Applying for a new credit card involves credit checks and changes to your credit score. How are scores calculated? How much will it change? Here are the details on how credit scores are impacted, and a real life example of how a credit score changed when applying for and cancelling a credit card.

There’s a lot of talk about a recession coming to Canada in 2020. Will it happen, or are we safe? Let’s discuss the common causes and symptoms of a recession, how the labour and housing market numbers look, and what the economists are saying about it. Then let’s go over 8 ways to recession-proof yourself ‒ from paying down your debt fast to reassessing your risk tolerance when it comes to investing.

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