A great banking strategy for years has been the ability to lock in investors in a five-year GIC at a lower rate than the five-year mortgage rate charged to a borrower. Assuming the mortgage is secured, with very little risk, the bank can lock in what was traditionally a one per cent to two per cent profit for five years straight. Today, interest rates have presented an even better opportunity for some individual...
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