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We Partnered to Make a Mortgage That Wasn’t Terrible. People Had Some Questions
Wealthsimple got together with one of the most innovative lenders in Canada to offer mortgages with really low rates. The real innovation is: the more money you trust us with, the better your deal gets. If that sounds cool, it is, but you should probably understand how it all works.
The Deadline for RESPs is Coming! It's About More Than Free Money
All hail the Wealthsimple RESP! Now that we’ve eliminated the confusing paperwork and high fees, there's no good reason not to start planning for your kids' future. (The deadline is December 31)
Announcing the New Wealthsimple App. It Does... Everything?
Stocks and ETFs, crypto, cash, and managed investing, now all in a single, simple place.
We’ve Got Wallets (Crypto, Not Velcro!)
You can now buy, sell, send, and receive crypto all in one app. Which is really handy if you believe that blockchain is the future (like we do).
Introducing USD Acccounts, a Better Way to Trade U.S. Stocks
For a measly $10 a month, you can buy and sell all the U.S. stocks you want — with no commission charges and no foreign-exchange fees on trades.
Only Want to Invest in Companies That Can Meet the Paris Accords Guidelines? We Did That For You
When we built our new SRI funds, we thought they were good. But we wanted to know for sure, so we hired a firm to find out. The results exceeded our expectations, and showed us how responsibility should be measured.
When is one-seventeenth greater than one? When it means you can trade a slice of a share (instead of buying the whole damn thing) on the only Canadian trading platform to offer fractional shares of US and Canadian companies.
Announcing: Wealthsimple Crypto, Now With Tons of New Coins!
Interested in Uniswap, Aave, or Dogecoin — or just generally buying and selling more types of crypto assets? Well, now you can. Here’s how (and what it all means).
Announcing Canada’s First 🔥 Way to Pay Your Friends Instantly
Download the new Wealthsimple Cash app, and seven seconds later you can pay rent, split the bill, or settle up with the dog-walker in an instant. And it’s totally free.
Wealthsimple Crypto Is Here!
You can now buy and sell Bitcoin and Ethereum with Wealthsimple Crypto. Here’s how it works, how to sign up, and everything else you need to know.
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Candid money stories from interesting people
“My Finances, in Brief,” an Essay by David Sedaris
The author always had a strange, difficult relationship with his father — in part because of money. We asked him if he’d go there in an essay. And, to our surprise, he really, really went there.
Kim Kardashian, Mogul, Tells Us Her Money Story
The financial life of arguably the most American businesswoman in existence, from learning to balance her chequebook to running a beauty brand.
Money Diaries: Pride Edition
For the last five years, our “Money Diaries” series has been all about telling truths. In honour of Pride Month, we share some of the greatest conversations we’ve had with LGBTQ+ icons.
How Canada’s Greatest Poker Player Learned He Wasn’t Lucky
Daniel Negreanu (aka Kid Poker) began his life playing snooker, and eventually became the number one poker player in the world. He tells us what he learned about money, work, and confidence.
Roxane Gay on Financial Independence: 'The Most Important Thing a Woman Can Do for Herself'
She's the best-selling author of 'Bad Feminist' and 'Hunger.' And until five years ago she'd never saved a penny. The author on her complicated relationship with money.
How I was Conned by the “Fake German Heiress”
Rachel DeLoache Williams’ relationship with Anna Delvey began over drinks and infrared saunas, but it ended with a $60,000 bill, a grand jury, and a new understanding of friendship and financial crime.
The World Wouldn't Make a Place for Angelica Ross. So She Made One for Herself
Before she was cast on 'Pose,' she worked at Arby's and Apple. Got kicked out of the Navy and Applebee's. The winding money journey of a new type of TV star.
Emily Ratajkowski Is Not a Commodity
The actress, model and now writer tells us her money story, and all the intense contradictions about objectification it entails.
It’ll Work Itself Out (It Actually Won’t)
He’d finally achieved what he’d always wanted. He was a writer, in New York, people knew his name. But under his bed was a plastic bin that contained — in the form of bills and notices — another man entirely. An addict and a debtor. And that man had come calling.
Anthony Bourdain Does Not Want to Owe Anybody Even a Single Dollar
Before he was the guy from Parts Unknown, he was 44, never had a savings account, hadn't filed taxes in 10 years, and was AWOL on his AmEx bill. That turned out to be a great financial education.
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Finance for Humans
How to be a better money person
The Budget for People Who Hate Budgeting (and Also Want a Bidet)
It’s called the 50/30/20 rule, and it’s a tedium-free way to work toward your goals
OMG You’re Having a Baby! (A Guide to That and Other Big Life Moments That’ll Affect Your Taxes)
The government won’t help you raise your kid, furnish your home, study for exams, or pick the right engagement ring. But they will help you save money on all of those things.
Should You Buy or Rent? A Quick Formula to See
There’s no 100%, can’t-miss way to figure out whether you’ll come out ahead owning or leasing a place. But one easy calculation will at least give you a hint.
Canadians Say They Need $1.7M to Retire. We Calculated How to Get There
But there are some ways to make it easier. (Like starting now: hitting that goal gets a LOT harder the longer you wait to invest.) We did the math.
Cubicle Escape Plan: How to Semi-Retire Years Before Most Canadians
Want to quit your day job at 50 and teach pottery or become a fishing guide (or whatever)? Here’s how much you’ll need to save.
10 Books That’ll Teach You Everything (Or at Least a Lot) About Money
Want to sound smart at your next holiday party? We’ve got some reading reccos that will help.
RRSP vs TFSA: What’s the Better Choice?
In this battle of the tax-sheltered accounts (and who doesn’t love to see a good fight between tax shelters?), we tell you when you should put your money in an RRSP, when you should pick a TFSA, and when you should do both (if you can!).
Five Tax Enigmas That Confuse Basically Everyone
OK, OK: they’re not technically enigmas, but these are the things most likely to trip you up when it comes time to file. We make sense of the madness and hopefully spare you some confusion.
How Do I Diversify, Anyway?
You’ve probably heard this advice before: diversify your investments or else bad things could happen! Well, how do you actually do that smartly? And why should you in the first place? We’ve got answers.
The Bond Market Fell, Hard. An Explainer for Normal Humans
A steep selloff in government securities has unnerved Wall Street — and made individual investors question whether bonds are even worth holding anymore. Here’s what’s going on.
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Money & the World
How money shapes the world we live in
Everyone Knows Canadian Monopolies Are a Problem. Why Can’t We Do Anything About It?
If you thought a regular Monopoly game was long and boring, Canada’s been playing its own version for, oh, 200 years. The host of the Canadaland podcast “Commons” explains how we got here, how limited competition hurts everyone, and what we can do about it.
For a Shot at Cycling Glory, Amos Scott Bouris Just Needs Talent, a Little Luck, and $400,000
Canada’s youth-racing phenom hopes to compete in the toughest, most-prestigious international contests. But, as the writer Kate Wagner discovered, the path to becoming a world-class cyclist is as unclear as it is costly. In fact, it’s really, really expensive.
Is Canada's Economy a Dud? A Semi-Official Investigation
You’ve probably seen some ominous headlines about Canada. We dove into the data to see how not great things truly are.
How 2023 Cracked Wall Street’s Crystal Ball
We asked Kyla Scanlon — a writer, video creator, and podcaster (surely you’ve seen her financial explainers on social media, right?) — to unpack why pro investors guessed all wrong about what would happen this year.
The Story of the Stock Market, Told by Five Companies
These stocks help to explain what the heck happened in Q3 2022.
The World Is on Fire. Yet Life Is ... Getting Better?
The news is filled with VERY heavy stuff these days. But, big picture, human existence is actually, and surprisingly, improving in profound ways for millions of people.
Why Do We Think Stock Markets Will Go Up Over Time, Anyway?
Maybe it's time to talk about how markets work, and why we think they're the best way to invest for the long term. We promise: it's super simple and will make you 17% smarter about money.
This Is Not Normal: A Letter From the Toronto Real-Estate Forever Boom
Home prices have been climbing for, oh, a quarter of a century. We’re beyond a bubble. We’re living in an age of unstoppable rise. And it’s driving us all mildly insane.
The Racial Wealth Gap Is a Problem
Wealth isn't just the money you earn at work — it speaks to the financial history of a family and a people. And our history is fraught.
The Big Bitcoin Drop, Explained
The world’s most popular cryptocurrency has had a very rotten month — to put it mildly. Here’s what’s going on, and what it might mean for the token’s future.
