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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Consumer insolvency filings hit 17-year high
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Dunkin’ Donuts returning to Canada with hundreds of locations
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Canada loses 18k jobs as manufacturing sector takes major hit
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Business Matters: Canada’s economy dropped 18K jobs in April
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What’s the finance minister’s top priority as Canada unveils a new fiscal plan?
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Mark Carney unveils Canada’s 1st sovereign wealth fund with $25B endowment
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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: IBM says corporate data breach costs hit record high02:12 | July 29, 2026 -
Canada rejects Trump’s 10% forced labour tariff, trade minister says “we have strongest provisions”01:57 | July 24, 2026 -
“We can dismantle the U.S.”: Doug Ford, other Canadian premiers react to Trump 50% tariff threat06:32 | July 21, 2026 -
Bank of Canada holds key lending rate on expectations the economy, inflation are improving01:41 | July 15, 2026 -
StatCan faces trust, reliability challenges from significant amount of Canadians02:20 | July 12, 2026 -
Business Matters: Air Canada names new, French-speaking CEO00:15 | July 8, 2026 -
Business Matters: Canadian dollar falls to its lowest level in more than a year02:15 | June 25, 2026 -
Competition Bureau expands probe of Sobeys owner’s use of property controls00:38 | June 24, 2026 -
High-flying SpaceX stock comes back to Earth02:38 | June 23, 2026 -
Alan Greenspan, former U.S. Federal Reserve chair, dead at 10000:40 | June 22, 2026 -
Why life insurance can actually help with the cost of living04:55 | June 22, 2026 -
Top News: Inflation in Canada jumps to 3.2% year-over-year in May02:04 | June 22, 2026 -
‘It’s all going to be OK’: Canada’s ambassador to US reassures ahead of CUSMA deadline03:41 | June 15, 2026 -
Elon Musk becomes world’s 1st trillionaire after massive SpaceX IPO02:07 | June 12, 2026 -
SpaceX taking “the fiction out of science fiction,” Musk says at historic Wall Street debut01:33 | June 12, 2026 -
Canada’s ‘economy is weak, but it is not clearly in recession’: Bank of Canada governor02:10 | June 10, 2026 -
Business Matters: World Cup to provide tourism spending bump02:17 | June 1, 2026 -
Canada slips into technical recession as economy stalls in Q1: StatCan01:56 | May 29, 2026 -
Bank of Canada says Canadians still feeling financial strain despite stable data03:07 | May 28, 2026
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Business Matters: Canadian insolvency levels hit highest point since 200902:02 | May 26, 2026 -
Business Matters: Elon Musk’s SpaceX files for IPO02:46 | May 21, 2026 -
Consumer insolvency filings hit 17-year high02:09 | May 13, 2026 -
Dunkin’ Donuts returning to Canada with hundreds of locations00:47 | May 13, 2026 -
Canadians who don’t fill census doing their communities, province ‘disservice’: Justice minister01:37 | May 12, 2026 -
Canada loses 18k jobs as manufacturing sector takes major hit01:50 | May 8, 2026 -
Business Matters: Canada’s economy dropped 18K jobs in April02:15 | May 8, 2026 -
‘Team Canada Strong’: Carney unveils $6B investment plan to train, recruit skilled trade workers01:18 | April 30, 2026 -
Business Matters: Canadian economy grew by 0.2% in February02:31 | April 30, 2026 -
Bank of Canada holds interest rate at 2.25%, warns of higher inflation01:52 | April 29, 2026 -
What’s the finance minister’s top priority as Canada unveils a new fiscal plan?10:05 | April 29, 2026 -
Mark Carney unveils Canada’s 1st sovereign wealth fund with $25B endowment03:55 | April 27, 2026
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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: IBM says corporate data breach costs hit record high02:12 | July 29, 2026
-
Canada rejects Trump’s 10% forced labour tariff, trade minister says “we have strongest provisions”01:57 | July 24, 2026
-
“We can dismantle the U.S.”: Doug Ford, other Canadian premiers react to Trump 50% tariff threat06:32 | July 21, 2026
-
Bank of Canada holds key lending rate on expectations the economy, inflation are improving01:41 | July 15, 2026
-
StatCan faces trust, reliability challenges from significant amount of Canadians02:20 | July 12, 2026
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Business Matters: Air Canada names new, French-speaking CEO00:15 | July 8, 2026
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Business Matters: Canadian dollar falls to its lowest level in more than a year02:15 | June 25, 2026
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Competition Bureau expands probe of Sobeys owner’s use of property controls00:38 | June 24, 2026
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High-flying SpaceX stock comes back to Earth02:38 | June 23, 2026
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Alan Greenspan, former U.S. Federal Reserve chair, dead at 10000:40 | June 22, 2026
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Why life insurance can actually help with the cost of living04:55 | June 22, 2026
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Top News: Inflation in Canada jumps to 3.2% year-over-year in May02:04 | June 22, 2026
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‘It’s all going to be OK’: Canada’s ambassador to US reassures ahead of CUSMA deadline03:41 | June 15, 2026
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Elon Musk becomes world’s 1st trillionaire after massive SpaceX IPO02:07 | June 12, 2026
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SpaceX taking “the fiction out of science fiction,” Musk says at historic Wall Street debut01:33 | June 12, 2026
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Canada’s ‘economy is weak, but it is not clearly in recession’: Bank of Canada governor02:10 | June 10, 2026
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Business Matters: World Cup to provide tourism spending bump02:17 | June 1, 2026
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Canada slips into technical recession as economy stalls in Q1: StatCan01:56 | May 29, 2026
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Bank of Canada says Canadians still feeling financial strain despite stable data03:07 | May 28, 2026
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Business Matters: Canadian insolvency levels hit highest point since 200902:02 | May 26, 2026
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Business Matters: Elon Musk’s SpaceX files for IPO02:46 | May 21, 2026
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Consumer insolvency filings hit 17-year high02:09 | May 13, 2026
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Dunkin’ Donuts returning to Canada with hundreds of locations00:47 | May 13, 2026
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Canadians who don’t fill census doing their communities, province ‘disservice’: Justice minister01:37 | May 12, 2026
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Canada loses 18k jobs as manufacturing sector takes major hit01:50 | May 8, 2026
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Business Matters: Canada’s economy dropped 18K jobs in April02:15 | May 8, 2026
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‘Team Canada Strong’: Carney unveils $6B investment plan to train, recruit skilled trade workers01:18 | April 30, 2026
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Business Matters: Canadian economy grew by 0.2% in February02:31 | April 30, 2026
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Bank of Canada holds interest rate at 2.25%, warns of higher inflation01:52 | April 29, 2026
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What’s the finance minister’s top priority as Canada unveils a new fiscal plan?10:05 | April 29, 2026
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Mark Carney unveils Canada’s 1st sovereign wealth fund with $25B endowment03:55 | April 27, 2026
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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