A few weeks ago the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and Shoppers Drug Mart launched a new national program, where clients will be able to now collect Shoppers Optimum points through the use of a brand new RBC Shoppers Optimum banking account and debit card. That being said, today I will give an overview on

Last week Bank Guru asked a great question on Twitter, which was “What makes your banking experience memorable or not so memorable?”. I find that the level of service you receive from bank employees is what makes the experience memorable. For the most part, you expect a certain level, if you were to receive anything

The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and Shopper Drug Mart have announced today that they are launching a nation wide program that will now make it more convenient for Canadians to bank and earn rewards at Shoppers Drug Mart/ Pharmaprix locations throughout the country. This is huge news, for the first time ever, a Canadian

It came to my attention that on January 13th, 2012, ING announced that it would be lowering the rate on its 10 year fixed mortgage to a record low of 3.99%. As it stands, other lenders will be following this and allowing borrowers to access 3.84% through mortgage providers on none other than RateHub. In

Apple has released their Best of 2011 apps, and of course there is a Finance Category. As you have probably guessed it, one of the Big Six banks holds a top spot for the Canadian Financial category for popularity. The Canadian bank, which holds the top spot in the Canadian Financial category, is none other

The Bank of Canada has announced that they will be maintaining the current target for the overnight rate at 1%. That being said, the Bank Rate is 1.25%, while the deposit rate is at 0.75%. The rate has been kept at 1% for the past year as the Bank of Canada continues to wait for

It recently came to my attention that the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has launched two new credit cards; one to their personal banking division and another to their business banking division. The two new credit cards that have been launched are in fact Cash Back MasterCards, which addresses a portion of the market that