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The Globe and Mail's Smart Money section is dedicated to giving you what you need to manage your personal finances successfully. Smart Money appears every Saturday in The Globe and Mail and on globeinvestor.com.
Entering the final quarter of the year, CAROLYN LEITCH asked four market pros for their views on how markets will fare in the face of high oil prices, a slowing economy, fading profit growth and the prospect of a new U.S. president
Are stock market investors heroic or hostile? As is so often the case, it all depends on which market pundit is reading the charts. Some see resilient market players defying uncertainty and ill harbingers. Others see sullen, overly-cautious investors letting markets languish while the economy flourishes.
Bill and Theresa are in a quandary. Should they pay off their mortgage quickly or decelerate payments and buy a cottage?
In a small city in Ontario, a couple we'll call Bill and Theresa are raising their one-year-old daughter, Sarah, and paying off their mortgage. Bill, 37, who does market research work for various companies on contract, has a medical condition that makes it hard for him to work continuously. Theresa, 34, a medical technologist, works two days a week, spending the rest of her time caring for Sarah.
A weekly scorecard of some of the lowest and highest rates and yields across Canada.
The survey of mortgages, GICs and car loans - taken from a sample of companies by Cannex Financial Exchanges - covers posted rates only, so consumers may be able to haggle for a better deal at some financial institutions.
A selection of this week's winners and losers
Ballard Power (STAR)BLD - TSX$9.21, up $1.19In a victory for environmentalists, Ford is plunking Ballard's hydrogen cell into a version of its Focus compact. The car will feature zero emissions and a 0-60 time of just under four minutes.
