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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.
Property investment they can't afford leaves pair at risk from rate hikes
In Toronto, a couple we'll call Bart and Terri are thriving in their careers. Bart, 45, is executive chef in a fashionable restaurant. Terri, 38, has a middle management position in government. Their incomes total $175,000 a year.
An assortment of investments can achieve optimum returns for investors, ROB CARRICK writes
Et tu, bond market?Bonds are supposed to protect against the sort of stock market treachery we saw this October, but you'd never know it from what actually transpired. As stocks fell, bonds gave them a run for their money.
A weekly scorecard of some of the lowest and highest rates and yields across Canada.
Mortgages Lowest rates posted for one year, three year and five year closed mortgages. 1-YEAR CLOSEDPACE Savings and Credit Union3.84Ontario Civil Service Credit Un.3.95So-Use Credit Union3.85Comtech Credit Union3.99Panama Lithuanian Credit Union4.25Average rate5.00
So you think you're smart when it comes to tax issues? How about taking the Mackenzie Financial Great Canadian Tax Test? This week, the mutual fund company released the results of a test given to 1,565 Canadians. Over all, Canadians get a ''C'' grade.
A selection of the past week's winners and losers
Placer Dome 23.15, up $3.66 (PDG - TSX)Barrick's $9.2-billion (U.S.) bid for Placer Dome was the best-kept secret on Bay Street, except for that mysterious investor who engaged in ''highly suspicious'' options trades in advance of the announcement, according to the SEC. Hey, don't look at us.
