Keyword: Consumer borrowing and saving

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A desire to help children and grandchildren - combined with the availability of credit - is encouraging many elderly clients to carry debt into retirement

Canadian debt levels are the highest they’ve ever been and high housing prices have been a driving factor

Study finds young adults are more likely to start investing than older non-investors

  • By: Leah Golob
  • September 19, 2017 December 19, 2017
  • 14:30

The increase came as household income increased 1.2% while household credit market debt rose 1.9%.

Increased payments on mortgages and other debts could hit the economy as people have less disposable income to spend elsewhere

  • By: Ian Bickis
  • September 6, 2017 December 26, 2018
  • 16:00

The results underscore the need for spending less and saving more every day, for emergencies and for retirement

However, the delinquency rate for non-mortgage consumer debt fell during the quarter

Canadian households were adding debt at the fastest pace since October 2011 in July, pushing total household debt to almost $2.1 trillion

The ratings agency will be closely watching Alberta and Saskatchewan for signs of increased delinquencies

Rising interest rates threaten to make it harder for Canadians to pay down their debt