Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Rob Carrick
Publication Date: April 29, 2025 - 14:28
Five ways a Liberal election win will influence mortgage rates, housing, retirement and investing
April 29, 2025
The Liberals won the federal election with an unambitious, play-it-safe platform of personal finance measures that half-heartedly ticked boxes such as tax cuts and help for seniors.Expect things to be a lot more interesting in the months and years ahead as the new government makes decisions affecting core financial issues such as the cost of an aging population, financial security for seniors and housing affordability. Broader economic decisions will affect interest rates and the stock market.Here’s a five-point survey of how things might shake out:
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