Loonie Wise

The Canadian banks are competing for your mortgages as they all respond to the recent interest rate cut: http://www.wsj.com//canadas-td-bank-shaves-prime-rate-to-m

I recently got a will. I went through a lawyer, and was quoted a notarized will for my wife and I at $400 each. With the lawyer, it was an intimidating experience at first, but I did some research on my own and found that you can get a will drafted for free, and notarized for as little as $15. [ 417 more words. ] http://looniewise.ca/2015/07/wills-even-death-has-a-fee/

Not a surprising headline, but according to this article you need to make at least $160,000 to be in Canada's top 1% of income earners: http://www.ctvnews.ca//income-growth-for-top-earners-not-t

given the condo fees alone, I'm not surprised at all to see stocks being a far better investment than a condo in Toronto http://www.thestar.com//rent-the-condo-or-buy-it-readers-r

Ever wonder how interest rates work? They basically help the Bank of Canada control the economy: http://looniewise.ca//interest-rates-controlling-the-econ/

If you've ever borrowed money from a bank, you're probably familiar with the Bank Of Canada's (BOC) key interest rate. It's the interest rate the BOC sets on loans banks must pay on money they borrow from each other, that ultimately sets the cost of borrowing money for all Canadians. And this is subtly very important because our economy works by people investing in ideas and realizing business opportunities, both of which require money and create jobs. [ 720 more words. ] http://looniewise.ca//interest-rates-controlling-the-econ/