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Bank of Canada Rate cut is positive news… don’t listen to fear mongers.

fear FEAR..!  They say fear motivates us to do things we shouldn’t.  If you’ve been reading the News Headlines for the past several weeks, you’ve been hammered with RATE HIKE FEARS!  Everyone was saying rates were gonna go up.

It wasn’t just speculation, it was a foregone conclusion.  Almost factual!   There were headlines even reporting how much of an impact these new ‘higher rates’ would affect our lives, our budgets, our house values, our savings, etc.    We saw so-called ‘Experts’ recommending we lock into long term Fixed rates!   There was one articles telling us we should consider selling out homes!   I mean if you didn’t know better, you would think the sky was falling!

Panic was starting to set in for thousands of Canadians.  I was getting calls from concerned consumers asking if they should be doing anything with regards to their mortgage, their investments, and other personal finances. Continue reading “Bank of Canada Rate cut is positive news… don’t listen to fear mongers.”