Topic: Financial Planning

Extract: Government officials are now meeting with Bay Street banks to try and come up with new ways to drive down persistent high levels of consumer debt.

A new survey finds that the vast majority of women say that in the end, they have control of family finances instead of men.

While low Canadian interest rates have been helpful for those looking to buy a home, the Globe and Mail reports that they are also making it difficult for those getting ready to retire.

A RESP is a prime method for Canadian parents or guardians to put away education savings dollars for their children or beneficiaries and watch them grow tax-free.

The final date by which you can contribute to your RRSP for the 2010 tax year is March 1, 2011.

RRSP funds can be attributed to, or to a combination of, mutual funds, guaranteed investment certificates, bonds, stocks, deposit accounts or segregated funds.

Houses for sale by owner are still governed by the same laws as houses for sale in Canada that are represented by a real estate agent.

The Home Ownership course is free, and the payoff of the advice it lends could be exponential.

While new Canadians are more likely to be victims of fraud, their knowledge of credit and saving skills are more extensive than the general population’s.