Tag: Toronto
Calgarians Rank City Housing C+, Neighbourhoods B-
By: Elias KellendonkRecent Survey Finds Vast Majority of Calgarians are Happy – and Satisfied with Financial Well Being The Calgary Foundation released its 2011 Vital Signs this week, an ‘annual community checkup that measures the vitality of the community, identifies significant trends, and assigns grades in 12 areas critical to quality of life.’ According to the 2011 …
Investing for Young People Part 2: The Difference Between Stocks, Bonds and Mutual Funds
By: Elias KellendonkHow to Pick your Stocks Now that your child is proficiently handling their chequing account, making debits and deposits responsibly, and has assessed their risk tolerance, it is time to locate an investment vehicle that will see their savings dollars grow. While an allowance and monetary birthday/holiday gifts might line the accounts, authoress Katherine R. …
Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver Top Out National Poverty Rates: Statscan
By: Elias KellendonkNew national data garnered by Statistics Canada has revealed that poverty rates in the major urban areas of Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal are well above national averages. The agency used income reports taken from 2009 to acquire its prospective. More positively, data also seems to indicate that mid-sized cities are improving their poverty statistics despite …
New Canadians Know More about Saving, Less about Fraud
By: Elias KellendonkWhile new Canadians are more likely to be victims of fraud, their knowledge of credit and saving skills are more extensive than the general population’s.
Big Bank Launches Collateral Mortgage to Spur Market; Takers Will Be Bound
By: Elias KellendonkWhat is TD’s strategy to stay afloat in a competitive mortgage market which has seen the Canadian home buyer’s business increasingly shifted towards mortgage brokers?
Canadian Home Renovation Statistics
By: The Super Broker50 per cent of (or 2.1 million) Canadian households renovated their homes in 2009, and just over 40 per cent intend to this year.
