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TORONTO — Nearly half of homeowners facing a mortgage renewal in the next year expect their monthly payments to go up — with many anticipating having to adjust their budget to keep up with the higher cost, a survey published on Thursday shows.

Being mortgage free can seem like a distant goal when the outstanding balance is in the hundreds of thousands of dollars and most of your regular payments are going toward paying interest.

Not all workplace benefits plans are created equal. Experts say it's important to understand what's in the plan before signing a contract at a new job, and whether there's room to negotiate some extra perks better tailored to your life.

MONTREAL — When she looked into installing solar panels on her roof, Heather McDiarmid came across an unexpected hitch.

There's a deepening divide between consumers in the face of economic uncertainty as those missing payments rose compared with a year ago, a new Equifax report shows.

A down payment is a big step for homebuyers, but definitely not the only one. As a realtor in the Halifax market, Sandra Pike estimates less than half of buyers she sees are actually ready to buy a home.

A myriad of challenges have been plaguing Canadians' personal finances, from the high cost of living to the global trade war that has roiled markets and the economy.

Canada’s main stock index took its biggest tumble in nearly six weeks on Wednesday, while American markets fell even harder under pressure from rising U.S. Treasury yields amid worries about the U.S. government's spiralling debt.

Getting trapped in a perpetual cycle of debt with seemingly no way out is one of the most stressful situations life can throw at you.

Losing years of savings and having your personal information exposed in a malicious scam can be painful enough. But becoming a victim twice when trying to recover what was lost could feel like adding insult to injury.