Knowing where to put your savings can be a struggle. Investing can lead to high returns, but make it harder to access your cash in a pinch. And on the other hand, while your standard savings account is always accessible, interest rates can be low. If you’re looking for low risk, but hoping for some…

We all know we should be saving — putting a little away every pay cheque for a rainy day. But it’s not surprising that many people have very little left to put in a rainy day fund after paying for the every day expenses, such as food, gas and housing. According to a survey by…

Despite financial giants like BlackRock wading into the space, many investors still have trouble taking cryptocurrency seriously. And it’s not just the memes and quirky fans pushing people away. In 2022, about 8% of U.S. adults called cryptocurrency the best long-term investment around. That number has been cut in half ever since the collapse of…

Canada is home to many well-known brands and manufacturers, but some of the foods, drinks and clothing brands you may assume are made here actually come from elsewhere – and vice versa. With globalization and corporate acquisitions, the origin of a product isn’t always obvious, even if the brand has strong Canadian ties (or even…

Another summer weekend: Scrolling through Instagram, watching friends light bonfires by the lake, paddling into sunsets and relaxing by the lake with an ice cold drink sweating in the summer heat. Images like this might make you wish that you had a Muskoka chair and a summer home of your own. So you convince yourself…

Chapman’s Ice Cream has been a staple in grocers’ freezers for almost a half a century and the Ontario-based creamery has stayed proud of and true to their origins as one of the favourite ice creams of Canadian families. The recent trade war with the U.S. is no exception. In response to U.S. tariffs on…

President Donald Trump’s tit-for-tat tariff war has led to innumerable impacts, not all of them obvious. For instance, virtually no one predicted how the on-again-off-again U.S. tariffs would impact Alberta’s insurance market. Sadly, that’s exactly what has happenened. The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) recently commissioned Deloitte to undertake an analysis on the impacts of…

A few years ago, your brother borrowed money to help pay for groceries for several months, and paid you back. But now, he finds himself short of cash again and you’re not sure whether you want to lend her more money. Wanting to help out a friend or family member when they’re in a financial…

As of July 1, 2025, Ontario drivers are paying less at the pump, for good. The province has made its long-running fuel tax cuts permanent, locking in a 5.7 cent per litre discount on gasoline and 4.3 cents per litre on discount propane used in road vehicles. Originally introduced in mid-2022 as a temporary response…

Following another Canada Day, it seems the nation’s citizens might be resting their elbows just a little – not due to a decline in national pride, but simply because of cold, hard costs. A new survey from PwC Canada shows, for example, that while Canadian consumers express a willingness to pay a premium for locally…