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Personal Finance: Housing

What is mortgage amortization and does it affect payments?

Amortization refers to the schedule of payments over the course of your mortgage. The word “amortize” actually comes from Old French that literally meant “to kill.” The amortization period is…

November 8, 2022
1 min Read

Personal Finance

What investors must know about tax loss selling

Tax loss selling is one of the more popular year end tax strategies, but you have to know the rules to benefit. Learn how to properly harvest losses and avoid getting into trouble with the tax authorities if you don’t do it right.

November 3, 2022
3 mins Read

Personal Finance: Housing

What are trigger rates, and can they impact my mortgage?

While rare, some Canadian homeowners could see their mortgage payments rise because of trigger rates. This obscure mortgage clause isn’t likely to impact most variable rate mortgages, but like anything impacting your finances, it’s worth being aware of.

November 2, 2022
4 mins Read

Fundamentals: Economics

What is meant by dovish and hawkish monetary policy?

When people say the U.S. Federal Reserve (or ‘Fed’) is hawkish or dovish, they’re referring to differing views on what monetary policy position the economy requires at that time. The…

October 27, 2022
1 min Read

Fundamentals

FinPipe Fun-damentals Workbook

The Financial Pipeline was created to provide financial knowledge and education to anyone and everyone. To this end, The Financial Pipeline Fun-damentals Workbook was designed to supplement formal educational materials.…

October 26, 2022
1 min Read

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Why Mortgage Payments Are Rising

The mortgage rates in Canada are rising. How will that affect your mortgage payments? Our trusty Finpipe Thermometer shows how as the rates rise, monthly payments follow suit.