Forty-nine per cent of Canadians believe they are teetering on the brink of insolvency, according to the latest MNP Consumer Debt Index published Monday.

Here’s everything you need to know about the new measure.

Almost one million Canadians joined the unemployment line last week and two new surveys show the economic pain is just beginning.

CTV's Chief Financial Commentator Pattie Lovett-Reid speaks to Michael French, regional manager at human resource consulting firm Robert Half, on tips for how to work at home effectively.

It’s a scenario reminiscent of the 2008 financial crisis, with the nation’s biggest credit-card lenders once again grappling with a surge in calls from waves of the suddenly unemployed pleading for relief.

CTV's Chief Financial Commentator Pattie Lovett-Reid looks at the costs associated with deferring mortgage payments.