Stepping into the furor over eye-popping price spikes for old generic medicines, a maker of compounded drugs will begin selling $1 US doses of Daraprim, whose price recently was jacked up to $750 US per pill by Turing Pharmaceuticals. San Diego-based Imprimis Pharmaceuticals Inc., which mixes approved drug ingredients to fill individual patient prescriptions, said Thursday […]
Toronto Personal Finance Posts
Beware phony CRA income tax owing calls
Martin Zelikovitz received a call that shook him up. A man claiming to be from the Canada Revenue Agency said his tax return had been reviewed and he owed money. “He said that if I didn’t pay right away, he was coming to my house momentarily with armed police and was going to arrest […]
9 Things to Consider When Buying A Home with Your Partner
Do you and your partner planning to live in together and is on the search for that love nest? While this may seem like a good take to level up your relationship, try to get a halt first and think about these nine things by the infographic shared by Experian.co.uk and from Elle Decor. […]
House prices may stay high in Canada here is why
In the face of a series of recent reports of houses selling for hundreds of thousands of dollars over their asking prices, I thought it a good time to look at why all the gloom-mongers have been wrong, and why they may still be wrong. At least for a while yet. Average house price in Canada up […]
Your Vote Gets A Better CPP Or Bigger TFSA, Not Both
A couple of election issues that affect you more than most have barely seen the light of day in this campaign. True, they’re not as sexy as some others, but the pros and cons of a bigger Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA) limit and the discussion over whether to expand the Canada Pension Plan […]
