slump lasting 3 quarters and costing over 400,000 jobs, and about 2.4% of