MONEYNERDX

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Multiple free issues a week. Course issues on Fridays. Every one of them, a fight you'll want to pick.

Issue 86 · Housing

Renting is how rich & unbothered Canadians build wealth

The Canadian home-ownership myth is costing you six figures. CMHC premiums, land transfer tax, condo fees — here's the math nobody runs.

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Issue 85 · Investing

The math is mathing

A dollar in XIC in 1980 is worth $47 today — tax-sheltered in a TFSA. The hard part was never the math.

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Issue 84 · Career★ Student

The Corporate Blueprint: Playing the Canadian game

Your T4 is leverage, not a cage. DB pensions, RRSP matches, group benefits — here's how to use them.

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Issue 83 · AI Tools★ Student

The Prompt Vault: AI for Canadian wealth-builders

47 prompts that replaced my $2,400/yr fee-only CFP.

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Issue 82 · Mindset

You were taught to fear the wrong thing

The cost of sitting in a 4.5% HISA is bigger than the cost of being wrong in XEQT.

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Issue 81 · Tax

TFSA vs RRSP: The decision tree nobody teaches

Your marginal tax rate today vs retirement — that's the whole game. Here's the flowchart.

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