| High-interest accounts have value in low-rate times |
| 03/11/04 | | Banks |
"Check out the posted GIC rates at the big banks -- three-year rates are just below 2 per cent and five-year rates are in the range of 2.5 per cent. Even if your bank likes you and tacks on an extra half a point of interest, you're still not getting anywhere near the value of a high-interest account."
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| Cash is king in an unplugged society |
| 08/19/03 | | Banks |
"Dreams of a cashless society died last Thursday afternoon at the same moment the power went out in Ontario and points south. In a world unplugged, cash is king."
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| The extraordinary lightness of banking |
| 07/05/03 | | Banks |
"Times are tough, right? Try telling America's big banks, which are raking in record profits. Luck has played a big part."
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| Fees turning us into the Luddites of bank machines |
| 05/06/03 | | Banks |
"This nation of pacifist consumers is staging a quiet revolt against rising bank machine service fees. Not only are people complaining about having to pay these fees, they're making unprecedented cutbacks in their use of bank machines."
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| Five good reasons to hate surcharges |
| 03/06/03 | | Banks |
"There are any number of reasons to condemn the new service fees on bank machine withdrawals, but let's focus on the five best."
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| The dough |
| 10/24/01 | | Banks |
The story of one man's struggle as he attempts to cash a U.S. cheque at a Canadian bank. Great fun but you'll Flash to see it.
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