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What is stealth wealth? It's when you don't show off your money and riches, like this Canadian woman buying apples.

Stealth wealth: How to be secretly rich

The new face of Canadian wealth is less flashy than you might think: paid-off cars, modest homes and quiet financial security over conspicuous spending.

True or False: “It’s more rewarding to pay off debt than to save money”

Is paying off debt versus adding to your savings easier because it feels good? Not so fast, a financial therapist says is harder to tackle...

Canadian man looking at his credit card bill, wondering if the balance due is good for his credit score.

True or false: Keeping credit card balance is good for building your credit score

Looking to boost your score? You may have heard a rumour that not paying your cards off in full every month will help. Not so fast!

A Canadian woman about to road test a car, deciding whether she should save up or finance the car.

“Saving for a big purchase is always better than getting a loan”

Sometimes financing makes sense, and sometimes saving up does. Find out the reasons for both situations.

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