The latest rate hike by the Bank of Canada is expected to have widespread ripple effects for renters and real estate investors, beyond its implications for homeowners with mortgages. The increase of a quarter of a percentage point and another hike of the same size that could come in September will boost demand for rentals,…
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Alberta finance minister instructed to address rising auto, home insurance costs
Alberta’s finance minister must recommend ways the provincial government can make cars and home insurance more affordable, says his mandate letter from Premier Danielle Smith. With a Dec. 31 expiry date looming on a temporary auto-insurance rate pause in Alberta, Finance Minister Nate Horner is tasked with developing short-term and long-term solutions to ever-climbing insurance…
‘The Bear’ Season 2: Six Pressing Financial Questions
The Bears is not a show about crime, per se—it’s just one in which there happens to be a lot of it. A partial list of malfeasance in 2022’s debut season includes aggravated assault, a stabbing, drugging an entire birthday party’s worth of children with Xanax, selling cocaine, Explicitly directing an employee to keep selling…
Comment: To unleash private sector climate finance for the Global South, we need a solid plan
July 5 – Agreement on the need to massively increase private sector finance to developing and middle-income countries to allow them to transition to clean energy was a clear outcome of the recent Summit for a new Global Financial Pact in Paris. Turning this theory into practice is complicated, yet it is totally doable if…
Finance tables report considering RRIF minimum withdrawal rates
The report examines the age at which RRSPs must be converted to RRIFs, and whether the assumptions underlying the minimum withdrawal rates — an age expectancy of 100.3% annual real return on an investment portfolio and 2% inflation — are still appropriate. The report doesn’t offer recommendations, but states that “seniors deserve a recognized retirement…
Brain Food – JennifersKitchen
The brain is the most complex organ of the human body. It’s also a very hungry organ. The brain gobbles up about 20 percent of your daily calorie intake. And research shows that the food we eat directly affects the structure and function of our brain. But can certain foods actually improve memory, help us…
Amazon may be the largest US retailer in 2024, according to JP Morgan analysts
Amazon (AMZN) is set to hit a major milestone in 2024: Becoming the largest retailer in the US, according to JP Morgan analysts Doug Anmuth and Bryan M. Smilek. If this comes to pass, Amazon will be unseating Walmart (WMT) as the country’s largest retailer. It would be a seismic shift, one driven by increased…
Supreme Court Student Loan Ruling May Raise US Recession Risk
The upcoming Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of President Biden’s student loan forgiveness may be an unprecedented in its near-immediate impact on consumer finance. If the conservative court strikes down the $400-billion giveaway, the US economy could face a close brush with recession. X The stakes for the ruling in Biden v. Nebraska, which…