It's appropriate that here in the middle of Credit Education Week, Visa Canada says it has relaunched its financial literacy web site: practicalmoneyskills.ca  The revamp makes the site more accessible to young adults, teachers and consumers...

If Vanguard Group founder and indexing pioneer John Bogle thinks mutual fund fees are excessive in the United States, you have to wonder what he'd think about the fees in Canada, which are roughly twice as high. Bloomberg yesterday ran this...

Kudos to the Ontario Government, which today announced that starting in September 2011, students from grade 4 to grade 12 will be learning about money management through an "integrated" approach to boosting financial literacy. This announcement by...

 On the eve of next week's Credit Education Week Canada, a survey shows the recession is having "serious consequences" for Canadian couples. Financial stress is "causing a  a rift between Canadian couples," the survey says, with a whopping 86% of...

Today's FP audio podcast features colleague Garry Marr on why homeowners might want to get liability insurance BEFORE the neighbour's kids knock on your door tomorrow for treats. It's followed by a 7-minute interview featuring Pamela Heaven and me. It...