Personal Finance

I don't understand why people are still paying banking fees. Why would you pay bank fees when the bank will be using your money to make more money?

I don't understand why people are still paying banking fees. Why would you pay bank fees when the bank will be using your money to make more money?

As stock market volatility continues, it's important to remember some timeless principles through your financial stages in life. Focus on the basics.

One way to beat inflation is to focus on companies that continuously raise their dividends, such as the "Dividend Aristocrats."  This gives you a stream of income that rises as fast as the cost of living.

Many don't think about the long-term affects of student debt when they go to school, especially not how it affects their credit score. 

Many don't think about the long-term affects of student debt when they go to school, especially not how it affects their credit score.

Before you invest, you should understand what you are investing in. This means that, before you add growth stocks to your portfolio, you need to understand what they are, and their purpose in your investing portfolio.

One way you can manage your health care costs is to combine a higher deductible on your health insurance plan with a Health Savings Account.

One way you can manage your health care costs is to combine a higher deductible on your health insurance plan with a Health Savings Account.

With so much hype surrounding the Facebook IPO, a number of consumers are vulnerable to IPO scams to get in on the ground floor of the Facebook IPO.

With so much hype surrounding the Facebook IPO, a number of consumers are vulnerable to IPO scams to get in on the ground floor of the Facebook IPO.

Many people confuse the rules of pension splitting and CPP splitting so I thought I would share the 4 key differences between the two.

You can actually increase your productivity by concentrating on one thing at a time. That's the message of The Power of Less.

Should you sell your house in this market? Maybe there is another way for families that are selling their homes at low values to capitalize on their investment. How about trying to rent out your home?

Should you sell your house in this market? Maybe there is another way for families that are selling their homes at low values to capitalize on their investment. How about trying to rent out your home?

A person who owns an incorporated business and has been diagnosed as having a learning disability can make business tax deductions for expenses that are related to the learning disability through utilizing the Health & Welfare Trust Solution.

Given the state of market investing, bonds have become very popular. In fact, if you compare investing in markets to investing in bonds, you will see that a bond investor fared much better.

To qualify to get your CPP early, you basically have to meet two key criteria. The first is you must be over the age of 60. The second is you must have made at least one valid contribution into Canada Pension Plan.

The rule of 72 is used as an estimate to determine how long an investment will take to double at any given interest rate.

While it would be nice to get the maximum from the government for retirement, not everyone does. So how much will the government pay you in retirement?

The latest Canadian money is made from polymers and partially transparent. Canada released $100 bills in late 2011, and has a plan to put bills of lower denominations in circulation through the end of 2013. The new bills are meant to be more secure -- not just look cool.

When cross border shopping, there are exemption limits to what you can purchase and bring back into Canada without paying duties and taxes at the border.

When cross border shopping, there are exemption limits to what you can purchase and bring back into Canada without paying duties and taxes at the border.

The benefits of leveraging is that leveraging is the process of using borrowed money to make money. The risk comes into effect if you lose the money; you are losing money that you do not have.

The benefits of leveraging is that leveraging is the process of using borrowed money to make money. The risk comes into effect if you lose the money; you are losing money that you do not have.

Lynn Baldwin-Rhoades is the founder of Power Chicks and helps thousands of women connect and share their business successes, trials, and questions.