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Peter Merrick Issues an Interest Rate Warning watch!

Housing sales are up, listings are down and bidding wars are back. But Peter Merrick warns us to be careful in this TV interview. read more »
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Will Rising Interest Rates Affect My Variable Rate Mortgage?

What happens to your mortgage payments when interest rates rise? Many people mistakenly believe that their payments will fluctuate when interest rate[...] read more »
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Credit Card Rates and Usury: Where is the Line?

A short history lesson on the history of "usury." When considering the fact that people accepting interest at one point in time were denied passage[...] read more »
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Minimum Monthly Balance Tip For Credit Card Debt

Anyone who has credit card debt should learn about interest rates and how fast they can really add up. Knowing what you are up against with credit ca[...] read more »
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How To Legally Decrease The Interest Rate On Your Credit Cards (Step By Step)

The simple way of lowering your interest rate is working again. read more »
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Low Interest Rates: Good or Bad?

From a personal finance perspective low interest rates present Canadians with key strategies for debt reduction in a low interest rate environment. read more »
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Interest Rates Are Low: Should You Pay Off Debt Or Invest?

Low interest rates are here to stay, but should you take advantage of cheap borrowing costs to pay off debt or should you invest your money? read more »
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Internet Banks and Rate Chasing - Is It Worth It?

New internet savings accounts continue to pop up with rates that are much higher than the more mature ones like ING Direct and HSBC Direct. Is it wor[...] read more »
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Loose Money Continues in Canada

Bank of Canada on Tuesday said they would be keeping Interest Rates the same for another month, and will keep their key overnight rate at 1.25%. Thi[...] read more »
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Will lower interest rates help those in trouble?

Pete the Planner discusses how low interest rates won't actually help those in need. read more »
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Can You Get the Best Rate on a Loan?

With interest rates so low, it’s a good time to lock in a favorable rate. However, getting the best rates is tough. read more »
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Loose Money Continues in Canada (Sept 2011)

Yes the Bank of Canada yesterday confirmed no rate increases in their key overnight rate., keeping it at 1% for September 2011.
No big whoop, righ[...] read more »
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Canadian Loose Money Policy Continues

Bank of Canada keeps overnight rate the same for now, and no threats of future increases either. read more »
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Low Interest Rates to End 2011 from Bank of Canada

The Bank of Canada announced yesterday that they will be holding their key overnight rate at 1.0% for now and maybe for the foreseeable future. read more »
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More Hinting At An Interest Rate Hike

These interest rate hike signals should be taken with a grain of salt. We've heard warnings for over two years and interest rates have barely moved. read more »
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