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Apprenticeships can be a dream scenario. You can earn while you learn, jobs are in demand, incomes are often high. Employers and governments are eager to help students through the process with a variety of grants, resources and learning supports.

When Monisha Sharma looked into swim lessons for her daughter, she decided to take an unconventional route to save costs.

While personal, your relationship with your wealth planner is also highly transactional, and understanding how these fees are structured is important when it comes to growing your money over time.

OTTAWA — The decision by the Bank of Canada to cut its key interest rate target this week was good news for borrowers with variable-rate mortgages, bringing back some of the shine for the once popular loans.

Adopting a pet can enrich your life in countless ways, but it's important to budget properly for costs now and in the future. Most people researching and budgeting for a new pet typically view food and vet costs as the two main expenses.

You're a few weeks into your new job and payday has arrived. But reading your first paystub, it's a little unclear what all of these deductions mean. After all, the exact amount of your biweekly direct deposit never came up in the interview process.

Whether it's to travel the world or just take a breather before moving on to the next chapter, students sometimes pause their educational pursuits for a so-called gap year.

In a new survey from TD Bank, nearly half of Canadian students say they are unable to adequately cover basic needs such as food and housing. The online poll found 45 per cent of those surveyed say the cannot cover their basic needs.

It was the early '90s and Laura Ashley flower prints were hot.

Exchange-traded funds have become wildly popular among investors, particularly young people who use do-it-yourself investing platforms that can auto-invest client money in ETFs.