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Poilievre, Singh call on Carney to publicly disclose assets, possible conflicts - National Post + MORE Mar 20th
Poilievre, Singh call on Carney to publicly disclose assets, possible conflicts National PostI want a successful, well-travelled, well connected prime minister Toronto StarOpinion: The modern kings of politics need not be questioned The Globe and MailNew PM Carney an.... More »
Homeownership: The disappearing dream + MORE Oct 5th
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In election 2015, one of the most hotly contested financial issues has been the proposed changes to the Home Buyers’ Plan—the federal program t.... More »
120 days - 1.75% + MORE Sep 6th
This GIC rate is offered by Oaken Financial and was updated on 2014-06-06. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online..... More »
Loonie, TSX continue descent following Brexit vote + MORE Jun 27th
TORONTO – The Canadian dollar is continuing its descent as markets around the world continue to take stock of last week’s Brexit vote.
The loonie began the week at 76.63 cents US in early morning trading shortly after North American stock markets opened, down 0.3 of a cent from Friday’s close..... More »
Ecosystem Plays Continue To Dominate ($GOOG, $AMZN, $AAPL, $FB, $MSFT) + MORE Apr 28th
For years I feel like I’ve been discussing the “ecosystem play” and I certainly wish I had been able to buy an ETF that held all those plays. In this 2013 post, I didn’t include Microsoft but started including it in 2014 as it became clear it would successfully adapt to this.... More »
90 days – 1.75%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by Oaken Financial and was updated on 2014-06-06. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
60 days – 1.75%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by Oaken Financial and was updated on 2014-06-06. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
The Australian Financial ReviewMohamed Fahmy, jailed Egyptian-Canadian journalist, sentenced to 7 yearsCBC.caAn Egyptian court on Monday convicted three journalists from Al-Jazeera English, including an Egyptian-Canadian, and sentenced them to seven years in prison each on terrorism-related charges in a case that has brought an outcry from human rights groups …Al Jazeera journalists convicted in Egypt: White House, worldwide reactionCTV NewsEgypt trial: Outcry over al-Jazeera trio's sentencingBBC NewsEgyptian Court Sentences Al Jazeera Journalists to 7 YearsVoice of Americaeuronews -Reuters -ABC Newsall 1,069 news articles »
Multiple streams of income
– moneysense.ca
A key element of financial independence is the ability to generate multiple streams of income: ideally, some combination of pension income (employer and government), investment income (interest and dividends), rental income, income from royalties, plus business and consulting income.
Once you reach 55 or 60, depending on whether you have a solid defined benefit employer pension or are inclined to receive Canada Pension Plan benefits as soon as it’s available, semi-retirement becomes feasible. Perhaps modest pension income is coming in and you decide to move to four six-hour days for a start; then, once you turn 65 (eventually 67 for younger folk), you may take this down to two or three four-hour days. Every person is different.
As a 61-year old financial writer, author and editor, I found a recent session at the Canada Writes 2014 conference in Guelph, Ont., to be of considerable interest. Sheila Wray Gregoire runs a nice business from her website at www.tolovehonorandvacuum.com. Addressing younger freelance writers she warned that “the days of making a good living writing articles for magazines are gone…
Once you reach 55 or 60, depending on whether you have a solid defined benefit employer pension or are inclined to receive Canada Pension Plan benefits as soon as it’s available, semi-retirement becomes feasible. Perhaps modest pension income is coming in and you decide to move to four six-hour days for a start; then, once you turn 65 (eventually 67 for younger folk), you may take this down to two or three four-hour days. Every person is different.
As a 61-year old financial writer, author and editor, I found a recent session at the Canada Writes 2014 conference in Guelph, Ont., to be of considerable interest. Sheila Wray Gregoire runs a nice business from her website at www.tolovehonorandvacuum.com. Addressing younger freelance writers she warned that “the days of making a good living writing articles for magazines are gone…
Canada’s nuclear watchdog for the first time is proposing that people living near reactors be given a precautionary stock of radiation-fighting pills in case of an accident.
