What are RESPs?
Registered Education Savings Plans offer Canadians the opportunity to put money away for post-secondary schooling. The money put away into these accounts is tax-sheltered and is matched by federal and some provincial governments.
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Commentary: Will central banks hit the right note on monetary policy in the new year?
Markets may be wishing for lower inflation this holiday season, but the portfolio managers at Canso Investment Counsel Ltd. think it’s unreasonable to expect the Bank of Canada will reach its 2% target any time soon. In 2023, it’ll all come down to monetary policy decisions.
Commentary: Central banks’ effect on financial markets
The third quarter saw ‘carnage’ in fixed income markets. But as central banks increased rates to wrestle with inflation, some investments proved more resilient than others.
Commentary: Bond management, not the Fed’s “magic wand” is the real opportunity to handle inflation in a portfolio
Holding bonds at a time of rising inflation and unpredictable central bankers requires more than crossing your fingers and hoping the Fed or Bank of Canada will rein in the economy. In their fall 2022 Canso Market Px, portfolio managers at Canso Investment Counsel Ltd. discuss the political and economic climate that led us here, and the opportunities they see.
How can you build better credit as a tenant?
For Canadians with bad credit or no credit history at all, it can be tough to finance loans, get a mortgage, or even get a credit card. But improving your credit is becoming more accessible through rent reporting. Learn about how you can submit your monthly rental payments to a credit bureau and build better credit.
The 2022 FinPipe Festive Finance Special
This holiday season we invite you to listen to our 2022 Finance Biggest Hits compilation: an album that immortalizes the biggest financial news, like inflation, crypto crashes, recession fears and bear markets, into wonderful holiday cheer!
