Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)

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Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards (updated January 26, 2017)

ByMatt

First year fee waived promotions are extremely valuable. One of the biggest deterrence of signing up for a credit card is a hefty annual fee. By waiving the first year annual fee, customers can get a free trial before deciding whether they want to keep it going.

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Best Credit Cards for Foreign Purchases (updated January 22, 2017)

ByMatt

A question that has been frequently asked. Which credit card should I use when I am abroad? Different credit card companies have their own ways of selling it. You may see a lot of advertisement about best credit card to use when travelling. However, just to make that distinction, some credit cards are great to use for travel expenses that are spent in Canadian dollars, while other credit cards are better to use on purchases that are in foreign currencies.

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AMEX vs. CIBC vs. TD Aeroplan Platinum/Privilege Cards

ByMatt

Today, I will be comparing the American Express AeroplanPlus Platinum Card, CIBC Aerogold Visa Infinite Privilege and TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Privilege Card. But first, below are the highlights of each respective cards and then provided my commentary on some of the key factors to compare.

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Top Credit Cards to use at Restaurants (updated January 14, 2017)

ByMatt

We are exactly 1 month away from Valentine’s Day. One of the biggest expenses on that day is the restaurant bill. With one month away, you should have enough time to sign up for a credit card to help you optimize your rewards on that day. This list is due for an update anyway.

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Best Credit Card for Each Financial Institution (January 8, 2017)

ByMatt

I have written posts ranking each financial institution, but I thought it would be fun to write a post listing the top credit card of each financial institution. I have listed the credit cards based on the most recent financial institution rankings….

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Top Credit Card Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses for January 2017

ByMatt

This is the first list of 2017. Hope to start the year with a bang. However, 2016 was a very strong year for credit card sign up bonuses, so I am expecting a pull back this year.

For now, here’s the list to start the year, many of which are a carry-over from last year.

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AMEX vs. CIBC vs. TD Aeroplan Gold/Infinite Cards

ByMatt

Today, we start with the comparison between the more popular co-branded Aeroplan cards: American Express AeroplanPlus Gold, CIBC Aerogold Visa Infinite Card and TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card. Including business versions, there are over 10 different types of co-branded Aeroplan cards. So I will focus on comparing similar level cards and then you can cross reference them in the future.

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Top Credit Card Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses for December 2016

ByMatt

This is the last month of a very strong year for higher than normal credit card sign up bonuses. Also not listed in my monthly lists are frequent first year fee waived promotional offers.

Of course there is still room for improvement, but compared to recent years, I really do feel that credit card companies have done well this past year. Two thumbs up overall!!

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Ranking the Credit Card Portfolios of Each Canadian Financial Institutions (updated December 1, 2016)

ByMatt

A few changes to the credit card industry, as well as a new addition warrants an update to this list. Below is the explanation of each grouping:

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Top Credit Card Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses for November 2016

ByMatt

We are on the final 2 months of a strong year of higher than normal credit card sign up bonuses that went along with record high bank profits, which is a nice surprise, because I would think that when banks are making a lot of money, they aren’t as interested in finding new clients.