May 2010 This article is provided by Brian Marling of Neighbourhood DLC – Canada’s #1 Mortgage Team  905.372.7222 We continue to benefit from one of the best mortgage environments in history. Take a look at the interest rates on mortgages these days. Now look at what you’re paying on your credit cards and other debts. […]

June 2010 This article is provided by Brian Marling of Neighbourhood DLC – Canada’s #1 Mortgage Team  905.372.7222 Blondin was a world famous tight-rope walker in the early 20th Century. One of his more famous feats was a walk across Niagara Falls. When he arrived at the other side, as the story goes, the crowd […]

July 2010 This article is provided by Brian Marling of Neighbourhood DLC – Canada’s #1 Mortgage Team  905.372.7222 Last month I shared with you an historic opportunity to better your personal finances, and predictably there are many who could have taken advantage but haven’t  yet. Although interest rates have started to creep up in recent […]

January 2010 This article is provided by Brian Marling of Neighbourhood DLC – Canada’s #1 Mortgage Team  905.372.7222 With the high cost of holiday gift-buying and entertaining now behind you, this may be the perfect time to get the New Year off on a positive note by refinancing your mortgage and freeing up some money […]

February 2010 This article is provided by Brian Marling of Neighbourhood DLC – Canada’s #1 Mortgage Team  905.372.7222 Question: What do the following have in common: driving a vehicle worth more than your annual gross income; paying 20% or more on credit card balances while the cash to pay them off sits in a “savings” […]

August 2010 This article is provided by Brian Marling of Neighbourhood DLC – Canada’s #1 Mortgage Team  905.372.7222 The answer to the question of whether to use any excess cash for investments or debt repayment seems to go back & forth on a regular basis. However, the scale seems to be tipping in one direction […]

March 2011 This article is provided by Brian Marling, Accredited Mortgage Professional, of Neighbourhood DLC – Canada’s #1 Mortgage Team  905.372.7222 Let me start off this month by stating unequivocally that I am not against purchasing new vehicles… WHEN YOU CAN AFFORD IT. Ahhh, there in lies the determining factor from my perspective – affordability.  […]

June 2011 This article is provided by Brian Marling, Accredited Mortgage Professional, of Neighbourhood DLC – Canada’s #1 Mortgage Team  905.372.7222 It never ceases to amaze me the amount of time we spend on some areas of our lives as opposed to the amount of time we do not spend on other areas of our […]

June 2011 This article is provided by Brian Marling, Accredited Mortgage Professional, of Neighbourhood DLC – Canada’s #1 Mortgage Team  905.372.7222 Ahh…it’s a favourite daydream of working Canadians: to go into business for yourself! For some Canadians who are self-employed, their situation is the consequence of corporate downsizing. For others, it is a carefully planned […]

January 2011 This article is provided by Brian Marling of Neighbourhood DLC – Canada’s #1 Mortgage Team  905.372.7222 I would like to ask you a question… when it comes to all things financial, whether we are talking about Mortgages, Insurance or Investments, who really has your best interests at heart? For most people today life […]