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Why Waiting for 2% Mortgage Rates Could Cost You More Than Locking In at 4.45% post image

Why Waiting for 2% Mortgage Rates Could Cost You More Than Locking In at 4.45%

Alberta's 2.7% Growth Forecast Hides a Wage Problem Most Oil Workers Won't Talk About post image

Alberta's 2.7% Growth Forecast Hides a Wage Problem Most Oil Workers Won't Talk About

Overnight Stock Trading Starts in December, Bringing Thinner Markets and New Risks post image

By Dana Jerlo

Oct 7, 2026

Overnight Stock Trading Starts in December, Bringing Thinner Markets and New Risks

Behind the GTA's $1 Million Average: 893 Condos Sold Under $600,000 post image

By Dana Jerlo

Oct 7, 2026

Behind the GTA's $1 Million Average: 893 Condos Sold Under $600,000

What CPPIB's Toll Road Sale to Transurban Says About Exit Timing post image

By Dana Jerlo

Oct 7, 2026

What CPPIB's Toll Road Sale to Transurban Says About Exit Timing

Nvidia Nears US$6 Trillion: Why the 'Too Big to Grow' Rule Keeps Failing post image

By Dana Jerlo

Oct 7, 2026

Nvidia Nears US$6 Trillion: Why the 'Too Big to Grow' Rule Keeps Failing

Smith and Carney Say Canada Is Ready for Another Oilsands Boom. Is It? post image

By Dana Jerlo

Oct 7, 2026

Smith and Carney Say Canada Is Ready for Another Oilsands Boom. Is It?

Record Highs Are Lying to You: A Handful of Stocks Are Carrying the Index post image

By Dana Jerlo

Oct 6, 2026

Record Highs Are Lying to You: A Handful of Stocks Are Carrying the Index

Which TSX Energy Stocks Stand to Gain Most From the Pacific Link Pipeline post image

By Dana Jerlo

Oct 6, 2026

Which TSX Energy Stocks Stand to Gain Most From the Pacific Link Pipeline

Why Federal Housing Funds Sit Unspent While Wait Lists Grow post image

By Dana Jerlo

Oct 4, 2026

Why Federal Housing Funds Sit Unspent While Wait Lists Grow

Why Jumbo Corporate Deals Are Widening Credit Spreads Right Now post image

By Dana Jerlo

Oct 4, 2026

Why Jumbo Corporate Deals Are Widening Credit Spreads Right Now

Mortgage fraud in Canada fell to 0.2%, what that tells us about underwriting and buyer behaviour post image

By Dana Jerlo

Oct 4, 2026

Mortgage fraud in Canada fell to 0.2%, what that tells us about underwriting and buyer behaviour

TD Bank Commits $10 Billion to Share Buyback After OSFI Lowers Capital Buffer to 3.0% post image

By Dana Jerlo

Oct 4, 2026

TD Bank Commits $10 Billion to Share Buyback After OSFI Lowers Capital Buffer to 3.0%

Texas Stock Exchange Raised $155 Million After Opening for Trading post image

By Dana Jerlo

Oct 3, 2026

Texas Stock Exchange Raised $155 Million After Opening for Trading

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Why Waiting for 2% Mortgage Rates Could Cost You More Than Locking In at 4.45% post image

Jun 30, 2026

Why Waiting for 2% Mortgage Rates Could Cost You More Than Locking In at 4.45%

Alberta's 2.7% Growth Forecast Hides a Wage Problem Most Oil Workers Won't Talk About post image

Jun 30, 2026

Alberta's 2.7% Growth Forecast Hides a Wage Problem Most Oil Workers Won't Talk About