I want to understand retirement savings and long-term investment products. Who do I want to speak with and how I find them? (Some relevant details inside.)
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posted by Kurichina
on May 31, 2013 -
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What is a cheap yet secure way to send money from Canada to the US on a regular basis?
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posted by yawper
on May 22, 2012 -
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My wife and I are mid-20s, debt free and aren't sure what to do with our savings (we do not want to purchase real estate yet). How can we find out more about being smart with our money?
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posted by Nelsormensch
on Nov 17, 2010 -
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Help me repay my debts from abroad: My considerable student loans are in CDN, but I am earning in EUR - can/should I move my debt?
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posted by molecicco
on May 12, 2010 -
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We deposited two USD checks to open a new Scotiabank account that are being held for quite a long time. Is there
any way we can reduce the hold time?
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posted by setanor
on Sep 15, 2009 -
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International Travel novice: What do I need to know that I don't know that I don't know?
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posted by b33j
on Apr 17, 2009 -
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I'm visiting the US (work reasons) on a visit visa but going to be here for about 2-3 months. I'm looking to pay my CC off (Canadian Tire options mastercard except my BofA account here doesn't list them as a payee.
CTFS has said "send us a check", but it might take them about 30 days to clear it. I want the payment to be done fast. Is there any other way to make a payment to them?
(Any other ways to pay TELUS, DSL, etc.. would be appreciated as well)
Thanks!
posted by Vandal
on Mar 13, 2009 -
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I was born in the US, lived in Canada for ten years, and moved back to the States last year. While I was in Canada, I built up a solid credit rating- I had two credit cards, an unsecured line of credit with low interest (7%) and overdraft protection on my checking account up to $3,500. At one point when I was underemployed I built up some credit card debt, but I payed it off. Last year, when I moved back to the US for grad school, I got into a bad pattern of leaning on my credit cards and low-interest line of credit to pay for moving and start up expenses. This June, the world financial collapse coincided with one of my own- I was employed super part time, was making around $750 a month and was struggling to pay rent and buy $20 worth of groceries a week. I just couldn't pay my debt, and I paid very minimally, then not at all. I know I probably should have called the bank and tried to work something out, but what can I say- I panicked and froze. Currently, my total debt load is $14,000 on the line of credit, $3,700 on the overdraft and $1,400 on my Visa.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 13, 2009 -
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Western Union no longer sells US Dollar money orders in Canada. Where in Toronto can I still buy a money order in US Dollars, drawn on an American bank? (The ones from WU were drawn on a Wells Fargo branch in Colorado) My payee won't accept postal money orders, nor money orders drawn on a Canadian bank.
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posted by winston
on Dec 24, 2008 -
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Help me get my money out of a Japanese bank account. I'm in Canada, and have no plans to go to Japan in the near future. Is there a good, cheap way to transfer money to me?
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posted by mariokrat
on Sep 26, 2007 -
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What is the easiest and most economical (hopefully these aren't mutually exclusive) method of transferring funds from a US bank to a Canadian one? [more inside]
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posted by Raze2k
on May 12, 2004 -
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