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Credit card fees for small and medium-sized businesses are starting to dip lower as a deal reached between the federal government and the two major card companies is set to take effect.

When someone dies and leaves their investment portfolio to their spouse, that person will usually stay with the same investment manager.

The government has since been working on new exemptions for bare trusts and began proposing draft amendments in August

A survey found 47 per cent of respondents between the ages of 18 and 34 had a chequing account with an online-only bank, compared to only 32 per cent of people aged 35-44 and 27 per cent of people aged 45 to 54

Experts say cost of housing, global political uncertainty and economic hardship are just a few factors that have left people feeling discouraged

There’s no substitute to experiencing skiing and hut life, bunking up in what can be described as an off-grid hostel

Jennie Dobbs signed her mortgage last year when interest rates were at their highest. The Halifax resident found herself with a 6.09-per-cent mortgage for a four-year period with a Big Six bank.

To think about the possibilities is to contemplate a bewildering range of what-ifs, so The Globe asked four experts to help Canadians think through whether they should tweak their personal finances

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When the couple approached renewal time, they were informed that they’d have to renew by their last payment date instead of their maturity date, or they would be automatically placed in a high-interest open mortgage