15 Things You Didn’t Know Your iPhone Could Do – Wirecutter, May 6, 2024
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/iphone-tips-tricks/?te=1&nl=from-the-times&emc=edit_ufn_20240611
From the New York Times product recommendation service “Wirecutter”. The Wirecutter Staff itemizes 15 useful time-saving tasks your iPhone can undertake, that you probably did not know about.
Canadian seniors, watch out for these scams – MoneySense.ca, June 12, 2024
https://www.moneysense.ca/columns/retired-money/canadian-seniors-watch-out-for-these-scams/
Jonathan Chevreau drills down into how “Financial fraud is proliferating and growing ever more sophisticated. How to protect yourself and your elderly loved ones from being scammed.”.
How to prepare for future changes in tax policy—including capital gains tax – MoneySense.ca, June 11, 2024
https://www.moneysense.ca/columns/ask-a-planner/planning-for-uncertainty-around-future-tax-policy/
Jason Heath looks at changes to capital gains in Canada and what they can teach us about tax planning. “And how should we approach the possibility of future shifts in tax policy?”
Cyberattacks: What You Can Do to Protect Yourself – goodtimes.ca, June 5, 2024
https://goodtimes.ca/cyberattacks-what-you-can-do-to-protect-yourself/
Jessica Dostie discusses new types of AI-guided cybercrime being perpetrated on seniors. She offers up a few tips on how to protect yourself and a link to a RBC site providing more.
The best no foreign transaction fee credit cards in Canada for 2024 – MoneySense.ca, May 24, 2024
https://www.moneysense.ca/spend/credit-cards/best-no-foreign-transaction-fee-credit-cards-in-canada/
Keph Senett and Winston Sih take a look at the various no foreign transaction fee credit cards that are available in Canada. Given that our HSBC one has now gone away of the dinosaur, we are on the outlook for a new one.
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