http://www.highinterestsavings.ca Read all about ING Direct, Citizens Bank, PC Financial, etc. Sun, 01 Feb 2009 17:54:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Note: There are 2 different banks called "Peoples Trust Company". This article refers to the CDIC-insured Canadian bank "Peoples Trust" found online at peoplestrust.com. The main office is located in Vancouver and all references to Peoples Trust in this article refer to this bank. (The other bank at peoplestrustcompany.com ... http://www.highinterestsavings.ca/peoples-trust-review-feature-overview-and-opening-an-account Disclaimer: in this article I aim to discuss ING Direct's business practices -- mostly their marketing efforts -- only. It is certainly a neverending discussion on which banks back this all up with a good product (rate and features) and good service. I've always thought that ING Direct Canada's business ... http://www.highinterestsavings.ca/ing-direct-smart-business-practices I have banked with Citizens Bank for just under a year, and so far have been quite happy with my experience there. It all started about a year ago when I graduated from school and was faced with the end of my 'student' account at one of the big banks. Although ... http://www.highinterestsavings.ca/citizens-bank-review-julia In early June 2008 Starting on September 16, 2008, Citizens Bank will introduce a no-fee, unlimited transaction chequing account called the Global Chequing Account. Their current chequing account has an $8 monthly fee unless you carry a $1,000, but that will soon change. That's right, soon you will be able ... http://www.highinterestsavings.ca/no-fee-chequing-account-from-citizens-bank-is-coming Below you will find my 15 month summary for the review of HSBC’s online Direct Savings Account (from early 2007 to May 2008). I came across the Direct Savings Account like many of you, trying to find a high interest savings account with the best interest rate along with the ... http://www.highinterestsavings.ca/hsbc-review-djino With the proliferation of high interest savings accounts, the chequing account is looking more and more unattractive. With zero to low interest and tons of fees (I cringe at the reports that say the average person pays over $200 a year in fees), you're sometimes better off keeping cash under ... http://www.highinterestsavings.ca/decrease-chequing-account-fees Taken from Craig's comments on this post August 3, 2007 I am in the process of “trying” to open an online savings account with ICICI Canada. I went through their online application about three weeks ago and sent an initial deposit cheque as they instructed. About five days later, I got a ... http://www.highinterestsavings.ca/icici-bank-craig Following my review series on ICICI Bank Canada, I've explored the ICICI online interface a bit, so here's my rather short review. The negative comments about ICICI on the other posts on this site make me reluctant to put much of my money in ICICI, but I can say that ... http://www.highinterestsavings.ca/icici-bank-online-interface Credit cards can play an important role in your financial portfolio. There are many credit card programs out there willing to give you free stuff for using their cards. Using a credit card more than a debit card often makes sense these days given that a lot of chequing accounts ... http://www.highinterestsavings.ca/credit-card-programs Recently, I needed to switch my daily bank account (my chequing account). I had been with my previous bank for over 13 years so I had not had the need to be educated or informed on what was out there. When I started looking into a couple of ... http://www.highinterestsavings.ca/canadian-chequing-accounts