J Dobbelsteyn

There’s more to a mortgage than the rate

While a low interest rate is always good, there are other important factors you should consider before signing on the dotted line

‘Lesser-known’ RRSP tips

The Home Buyer's Plan allows you to borrow from investments held in your RRSP for the purchase of your first home...

2013, recipe for financial success

Here are 10 essential financial planning tips to make that resolution a 2013 reality

Smart planning for your winter getaway

Ensure you have the right travel insurance in place so you'll have a worry-free vacation...

Tips to make your holidays merry — and debt free

'Tis the season for gifting and that can mean getting carried away and spending more than your budget can bear

Financial and estate planning for blended families

Many Canadian families are still of the 'traditional' kind but blended families are on the rise...

Financial tips for common-law relationships

Ten tips for dealing with finances in common-law relationships

A close look at mortgage insurance

Most lending institutions offer mortgage insurance when you arrange a mortgage but before you say yes, here are a few things to think about

Simple steps to protect yourself from fraud

You may think that you will never be a victim of fraud, but unless you take the right precautions it could happen to you

Financial tips for retirement cottage renovations

Now that retirement is just around the corner, you're thinking of making that part-time cottage life your year-round life

Thinking of donating to charity? Consider publicly-traded securities

Donating publicly-traded securities (such as shares or mutual fund units) directly to a charity is more tax-efficient

Ways to give back to your community financially

Many mature Canadians now have the health and wealth and, most importantly, the desire to give back to their community

How to get out of debt

Debt is the stealth bomb that erodes financial stability and even relationships

Changes to Registered Disability Savings Plans

Canadians with RDSPs will have greater flexibility to make plan withdrawals and plan holder eligibility list temporarily expanded

Educating kids about finances

Age-appropriate money-management skills that are best learned from you

How to set aside money for learning in your retirement

Retirees go back to school to develop new skills, reawaken a life-long dream, explore new interests or to learn just for the pure joy of it

You can get accident insurance for the students in your life

24-hour coverage for medical, dental, disability and accidental dismemberment/death for students participating in any school activities

Your retirement years met your kids’ college years

You could be opening the door to your retirement years while helping your offspring pay for their post-secondary education

Ten things you need to know about disability insurance

Disability strikes working people far more often than we care to think about.

All about Canada’s Old Age Security Pension

OAS is one of the resources on which to build your retirement income