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Tip #6: Take a short and long mortgage.

An archived Streetwise tip discusses combining fixed, variable and line-of-credit components within a mortgage structure.

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Originally published July 14, 2022. Archived content: rates, products and lending policies discussed reflect that time.

You do not have to choose between fixed or variable. You can choose both! Advanceable mortgages allow you to slice and dice a mortgage into multiple components of varying terms and rates. For example, you can have three loan components, one as a variable, one as a fixed rate, and the third as an interest-only line of credit. Tools like this can help you hedge while offering flexibility and better options for managing your cash flow.