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One of the biggest fears consumers have is losing a credit card, but a lost card is usually detected quickly and the account frozen. A bigger danger may lie in using your credit card to make payments online—especially if you are unfamiliar with the vendor or using a public Wi-Fi network that can be hacked. In those situations, your credit card information could be intercepted or stolen without you realizing it.Fortunately, there are simple tools that can enhance the security around credit

If you’re someone near or at retirement, has a column like the one you’re now reading ever “finfluenced” any of your financial decisions? Increasingly, many Canadian investors are turning to a new generation of voices online, a trend that regulators are starting to watch more closely. A finfluencer is simply a financial influencer, a contraction similar to my own “findependence” for financial independence. And while I’m tooting my own horn here, let

When you buy a bond, there’s a chance the borrower might not be able to pay you back, but bonds also carry a different kind of risk. 
Duration, or interest rate risk, is related to a bond’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates. When interest rates go up, you won’t be able to sell a bond for the price you paid, says Will Gornall, an associate professor at UBC’s Sauder School of Business. “Because they’re traded, if you have a 3% bond and now the g

An unincorporated sole proprietor must contribute to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) when they file their personal tax return. These contributions can be up to $9,292.90 for 2026. Some taxpayers may not even notice this, but line 42100 on a T1 tax return is CPP Contributions Payable on Self-Employment Income and Other Earnings. Contributions are calculated on Schedule 8 or Form RC381, whichever applies.Most self-employed individuals must pay CPP contributions, but there may be alternatives. W