Can ‘FinTok’ help you get your finances in shape? Beware these pitfalls
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Can ‘FinTok’ help you get your finances in shape? Beware these pitfalls
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Can ‘FinTok’ help you get your finances in shape? Beware these pitfalls
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Trends shaping Canadians’ 2025 holiday sales shopping
07:57 | November 29, 2025
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Alberta’s Smith says she ‘changed her mind’ on carbon tech and ‘perhaps’ Carney ‘re-calibrating his own thinking’
01:50 | November 27, 2025
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Carney says signing MOU on West Coast pipeline deal is ‘first step’ in the ‘spirit of partnership’
01:05 | November 27, 2025
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Carney, Alberta Premier Smith sign pipeline deal opening door to changing B.C. tanker ban
03:05 | November 27, 2025
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Business Matters: Majority of Canadians plan to cut back on holiday spending, use AI to find deals
02:28 | November 25, 2025
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Business Matters: Discounts offered as global companies tone down price hike talk
02:03 | November 24, 2025
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Business Matters: Inflation drops to 2.2% in October
02:23 | November 17, 2025
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Business Matters: Holiday job postings up from last year, report shows
02:28 | November 12, 2025
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Ontario signs extension to 10$-a-day child-care program with Ottawa
02:55 | November 11, 2025
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Finance Minister Champagne breaks down ‘generational’ federal budget
05:21 | November 4, 2025
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Federal budget aims to balance spending with controversial cuts
02:20 | November 4, 2025
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What Carney’s federal budget includes for everyday Canadians
01:13 | November 4, 2025
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CMA urging Ottawa to maintain health-care funding in upcoming budget
01:28 | November 3, 2025
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What does Canada’s latest interest rate cut mean for housing and food inflation?
02:03 | October 29, 2025
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Bank of Canada cuts interest rate to 2.25% as US tariffs weakened economy: Macklem
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Can ‘FinTok’ help you get your finances in shape? Beware these pitfalls
Description
November 15, 2023
Many Canadians looking to save, invest and grow their wealth are turning to an unlikely source for financial advice—TikTok. But experts say turning to social media for such advice has its pitfalls. Nivrita Ganguly has more on the trend and the potential risks.
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Can ‘FinTok’ help you get your finances in shape? Beware these pitfalls02:03 | November 15, 2023 -
Business Matters: ‘Electrical issue’ on Air Force One delays Trump’s WEF arrival02:03 | 10 hours ago -
The World Economic Forum in Davos, by the numbers01:48 | 12 hours ago -
Trump’s Greenland tariff threats trigger market selloff01:55 | January 20, 2026 -
Health Matters: Older Canadians feel more socially isolated, less optimistic, NIA report says03:02 | January 20, 2026 -
Canada’s inflation rate accelerates to 2.4% in December01:35 | January 19, 2026 -
Doug Ford slams Carney EV deal with China, says PM was using ‘burner phone’ on trip05:18 | January 19, 2026 -
Business Matters: Canada’s inflation rate increases to 2.4% in December02:20 | January 19, 2026 -
Economists expect inflation held steady in December01:27 | January 18, 2026 -
Carney in Beijing to ‘recalibrate’ Canada-China relationship: Anand03:20 | January 14, 2026 -
Business Matters: U.S. prosecutors open investigation into Jerome Powell02:22 | January 12, 2026 -
Business Matters: Warner Bros. Discovery rejects revised Paramount Skydance buyout bid02:36 | January 7, 2026 -
Business Matters: The 100 highest-paid CEOs in Canada made an average of 16.2M in 202402:52 | January 5, 2026 -
Tips to help make your New Year’s financial resolutions01:51 | December 28, 2025 -
Feds announce 1st section of high-speed rail network to be built between Ottawa and Montreal02:48 | December 12, 2025 -
Bank of Canada holds interest rates steady as Trump tariffs remain threat to economy05:05 | December 10, 2025 -
Trump warns he could put ‘very severe tariffs’ on Canadian fertilizer02:24 | December 8, 2025 -
Trends shaping Canadians’ 2025 holiday sales shopping07:57 | November 29, 2025 -
Alberta’s Smith says she ‘changed her mind’ on carbon tech and ‘perhaps’ Carney ‘re-calibrating his own thinking’01:50 | November 27, 2025 -
Carney says signing MOU on West Coast pipeline deal is ‘first step’ in the ‘spirit of partnership’01:05 | November 27, 2025 -
Carney, Alberta Premier Smith sign pipeline deal opening door to changing B.C. tanker ban03:05 | November 27, 2025 -
Business Matters: Majority of Canadians plan to cut back on holiday spending, use AI to find deals02:28 | November 25, 2025 -
Business Matters: Discounts offered as global companies tone down price hike talk02:03 | November 24, 2025 -
Business Matters: Inflation drops to 2.2% in October02:23 | November 17, 2025 -
Business Matters: Holiday job postings up from last year, report shows02:28 | November 12, 2025 -
Ontario signs extension to 10$-a-day child-care program with Ottawa02:55 | November 11, 2025 -
Finance Minister Champagne breaks down ‘generational’ federal budget05:21 | November 4, 2025 -
Federal budget aims to balance spending with controversial cuts02:20 | November 4, 2025 -
What Carney’s federal budget includes for everyday Canadians01:13 | November 4, 2025 -
CMA urging Ottawa to maintain health-care funding in upcoming budget01:28 | November 3, 2025 -
What does Canada’s latest interest rate cut mean for housing and food inflation?02:03 | October 29, 2025 -
Bank of Canada cuts interest rate to 2.25% as US tariffs weakened economy: Macklem03:06 | October 29, 2025
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Can ‘FinTok’ help you get your finances in shape? Beware these pitfalls02:03 | November 15, 2023
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Business Matters: ‘Electrical issue’ on Air Force One delays Trump’s WEF arrival02:03 | 10 hours ago
-
The World Economic Forum in Davos, by the numbers01:48 | 12 hours ago
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Trump’s Greenland tariff threats trigger market selloff01:55 | January 20, 2026
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Health Matters: Older Canadians feel more socially isolated, less optimistic, NIA report says03:02 | January 20, 2026
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Canada’s inflation rate accelerates to 2.4% in December01:35 | January 19, 2026
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Doug Ford slams Carney EV deal with China, says PM was using ‘burner phone’ on trip05:18 | January 19, 2026
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Business Matters: Canada’s inflation rate increases to 2.4% in December02:20 | January 19, 2026
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Economists expect inflation held steady in December01:27 | January 18, 2026
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Carney in Beijing to ‘recalibrate’ Canada-China relationship: Anand03:20 | January 14, 2026
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Business Matters: U.S. prosecutors open investigation into Jerome Powell02:22 | January 12, 2026
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Business Matters: Warner Bros. Discovery rejects revised Paramount Skydance buyout bid02:36 | January 7, 2026
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Business Matters: The 100 highest-paid CEOs in Canada made an average of 16.2M in 202402:52 | January 5, 2026
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Tips to help make your New Year’s financial resolutions01:51 | December 28, 2025
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Feds announce 1st section of high-speed rail network to be built between Ottawa and Montreal02:48 | December 12, 2025
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Bank of Canada holds interest rates steady as Trump tariffs remain threat to economy05:05 | December 10, 2025
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Trump warns he could put ‘very severe tariffs’ on Canadian fertilizer02:24 | December 8, 2025
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Trends shaping Canadians’ 2025 holiday sales shopping07:57 | November 29, 2025
-
Alberta’s Smith says she ‘changed her mind’ on carbon tech and ‘perhaps’ Carney ‘re-calibrating his own thinking’01:50 | November 27, 2025
-
Carney says signing MOU on West Coast pipeline deal is ‘first step’ in the ‘spirit of partnership’01:05 | November 27, 2025
-
Carney, Alberta Premier Smith sign pipeline deal opening door to changing B.C. tanker ban03:05 | November 27, 2025
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Business Matters: Majority of Canadians plan to cut back on holiday spending, use AI to find deals02:28 | November 25, 2025
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Business Matters: Discounts offered as global companies tone down price hike talk02:03 | November 24, 2025
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Business Matters: Inflation drops to 2.2% in October02:23 | November 17, 2025
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Business Matters: Holiday job postings up from last year, report shows02:28 | November 12, 2025
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Ontario signs extension to 10$-a-day child-care program with Ottawa02:55 | November 11, 2025
-
Finance Minister Champagne breaks down ‘generational’ federal budget05:21 | November 4, 2025
-
Federal budget aims to balance spending with controversial cuts02:20 | November 4, 2025
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What Carney’s federal budget includes for everyday Canadians01:13 | November 4, 2025
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CMA urging Ottawa to maintain health-care funding in upcoming budget01:28 | November 3, 2025
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What does Canada’s latest interest rate cut mean for housing and food inflation?02:03 | October 29, 2025
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Bank of Canada cuts interest rate to 2.25% as US tariffs weakened economy: Macklem03:06 | October 29, 2025
Can ‘FinTok’ help you get your finances in shape? Beware these pitfalls
Description
November 15, 2023
Many Canadians looking to save, invest and grow their wealth are turning to an unlikely source for financial advice—TikTok. But experts say turning to social media for such advice has its pitfalls. Nivrita Ganguly has more on the trend and the potential risks.
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