Filed Under (Financial News) by Amber Cook on 26-09-2010
An index fund is a mutual fund that tracks a certain index. Large market indexes include the S&P TSX, Dow Jones and S&P 500. Index funds based on these indexes are a great way to invest in the stock market without buying individual stocks or actively managed mutual funds. Unfortunately, I didn’t always know about index funds. My first time investing, I went into the bank to open an RRSP account and I chose an actively managed dividend fund with a good 5 year history.
Though I hadn’t invested before, I thought I knew what I was doing. I read a bit online, found a mutual fund with a good track record and a MER below 2%. I k
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Filed Under (Loans) by Kathryn Evans on 26-09-2010
When taking up car loans, having a good credit report or rating is quite important. An individual who has a good credit report or rating usually applies for a car loan with a mentality that is quite different from the mentality that someone who has a bad credit report would use in applying for a car loan.
For those who have good credit report or rating, they have a greater advantage when applying for car loans because they are able to strike a better bargain with the lender.
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Filed Under (Credit Cards) by Ryan Parker on 26-09-2010
Maybe you are usually quite good at balancing the payments for your credit card with your paycheck, but the holidays created a big gap between your bill and available income. Now you’re fearful that there is too much debt in too many places for you to manage properly. A balance transfer credit card with a low introductory offer is just the tool you may need to help get your budget into shape.
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How to Take Advantage of a Balance Transfer Credit Card
Balance transfer credit cards are a great way for consumers to consolidate all their credit card debt onto one card.
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Filed Under (Financial News) by Amber Cook on 24-09-2010
As a young, naive high school student applying to colleges, hopes and dreams for the future rifle through young people’s minds. Will you be accepted into the Ivy League school your father went to? Even if you are accepted, how will you pay for it? You certainly don’t want to be seen at the community college like everyone else in your class, but this might be the only way to, as your father says, “earn your own way in the world.” Living at home might not be so bad, but working at the local mall would be worse. It becomes easier for most kids to see the very end of their college career before it has even begun. It is f
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