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Video: Trump promises to roll back bank regulations + MORE May 1st
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Stock futures nudge higher to start the week with Fed meeting, key inflation data on deck - CNBC Dec 12th
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School software hack hits school boards across six Canadian provinces - CTV News + MORE Jan 13th
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Why the McDonald’s stock ‘recovery’ is a mirage
– theglobeandmail.com
All-day breakfast and debt-fuelled stock buybacks are only masking the burger chain’s deeper problems
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Crappy bond yields are putting a dent in your retirement plan.
Global economic growth is slowing and might slow down even more.
Healthcare is becoming more expensive.
At least low interest rates are keeping our real estate market in check. For now. Then again, new mortgage rules are here and more are on the way. Taking tons of equity out of your home isn’t the best option unless you live in downtown Toronto or Vancouver. This is because you have to live somewhere.
These are not easy times for retirement planning (or income planning for retirement).
Today’s post will share some of my thoughts about how I’m going to generate retirement income. But first, some retirement planning options to counter various financial headwinds.
Option #1 – Save more
I doubt most people will like this option but it’s probably necessary for many Canadians: you’re going to need to save more than you think to fund your retirement. This is especially true if you have no workplace pension of any kind to rely on…
Crappy bond yields are putting a dent in your retirement plan.
Global economic growth is slowing and might slow down even more.
Healthcare is becoming more expensive.
At least low interest rates are keeping our real estate market in check. For now. Then again, new mortgage rules are here and more are on the way. Taking tons of equity out of your home isn’t the best option unless you live in downtown Toronto or Vancouver. This is because you have to live somewhere.
These are not easy times for retirement planning (or income planning for retirement).
Today’s post will share some of my thoughts about how I’m going to generate retirement income. But first, some retirement planning options to counter various financial headwinds.
Option #1 – Save more
I doubt most people will like this option but it’s probably necessary for many Canadians: you’re going to need to save more than you think to fund your retirement. This is especially true if you have no workplace pension of any kind to rely on…
CBC.caAlberta shuts down private Christian school operatorThe Globe and MailThe Alberta government has shut down a private Christian school association responsible for roughly 30 per cent of the province's home-schooled children after concluding hundreds of thousands of dollars were inappropriately diverted, with problems …Alberta government shuts down Cold Lake private school; province says insufficient accountabilityGlobalnews.caAB school association closed for financial impropriety, including money for booze660 NewsTrinity Christian School Association stripped of registration and accreditationNews Talk 770 Calgaryall 11 news articles »
Earnings season got off on the right foot last week when Precision Drilling said that it had rehired 1,000 workers. Will that set the tone for the coming weeks?
CIBC divisions reach deal with OSC over excess client fees
– theglobeandmail.com
The OSC said some CIBC clients with fee-based accounts paid excess fees for certain mutual funds, structured notes, exchange-traded funds and closed-end funds as far back as 2002
