The Smith Manoeuvre (revisited )
Find out why I’m not recommending the Smith Manoeuvre despite my opinion not changing. Read my post for expert insight on this strategy.
Pay Day Loan Mortgages ?
After reading about an amazing new movie that premiered in the U.S. called Sharknado (yes it is sharks inside a Tornado) I wondered what would be the most ridiculous (yet remotely plausible) financial idea I… Read More »Pay Day Loan Mortgages ?
How To Do a Mortgage Schedule
It is quite simple to create a Mortgage Schedule using Excel or Google Sheet or whatever spreadsheet you like, and here is how.
The Free Market and Mortgages (in Canada)
Recently we have had two different lenders come up with “cut-rate” Mortgage (BMO and Manulife) “deals” and both have now withdrawn those “deals” after urging from the Government (specifically the Department of Finance (and in… Read More »The Free Market and Mortgages (in Canada)
Stupid Mortgages in Canada
The CBC had an interesting article on how Canada is Tiptoeing Towards a Subprime debacle similar to the United States (but not exactly the same). I was skeptical, but I was also unaware that there… Read More »Stupid Mortgages in Canada
