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Mar 25, 2023

The last three years have been quiet for Canada Revenue Agency collections. But that has started to change in 2023 – which is bad news for Canadian borrowers already struggling with inflation and record rate hikes. On today’s podcast Scott Terrio and Doug Hoyes breakdown how CERB, CRB, and CEBA loan repayments have...


Mar 18, 2023

The Canadian government just announced a new Tax-Free First Home Savings Account (FHSA), which will launch on April 1, 2023. This new account gives first-time home buyers the ability to save $40,000 tax-free to put towards their first home. But don’t we already have this program through RRSPs First Time Home Buyers...


Mar 11, 2023

Fraudsters and scammers look for every available opportunity to prey on you. How can you protect yourself? Enter Rachel Jolicoeur. Rachel is the Director of Cyber Market Intelligence & Financial Crimes at Interac, and she is back on the podcast with Doug Hoyes to share the top scams she’s seeing in 2023, from renter...


Mar 4, 2023

A debt service ratio basically the amount of your monthly income that’s used to service your monthly debt payments. But why does this ratio matter and what’s a good debt service ratio to have? On today’s podcast, Doug Hoyes and Ted Michalos break down how a debt service ratio is calculated, what it means for your...