For the past few years we’ve heard successive finance ministers and the Bank of Canada governor cautioning Canadians on the amount of debt they carry. They encourage us to pay off debt as interest rates are about to rise. After all, they argued, …
RBC Royal Bank
Economy slowing but growing
There’s an awful lot of stuff going on in the economy these days, things that are reshaping the outlook for the next year or two. Forecasts from RBC Royal Bank, which is generally the friendliest towards Saskatchewan, is the first out of the gate …
Housing market improving
Declaring the bottom of the housing market in Canada has been passed, the economics unit at RBC Royal Bank says we are on the road to recovery. That bit of good news is contained in the bank’s most recent review of the residential real estate …
Saskatchewan a buyer’s market
Saskatchewan’s housing market continues to favour buyers, while sellers try to stand out in a sea of inventory. Tracking the housing market is an above-the-fold story these days. First of all, it affects a lot of us and, secondly, it is a …
Managing your money and marriage
When those in the financial industry talk to us about financial planning, they generally are thinking in the context of retirement. After all, that’s big business. They manage an investor’s money for decades in the run-up to retirement, so …
