Starting today, there’s a new financial resource for Canadians out there. It’s called Finizi. Basically, Finizi is a free online service that allows financial institutions to compete for your business. At this time they are only offering GICs, but there are plans in the works to offer competitive bidding on rates for car loans and… Continue Reading
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Mixed Messages from TD Bank
The only man who sticks closer to you in adversity than a friend is a creditor. ~Author Unknown Update: This article was included in the Carnival of Personal Finance #281 posted at Consumerism Commentary. Thanks! Last week Gail Vaz-Oxlade wrote a really interesting article about The New TD Collateral Mortgage. I was very surprised that… Continue Reading
What Does Basel III Mean to You?
Just because everything is different doesn’t mean anything has changed. ~Irene Peter Last Sunday afternoon the Group of Governors and Heads of Supervision, which is the oversight body of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, announced the finalized version of Basel III. The committee, meeting in Basel, Switzerland, is composed of representatives of the top… Continue Reading
Market Integrity Should Not Be an Oxymoron
Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as though nothing had happened. ~ Winston Churchill Update: This article was included in the Canadian Personal Finance and Investing Carnival #6 posted at Investing Thesis. Thanks Arjun! We are swimming in deficits globally. Many governments, financial institutions and… Continue Reading
20 Cents from April 2010
I can’t believe how quickly April passed! It’s already time for the next edition of 20 Cents. This is a collection of 10 articles from around the web that I thought you might find interesting. Obviously, I can’t highlight every great post, but I point out some good ones each day on Twitter. You can… Continue Reading