savings account

Banks are rolling out the red carpet and handing out cash to new checking account customers. It’s much easier to transfer, withdraw, and spend money that’s stored in a checking account. Spend too much? Thanks to overdraft protection, that’s no problem. The first step on the road to financial stability is opening a bank account. […]

Keeping your hard-earned money in a bank account is easy – and it’s perfect for safekeeping. But what if there was a way to not only safely store your money, but also generate even more cash? That’s exactly what a tax-free savings account is designed to do. Available to all Canadian residents, a tax-free savings […]

Saving for retirement requires decades of dedicated financial planning – and even if you’ve prepared, you may be left woefully short of your retirement goals. CNBC¹ reports that 21% of Americans don’t have a single dollar saved for retirement, and a surprising 78% report feeling “extremely” concerned they don’t have enough saved. But there’s an […]

Your current bank might not want you to know this, but did you know you could earn as much as $500 just for opening a new savings account? Signing up with a new bank could net you a massive bonus and with very little effort. You’ll probably even get a better interest rate than before.  […]